Analyzing the Societal and Individual Effects of Social Media Usage

This essay explores the multifaceted impact of social media on contemporary life, examining both its positive and negative effects. The author discusses how social media has transformed communication, education, and relationships, while also highlighting concerns about addiction, family dynamics, and mental health. The essay presents a personal reflection on the author's own experiences with social media, including online video consumption and gaming, and suggests strategies for mitigating its negative consequences. The author emphasizes the importance of balancing online and offline activities, prioritizing family responsibilities, and focusing on career development. The essay concludes that the influence of social media is dependent on individual usage and awareness of its effects.

Running head: SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Social media has influenced our contemporary incidental life events. Through social
media, people have enhanced their relationship with the different countries people and
acquired vast wider knowledge in the field of education (Dai et al., 2015). Social media is
one of the topmost proportions that discriminate social media from its previous procedures of
public message such, statement as well as communication as newsgroups. I agree with all the
facts that social media has completely changed the earlier system of communication and has
enhanced its platform across the world (Miller & Skinner 2015). However, Social media has
a bad impact on the larger society.
The major problems regarding social media in our contemporary society are mostly
people are spending more times on social media. Apart from that people are gradually getting
habituated to social media. Nowadays people are getting away from their family
responsibility and start ignoring their family member. People have become dependent on
their online friends rather than the social one. Most of the young adult, as well as children,
have become habituated with the social media by surfing the net, watching online videos,
playing games and so on (Oberst et al., 2017).
This situation is a very serious concern of every contemporary society. The people mostly
lacking their norms and ethics and have become addicted to this evil effect of social media.
Social media has influenced very badly to every individual of a society. Most of the
individuals are facing their health issue due to the ill-effects of social media.
Social media has badly affected the academic field as well as a cultural field in every
contemporary society. Social media have also affected the productive level of a company or
an organization due to a lack of focuses on the work field.

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Social media is impacting my daily life as well. Sometimes I also watch the online
videos; sometimes I play the online game as well. It has become a habit for me to stay
connected with social media.
My family members are also facing the same situation as they are also the victims of
this evil practice.
I think the best way to get rid of Social media problems is to avoid spending time with
social media. People need to stop connecting with online people. They need to give time to
family members focus on the academic as well as professional fields. In this way, the
problems can be resolved.
Such controls should be put upon the social media are to be careful in your answers. We
should have to stop worrying about missing out. Apart from this, we need to give more
attention to our carrier as carrier is the most important aspect for every individual (Vogel
2015). We do not let social media to become in our day to day activities. We need to evoke
the authenticity or realism.
People should monitor to themselves regarding the issue of social media.
Hence, It can be concluded that social media has both the effect positive and negative. It
depends on the person how they utilise it. We all are aware about all the facts regarding social
media. Therefore, we need to be more conscious about the effect of social media.

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