At present, the media affect people's life significantly. What impact does this have on society? Is it a negative or positive development?

Digital

media

has a significant impact on

people

's lives in today's society. The main influence is that it gives

such

alarming standards on

people

to compare themselves to influencers on social

media

, and it has brought deteriorated mental health among individuals as a negative development. In recent years, most young

people

are active on their social

media

to share their private lives, including celebrities and influencers. The trend of having their glamorous lifestyles exposed online has been seen to be extremely unrealistic for others to see.

This

includes the so-called 'perfect' images and bodies shown in front of the lens, which creates a beauty standard among

people

.

As a consequence

, numerous teenagers ended up normalising

this

standard and begin to compare themselves with the models they follow.

This

affects their confidence in their natural appearance, which leads to unhealthy self-labelling.

For instance

, teenagers as young as fourteen years old receive plastic surgery supported by their parents to be seen as confident with their presence,

although

it is expensive and there is no guarantee it will be successful. In terms of development, I believe

this

to be a negative one as overconsumption can cause mental health issues in the long run.

Although

some content on the internet can be seen as useful, some of them can lead the young generation, especially ladies, to only care about their look

instead

of their personality.

Besides

, self-comparison with digital photos and videos can

then

result in depression when it is overthought. On top of that, when it comes to the cyber community, one can share hate comments towards others which leads to cyberbullying.

For

this

reason, some teenagers can even attempt suicide.

For example

, recent research in Korea illustrated that self-perception about body size among high schoolers brought them to hesitation that they are average size, which causes them to depressed. In conclusion, the drastic impact that digital

media

brings to modern lives provides an unauthentic measurement of today's beauty. It is an extremely negative development with mental health at its stake.