Pros and Cons of Social Media to the Human Mind

The social media have taken over the world, in both good and bad ways. Almost every single person in this world has an account on one the most widely used sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and more. It does help people a lot in different ways, then again, it can also be such a dark place. Keep reading as we break down the pros and cons of social media.

What is Social Media?

Social media is something that everybody knows and talks about these days, especially the millennials, or the people who are in their 20s and below.

It centers on the top social media platforms namely, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram. So that would mean that social media actually refers to as an instrument of communication, which is basically the internet, that is used to connect with other people from wherever they may be.
Just like everything else in the world, the social media has its own pros and cons, and here are some of them.

Pros of Social Media

#1 Worldwide communication anytime, anywhere

One of the greatest things the social media has done is the fact that they actually made it possible to bring people closer even if they’re a thousand miles away.

These social media platforms are used so that people could connect with their friends and loved ones who are far away from them. It also helps people connect and find old friends who moved away. It just became so much better when technology made it possible for them to be used on mobile phones, so that it can be used wherever and whenever you are as long as you have internet connection.

#2 Real-time news and information updates

Who needs to wait for the evening news to come on the television or the newspaper to come in the morning, if you have your phone. Everything is basically just one click away, if you want to check on the local news, then simply jump on Facebook where it will totally be shared, or on Twitter where it will be on the top trends. Another thing you’ll be able to do with that is you can actually react to them. If you read such outrageous news about your government, you can leave a comment and share your reaction just like everyone else.

#3 Business Opportunities

The social media is such a great place when it comes to marketing. Since almost everyone from all over the world is spending way too much time on social media these days, businesses can actually put their ads there for people to click on. The social media can also be a tool to connect with clients and customers and hear some feedbacks from them.

Cons of Social Media

#1 Cyber-bullying

One of the worst things the social media has done or more like how the people abused the social media, is cyber-bullying. Since people can actually voice out their own thoughts and feelings freely on social media, they could also freely bully someone by shaming them, making fun of them, and insulting them as if it is actually a nice thing to do. It is very common nowadays and even celebrities are victims of cyber-bullying, good thing is that some countries actually consider this as a crime.

#2 Distraction and lifestyle changes

Another bad thing about social media is the fact that people tend to forget how to live normally, especially teenagers these days. They’re more interested in other people’s lives in social media, and they also focus on showing off like having new stuffs or going to a certain place.

It also distracts people from work and school, since they simply couldn’t last a few hours without checking on their social media accounts counts.

It is also being used as a form where people fish for compliments and they would literally post every single thing they’re doing with the hopes of other people liking their post and it would also be such a huge ego boost for them if other people envy whatever they’re doing.

#3 Privacy issues

It is as fact that people share almost every single thing from where they are, who they are with, what are the things they’re currently doing and more. So that would mean, they’re basically giving up their privacy. Especially if your account is set to public where anyone in this world could read what you just posted.

Sharing too much can be extremely dangerous.

Those are the social media’s pros and cons, do you agree with both of them? The social media must be used in such helpful and informative ways as well as spreading positivity to everyone from all over the world.