Research Question

3 questions 

Do you think people should be more aware of their social media use because of the negative mental impacts it may cause?

P1- I do think that people should be more cognizant of what content they are taking in and how it affects them

P2- I think that people would be better off by limiting their use of  social media.

P3-  It is obvious that a lot of social media is carefully curated and fake so it does not effect my moods or mental health much.  I have detached social media and the perceived value that some people have surrounding it

How does social media affect your daily life?

P1- I use social media all the time, ranging from posting on my snapchat stories to scrolling my Instagram when bored.  I use it to connect and share with my friends and family that I can't see everyday or might not have the time to have a phone call with.

P2-  Social media barely affects my daily life, and I actively try to limit its impact on my life.  I actually change my phone screen to black and white so that i stay off of my phone in general.  I do still enjoy connecting with my friends and other group chats i have on these platforms

P3-  social media sites and the internet are a great way to learn and offer a vast amount of knowledge.  I use social media to see what my friends all around the country are doing as well as learn new information.  There is a lot of information that is incorrect on there so you need to be particular about who you choose to listen to.

What are your favorite and least favorite aspects of social media, and does one side outweigh the other?

P1 I like that I can keep up to date and see what people are doing and I can meet people through social media and it makes meeting people in real life easier, But I hate the standard that it creates and the impact that those standards have on people mentally.

P2-  my favorite aspect of social media is the availability of news and the ability to find quality sources later to fact check the information.  But on the other hand there is a large amount of hate on social media that creates unproductive dialogs and distracts many people from more important issues

P3-  My favorite aspect of social media is the entertainment side, because I use these platforms as distractions from my daily life.  On the other hand i feel like  I am constantly checking or looking at my phone like its an addiction and i wish i was better about my screen time and time on the internet throughout the day,

Reflection:

Social media has a mixed impact on people throughout their daily life. These platforms have such a wide array of intractability and there is a place for everyone to be themselves. There are countless amounts of positive possibilities to extract from social media, but everyone I asked seamed to have just as many negatives as positives if not more. many responses to my questions showed that people wanted to limit their social media use but have not been able to. social media is addictive and the constant stream of information and content has our generation hook. people are striving for constant validation or stimulation which is not achievable in many other places other than social media.