https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=195&v=5DU1B_XkyIk
Everyone has a cell phone, and everyone has some form of social media. It's the way today's world works. After watching this YouTube video, I realized that it really is an accurate representation of how we interact and live our day-to-day lives. Having a personal device and social media accounts at all times changes the way we live, think, and act. Knowing this way of living won't be changing any time soon, here are some reasons to consider reducing your cell phone/social media time and why these platforms make a huge impact on society today.
1. Cell phones take away the opportunity to work on our social skills
Today's generation has a serious issue with speaking professionally and using basic social skills due to the over-use of cell phones. Interacting digitally is more convenient and less awkward. Although these sound like pros, they can easily be translated into cons. Without these basic social skills of speaking directly to others and feel comfortable in uncomfortable situations, kids won't know how to behave in a professional scenario, due to their serious lack of social experience.
2. Society as a whole feels the need to document every moment and upload it to social media
This may sound like a minor issue, but our world today is more focused one the amount of likes on a post, than actually enjoying themselves and the moments they just documented. At the end of the day, it's your life, so why are we so focused on what our followers think of it?
3. Social media leads to self consciousness
The posts we see on social media (from celebrities or friends/family) always leave us comparing others lives to our own. This is an unhealthy obsession that constantly reminds us of what we don't have or "what we should have."
https://www.thedailybeast.com/umberto-eco-decodes-the-secret-meaning-of-the-cell-phone
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