Social Media

Society has changed so much from when our parents and grandparents were born. They were not born with cell phones in their hand how most kids are today. I wonder what society was like before cell phones were invented and common to have. Vacations are meant for you to relax and unwind from your everyday life, but today people may find them more stressful in a way. Instead of enjoying the trip, people feel the need to have to capture every moment to share on social media. They are too caught up in their phone and what is happening back home instead of simply vacationing and having fun. People do not live in the moment like they used to and are always thinking about what has been posted since they have been gone or what they are going to post about next time they get on. It’s always nice to take some pictures to be able to reflect on your vacation, but if you are focusing on just pictures you miss out on a lot of things in life.

Technology is always changing, so we cannot expect it to stay the same forever. In the future hopefully new developments will actually connect people and not “mask loneliness”. Just because getting on your cell phone is convenient and makes you feel in the loop with your friends does not mean it is good to spend a lot of time on it. Social media can be and is very additive. Studies say “we check our phones on average 221 times a day — about every 4.3 minutes” and “The average American spends five and half hours a day with digital media.” This is a lot of time spent in just one day. Imagine how much you could accomplish in the time you are scrolling through feeds. Those five and a half hours are going to add up over a life time and people are going to look back and realize they lived their whole life through a little screen. You will never be able to make up for the time that you have lost all those years.

In conclusion reading all of these articles makes me more aware of my own habits. I know I am a victim of getting pulled into videoing and even taking pictures of everything at concerts, on vacations, my dog and even the little things in life you just pass by.