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

2. Video How social media makes us unsocial- 0:35-1:40
How social media is rewiring our brains
Can we auto-correct humanity?

3. 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 billion internet users and billion active mobile social users around the world
Since 2005, the number of people who use social media has risen from 5% to 69%

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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

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

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

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

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

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