Social media is having a negative impact on people's lives nowadays. To what extent do you agree with this statement? Support your answer with reasons and examples.
In
this
contemporary era, an increasing number of people
are spending most of their time
on the internet using social media
. In my opinion, this
led to a myriad of concerns and also
had a severe impact on society members.
Firstly
, the excessive usage of social media
has isolated people
in society. They do not have time
to interact with family and friends and spend a good time
together because they are too involved in stalking people
online. Consequently
, people
have lost their family interaction time
, which has further
led to many disputes in the relationship. Moreover
, when people
socialise a lot online they develop lethargic attitudes and start preferring a sedentary lifestyle. As a result
, they devote more time
sitting on their phones using social media
and do not do any physical exercise at all. Therefore
, they gain weight and other health-related issues which plays a great role in deteriorating their health. For instance
, my nephew spends the whole day watching TikTok videos and does not play physical sports, which made him obese and has also
impacted his eyesight.
Secondly
, many people
have been impacted by the numerous fraudulent activities on social media
these days, especially, youngsters. As platforms like Facebook and Instagram are getting increasingly busy these days, this
made scammers aim at these internet users. They try and take control of social media
users' accounts and extract valuable information. This
has impacted many individuals either financially or mentally. For example
, my friend's Instagram account was hacked last
year and the hacker posted inappropriate posts on his wall, which made my friend feel depressed and embarrassed.
In conclusion, social media
leads to many limitations which have made people
reckless toward the people
around them, particularly family members. Besides
, it has also
made people
unfit and less social. Social media
is made for mankind to use, but it should be used within limits.Submitted by abhaygill003 on
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