I found this article to be interesting because it discusses how social media can be used in a way that it is healthy for users due to the relationships that it allows people to have with others. People need to overall make sure that they are not putting social media before their goals in order for the usage to be healthy. If social media starts coming before school, work, or relationships it is not being managed in a way that it should. Users also have to be able to be the boss of their technology because it someone cannot refrain from answering their phone every time it buzzes it may have a negative impact on their relationship with someone. Overall, social media can be healthy through the connections that are acquired with other people but it has to be managed correctly in order to do so.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/positively-media/201310/the-healthy-use-social-media
Like you said, social media can be a good thing, however, it can be a huge distraction for people. Sometimes, I have to turn my phone off during homework to take away the temptation to distract myself. A lot of times it is just something to do to take up time, and it just becomes a habit to look at Facebook. I think this might be a reason why a lot of people get rid of their Facebook-to take away the distraction.
ReplyDeleteI think that social media can be a huge distraction. I know that Facebook can be a huge distraction for me for homework. I make sure not to bring it with me during certain events. When I interviewed at HyVee, I left my phone in the car so I would not be distracted.
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