Social Media: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Social Media: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Join us for another episode of real conversation around the use of technology, in particular, social media. Social media/media has a lot of the same offerings that have existed in the past, we are just using a different platform to meet our needs. This includes online shopping, playing games electronically, listening to music, reading digital books, and reviewing research - something that use to be done in a library. Technology and social media also can elicit an additive response and trigger addictive-like behaviors. FOMO (feeling of missing out) is a real feeling that often times can leave the viewer feeling socially isolated and sometimes causing a fear of rejection. FOMO also pulls us away from embracing the moments we are currently having with other people, and sometimes those people are actually more important to you than what you are viewing. Multitasking isn’t physically possible and the belief that it is - is robbing us of emotionally fulfilling connections.

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Here are some of the resources they referenced:

Can Social Media Cause Depression?

Is Internet Addiction Really Real?

Brain, Behavior and Media

Does Social Media Addiction Really Exist?

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