having this advantage shape and affect upcoming generations, as it does it already
affect people's daily lives?
Does having so much access to technology and social media everyday make
people change their idea of what is normal? According to some scientists’ statistics
94% of teens use social media daily, and the effects are not positive. On top getting of
anxiety and depression from certain social media platforms, spending too much time
on social media can lead to poor sleep habits. Multiple studies have shown how the
increase use of social media has negative effects on people's’ sleep quality.
On a daily basis when entering school, before, after, or even during passing
periods kids are attached to their screens. Teens are spending more than one-third of
their days using media whether it is online videos or music. All of this adds up to
nearly nine hours on average. Many parents have the question - is this healthy for my
kids? Many interviewed parents say they are worried for the health and lessons that
the internet is teaching their children. A often worry from parents is that Internet
exposes topics that are not appropriate for the age of their children.
As technology is constantly being replaced by more advanced versions of itself
consumerism begins to come into play. For example, as new phones come out each
year millions of old phones are thrown out without a glance to ‘fit it’ with the new
generation.
Technology and social media is negatively affecting today’s society and all
aforementioned examples prove why. Not only does it lead to bad habits such as
consumerism but it also leads to the increase of mental disorders such as depression,