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Emma Xi
9/6/2023 06:43:42 am
Social media has had a huge impact on society's mental health. It changed the way we communicate and stay connected with one another. The endless scrolling provides a form of entertainment for the 3 billion users of social media, according to the Montare Behavioral Health center. However, social media has had a mostly negative impact, fueling depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. In young adults especially, social media worsens mental health. The algorithm is designed to keep showing posts or videos that the user is interested in. For those who are body-image obsessed or constantly comparing themselves to others online, they might see more posts that worsen their self-image. Additionally, teens who follow celebrities or influencers online may develop an unrealistic expectation for one's lifestyle, body, happiness, or even personality. Furthermore, false information and gossip spread quickly, leading to cyber bullying and potential danger. According to the Mayo Clinic, teens who spend more than three hours per day on social media tend to have poor well being and disrupted sleep. Lastly, due to teens' impulsive natures, they may be inclined to post intimate or personal photos that can lead to harassment. Overall, though social media has improved communication, it has been harmful to our mental health.
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Yuxiang Zhao
9/7/2023 05:36:29 am
Social media has had a positive impact on our world. Social media has connected everyone from every corner of the world, allowing people to communicate and share ideas regardless of geographic boundaries. Social media is also a powerful tool for sharing important information like news and emergency information. Finally, social media improved and even transformed education, providing quality resources including online tutorials and courses.
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Yuxiang Zhao
9/18/2023 06:25:42 pm
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9/7/2023 05:40:30 am
Social media has had a positive impact on our world because it allows users to stay informed very easily. For example, according to Carlow University, "There are now several channels and outlets for people to consume content....Social media apps and sites...are now the go-to sources for breaking news and information." As a result, thanks to social media, hundreds of millions of people get news about important worldwide events quicker and easier than ever before. Thus, due to the widespread access of news for users, social media made a positive impact in society.
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9/7/2023 05:50:05 am
Social media has had a positive impact on our world because it allows users to stay informed very easily. For example, according to Carlow University, "There are now several channels and outlets for people to consume content....Social media apps and sites...are now the go-to sources for breaking news and information." As a result, thanks to social media, hundreds of millions of people get news about important worldwide events quicker and easier than ever before. Thus, due to the widespread access of news for users, social media made a positive impact in society.
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Jun Ang
9/8/2023 06:34:42 am
Social media has had a positive impact on our world. Media can be defined as "the means to do something." Social can be defined as "relating to society or its organization." Society can be defined as "the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community."
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Jun Ang
9/8/2023 06:41:32 am
Sources
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Jun Ang
9/8/2023 06:59:30 am
I forgot to put my name
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9/8/2023 09:17:31 am
Social media has created a positive impact on the world today because it allows people to stay connected and get information easily. For example, according to a study done by Mesfin A. Bekalu, PhD, Rachel F. McCloud, ScD, and K. Vishwanath, PhD, "individuals who are members of a social network, as opposed to those who are not, have access to information, social support, and...knowledge due to their network membership or social connections." As a result, millions of people today are connected and informed about the goings of the world.
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9/8/2023 06:59:22 pm
Social media has created a negative impact on the world because it has affected society's mental health and perception of the world. A study shared by the Mayo Clinic observed depression and anxiety symptoms after high levels of social media use. Social media distracts and disrupts teens sleep cycle. It also exposes them to bullying, rumor spreading, and unrealistic views of people.
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Noah Skaria
9/8/2023 07:01:29 pm
Forgot to put my name
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Nicholas Harjadi
9/9/2023 05:28:02 pm
Social media has had a negative impact on our world as it acts as a facilitator for hate and harassment, and causes negative effects to one's mental health. One of the main issues regarding social media is hate and harassment. Many users experience online hate and verbal abuse due to being part of a certain minority group(due to their religion or sexuality). According to Claude Mellins from Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, "As young people continue to digest social media, what they view can define what is "normal" in ways that are not accurate." This world view on the normalization of risky behaviors that is portrayed on social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram is extremely destructive and can be harmful to mental health.
Alexander Ferrel
9/27/2023 10:13:18 pm
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Charlotte Swim
9/9/2023 08:33:18 pm
Although social media has some negatives, it has generally had a positive impact on the world. With the introduction of social media, people all around the world have become more connected. For example, family members and friends living in different places can quickly and easily update each other on their doings or whereabouts. Additionally, social media allows for the creation of communities where people with common likes and interests can make friends. For instance, a person who enjoys playing electric guitar may not know anyone in real life that also enjoys playing the electric guitar. However, on social media, that person may make friends that share that common interest, thereby expanding their social network, and also find resources to improve on that hobby. Adding on, it has been found that the expansion of a social network is linked to better mental well-being, eg. higher self-esteem. In essence, through its ability to connect people, social media has had a positive impact on the world.
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Yau Wei Ng
9/11/2023 09:22:59 am
Social media has mostly had a positive impact on our world. Despite most bad news posted on social media that show the devastations or problems happening, social media also helps keep people informed. An example would be during the pandemic of Covid-19, information about the virus, it's symptoms, and prevention were easily accessible to everyone allowing for the spread of the virus to dwindle in numbers. Another example would be that social media provided an emotional outlet for peer support from others. Although social media has been portrayed as a negative impact on society, it has helped shaped our society as we know it and helped in many ways unbeknownst to us.
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Skyler Stewart
9/14/2023 01:22:31 am
Social media has wonderful impacts on the world, however the negatives outweigh the positives. Social media is a tool, and like with every tool, you can use in both positive and negative matters. This tool has a couple of special properties, such as being able to shows ones lives to a mass group of people and, at the same time be an anonymous nobody. You can express emotions to people who don't know you and you not knowing them with the same level of trust of a close friend. Its a burn book or diary you throw away but anyone can see it, and almost no one can find the origin. This would not be much of an actual problem if humans weren't disconnected from the other humans on the other side and that humans weren't malicious.
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Ssoolary Toc
9/28/2023 12:29:26 am
Social media has had a negative impact on our world significantly. Many might disagree, however social media has affected the world greatly because people get depression/anxiety, they get addicted completely and think only about their reputation. This leads to people making bad decisions and actions like not getting good sleep, or not focusing on more important things like school, overall health, or/and family. Although all of this could be avoided if everyone would just control their addiction or simply use it when it seems necessary.
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