Social media and how it affects us WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Social media and how it affects us

Video How social media makes us unsocial- 0:35-1:40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5GecYjy9-Q&t=351s How social media is rewiring our brains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkMh6xdJNeM Can we auto-correct humanity? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRl8EIhrQjQ&t=55s

Quick facts Social media plays a role in our everyday lives such as in personal relationships, entertainment, at work, in studies, politics, business The average person person will spend 5 years and 4 months on social media in a lifetime There are over 3.773 billion internet users and 2.789 billion active mobile social users around the world Since 2005, the number of people who use social media has risen from 5% to 69%

There are many positive aspects of social media, however, do you think the good outweigh the bad? Why?

Positives of social media Easier world wide communication Information and data can be easily transferred or exchanged to a large amount of people It is a online community where individuals and small businesses can grow into larger and more successful organizations Helps avoid boredom

Negatives of social mediA Distracting. The urge to check your phone constantly if there are any notifications or updates Less privacy and face-to-face interaction The amount of screen time causes eye problems, as the average person will spend nearly 2 hours a day on social media Our need to compare ourselves to others by looks, friends, job, money and social status

How do you think we can improve social media in a way to make us more social? At work, 34% of social media users use it to "take a mental break", 27% use it to stay in touch with family, 24% use it to support or make professional connections.

41% of people use social media to get their news Do you think we are more misinformed or informed with all the fake news given on social media? Why? 41% of people use social media to get their news

Do you think apps should have age restrictions? Which ones? Why?

Who do you think is at fault for letting social media affect us negatively? Why?

Do you think we have improved how we are socially over the years or become worse? Why?

If someone took your phone/device away for a week how would your life be affected?

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