Question

1. Have we given social media too much power over our lives?

Answer 1

• Social media has become an integral part of our lives to the extent of that most of us spend our entire day on it.People are losing the ability to understand the difference between social media world and real world,and judging others and their lives based on their social media activity.
• Social media has given access to huge amounts of information and connecting with people of similar interests around the world.People who lack a social circle in real live,have found friends online.People who are unable to voice their opinions in real life,have found a voice on social media,sitting behind an anonymous account.
• It has provided a ray of hope to so many people,to say whatever they want on social media,which involves being meaningful and trying to send a good message to the world but it has also increased hate and negativity among people.
• The content available on social media is so much and so influential,that people have started to believe everything,and getting persuaded easily,thereby leading their lives on social media.
• Social media has power over us,as we can post anything because we know people will read,we can post things which we find flattering,and create an identity of ourselves so that others find us interesting and we get to know each other better,sharing similar interests and opinions.
• We judge the success of any post,based upon how many likes and views it has got,we judge someone's popularity based on their number of followers,we judge someone's life and their character based on their posts.
• Social media has created a world,in which some people feel comfortable,as they find like minded individuals which they havent found in real life and be heard and aceepted and some people are uncomfortable but still enjoy the attention as well as enjoy it as a medium of catharsis to vent out their frustrations on public figures especially.
• Since people judge everything from social media posts,the jealousy and insecurity increases regarding how someone can have a perfect life,when your own life is not perfect,and that leads to trolling and hatred.So,it has definitely over powered our lives,since we all our in a race to move ahead of each other,be better than others in every way whether physically or materistically,but in an unhealthy manner.