Social Media is one of the most helpful things that human beings have created. Through this, we are able to talk to other people without having to see them personally. We are also able to post pictures and share memories by creating posts that can have pictures and texts. The most common social media that people use nowadays are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube.
But little did we know that the great help it can give us can also be a great destruction if not used properly. People are forgetting the responsibility that we must do. We must still take things seriously even if it's just through the Internet or online.
These are only some of the disadvantages that can happen to us, Internet users, if we don't use social media properly:
↳ One's relationship with others can be ruined.
-We can meet a lot of people in the Internet because it's one huge web that connects billions of people from all around the world. Ofcourse, some people are tempted to cheat because for all they know, their other half won't know because it's hard to catch someone who's cheating through the use of Internet.
What to do: It would be good to talk with your special someone every time to build each other's trust. You can also exchange each other's password to check if something's off.
What to do: It would be good to talk with your special someone every time to build each other's trust. You can also exchange each other's password to check if something's off.
↳ Spending too much time surfing the Internet that we forget the other things we must do.
-Like kids these days, they spend more time in front of their computers/mobile phones than studying for school or doing household chores.
What to do: Parents should play with their kids regularly so that they would't focus their attention too much on the computer. This would be a great help in the kid's growth and would prevent the kid from any of the illnesses that too much computer can give.
What to do: Parents should play with their kids regularly so that they would't focus their attention too much on the computer. This would be a great help in the kid's growth and would prevent the kid from any of the illnesses that too much computer can give.
↳ People rarely talk to each other when they are together because they're too busy with their phones.
-It's also common nowadays that people rarely talk to each other because they are too busy with what they're doing with their phones.
What to do: It's good to establish a clear communication with other people. You should talk to each other by asking questions about yourselves or even by playing games.
What to do: It's good to establish a clear communication with other people. You should talk to each other by asking questions about yourselves or even by playing games.
↳ We lose our privacy.
-For example, we register an account for ourselves in one of the social media; we're already giving out our personal information there. We lose our privacy through this. People might even steal our identity because of that. That's why it's really important to customize the people who can see those information.
What to do: Customize your privacy and set your posts so that the only people who can see your posts are the people you are close with. As for your information, you can set it private for yourself only or for people you only know.
What to do: Customize your privacy and set your posts so that the only people who can see your posts are the people you are close with. As for your information, you can set it private for yourself only or for people you only know.
As they say, "With great power comes with great responsibility." It's fun and interesting to use social media apps but let us not forget that there are also disadvantages in using it. Too much of one thing is bad. Let us manage our time and use social media wisely. If it's not really important, don't post it. If you think someone will be offended, don't post it. If you think that it's not appropriate to be posted, don't post it.
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