Social Media Bad or Good?

 Social media can be a scary thing if you haven’t grown up around it all your life. Cell phones are still a fairly new invention. I remember when cell phones became popular. I was in the fifth grade. The summer going into sixth grade all my friends got a cell phone. It was just a little LG flip phone, but it was a big deal. We could finally make plans to hang out, or ask about homework. I believe social media and cell phones have both good and bad things.

“Being online isn’t just something we do. It has become who we are, transforming the very nature of the self.”-David Brooks (Intimacy for the Avoidant). I think a lot of the reason behind this is people get bored. Being on social media all the time is just a time killer. Another reason people like cell phones and social media is because of how convenient it is to just pull out your cell phone. It has made long distance relationships so much easier, because you can literally be face to face with your girlfriend any time of the day. I also think social media has kept friends and family a lot closer to each other, opposed to not having it. Others might call that networking. As a social media user I am able to network and find just about anyone, or anything I want.

However, one thing that is bad about social media is very addicting. We are all guilty of checking our phones during the day. “We check our phones on average 221 times a day-about every 4.3 minutes.”-David Brooks (Intimacy for the Avoidant). I think that is absolutely ridiculous. I knew we checked our phones a lot, but had no idea it was this reaccuring. Another reason social media is bad, it has a lot of scams. These scams like to trick people into getting their money, and they also bring a lot of viruses to your computer. Not only is social media ripping people off, but it is also distracting people and causing car crashes. In some cases, people have died from cell phone use while driving. Social media has become a part of every teenager’s life in some aspect. It’s as if we are all robots to twitter.

            These are some reasons why social media is bad and good. I personally like social media even though I wish it was less addicting. I think it’s incredible that you can look up a profile for anyone you want.