Social Media's Repercussions

Since the advancement of technology social media has intertwined with our daily lives. The usage has become so prevalent that researchers are concerned it may be beginning to make negative impacts. One of the negative impacts that individuals are starting to observe in society is the lack of face to face communication with the public, "One particularly pernicious concern is whether time spent on social media sites is eating away at the face-to-face time, a phenomenon known as social displacement."(Allen, 2019). Below is a Ted Talk that was given by Allison Graham who discusses the disconnect in further detail. 

Social media and technology have positively impacted many individual's lives. However, sometimes being always connected and easily accessible negatively impacts our lives. Knowing this, individuals must learn how to "turn off" from the online world. Technology has even advanced to help consumers with these very issues such as application time limits and the monitoring of screen time so individuals can adjust their daily usage. Social media and technology have made monumental strides in bettering our lives however sometimes things may not always be as great as they seem. 

Reference

Allen, S. (2019). Social media’s growing impact on our lives. PsycEXTRA Dataset. https://doi.org/10.1037/e511572019-001