Is Social media good or bad

AppleJacks
AppleJacks Online Community Member Posts: 24 Contributor
in Everyday life

Is social media good or bad for us. Does it make us feel any better or worse?.

Comments

  • Stickman
    Stickman Online Community Member Posts: 155 Empowering

    Depends on how you use it.

  • Jellihead
    Jellihead Online Community Member Posts: 75 Empowering

    I think if you become too dependant on it then it is very unsociable and time consuming. It annoys me that you can't delete stuff permanently.

  • JD_INCINERATOR
    JD_INCINERATOR Online Community Member Posts: 27 Contributor

    Social media is inherently a good thing because it allows us to connect with others and make friends. The problem is it's being leveraged in ways that are corrupting us. We spend so much time using social media that we are entrenched into the idea that it's an essential part of our lives. Children are especially vulnerable to social media due to predators who can manipulate them, but also their mindsets about other people are shaped by social media, and that can lead them to incurring serious mental health issues.

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 4,383 Championing

    For me, viewing a bit of social media on one chosen app helps me feel connected to the outside world. But overall I would probably say social media is generally bad now. Mostly seems to be a platform for spreading, fear, hate and ignorance. I have very good impulse control so can close it if I feel it starting to have a negative impact, but I appreciate many people don't have that control, and often end up feeling worse when they were trying to feel better.

  • kitsmum
    kitsmum Online Community Member Posts: 93 Empowering

    I am mostly housebound and get sucked into doom scrolling to feel connected and spiral into anxiety so I need to change the way I use it

  • Nikk
    Nikk Online Community Member Posts: 35 Connected

    Personally I only use it now for junk journaling ideas. Or other crafting.and don't use it often.

  • Gloucester_Lad
    Gloucester_Lad Online Community Member Posts: 32 Contributor

    Over the years, I had accounts on just about every major social media platform, starting with MySpace. As time went on, MySpace gave way to Facebook, then Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Twitch—you name it. But in 2022, I decided to follow in a friend’s footsteps. He had never even signed up for any of them back in the late 2000s, and that inspired me. I deleted every account, just before Elon Musk took over Twitter and turned it into the chaotic platform it is today.

    As time passed, I realised I didn’t miss the endless, mindless doom-scrolling. Instead, I found joy in things that actually brought value to my life—like reading or taking long walks. I held on to WhatsApp for a while, but recently deleted that too. My thinking is simple: if someone truly wants to get in touch, they’ll find a way to reach out properly or talk to me directly.

Categories