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Many today feel that attention spans are becoming shorter due to the prevalence of social media. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#attention #prevalence #media
Nowadays, there is
rising
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 influence of social
media
, on many people which has given rise to
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 of arguments.
due
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 to
this
 , some believe that the concentration power of individuals is decreasing .
However
, I strongly disagree with
this
 statement for some reasons, which will be discussed in the upcoming paragraphs.
To begin
 with, the decreasing attention level of individuals is not just because of social
media
 but
it
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also
 includes other factors
such
 as technological devices .
for instance
, the time spent on mobiles and laptops
are
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 the primary cause behind lacking
of
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concentration level, leading to problems of stress and anxiety.
Threfore
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Therefore
, it
wrong
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 to consider
the
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social
media
 the primary cause behind
this
 issue.
Moreover
, the reason can be the sedentary lifestyles of the crowd.
In other words
, the long working hours which
requires
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 jobbers to sit for
long
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 time, results in affecting cognitive function.
for
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 example, in the
usa
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USA
 the average rate of
working
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 requires 8 men hours and continuously sitting without physical activity leads to
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to mlow
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mlow
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low
slow
 functioning of
cognitive
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the cognitive
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 system.
However
, there are some who believe that social
media
 actually results in low concentration power as it increases
addicted
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 behaviour among youths.to explicate, as
young
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the young
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 generation always
remain
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remains
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 busy
in
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scrolling through social apps which
includes
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include
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instagram
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Instagram
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,
facebook
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Facebook
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 and YouTube. In conclusion,
although
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few individuals think that the prevalence of social
media
 is reducing attention spans .yet , I strongly believe that
root
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the root
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 cause behind
this
 problem is advanced technology and
sedentary
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a sedentary
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 lifestyle.
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