All readings touch base on what I actually agree with and consider to be for the most part true. Social media has definitely taken over a big portion of my generations life, the younger generations, and even mine. I find myself with my phone in my hand probably for the most of my day. I don’t use Facebook any more but I would either check through my Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube. I can also agree that most of my communication with friends, family, or just mutual friends comes from social media. The times ill have actual in person interaction would be if I am on campus, at work , or just have spare time to see my friends and family. Another thing that can be seen as a negative about social media is they way people perceive things. For example, many trends are seen through social media and those who have what others want can make those who do not have it feel insecure and feel like they need to be on the same wave as others. However, people also do act one way on social media than they do in person which can be deceiving.
Social media is not all bad in my opinion. A great thing that can come out of Instagram, Snapchat, or YouTube are the connections you can make and meeting new people. Many people have been discovered on these apps for posting the things they post. For example, people can make money off of being themselves, sharing what they want to share online, grabbing the right attention and making money off of doing what they actually love. Even though this is a positive way to use social media cites, you will find those who abuse those apps in which creates the reasoning for the pessimistically thinking of social media.
