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THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN OUR LIVES:
If you are currently reading this text, it is likely that you are browsing one of the social networks. Stop for two seconds. Do you realize the impact of these in your life right now? In 2012, so already 5 years ago, Martine Coulombe wrote an article for Laval University entitled "When social networks hurt". In particular, we can read how depersonalization and the absence of interpersonal contact can negatively affect communication between individuals. I don't think that surprises anyone. How have we evolved since? Has the situation improved or worsened? To see more clearly, let's first take a look at the situation *:
In 2017, the main social media are Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, YouTube and Snapchat. Already many more varieties than 5 years ago.
Young people are still the biggest users of social media, particularly Instagram, Tumblr, Vine and Snapchat where almost 50% of users are between 18 and 24 years old.
There is a whole world using them. 1.8 billion people use Facebook (that was 900 million in 2012!), 500 million Instagram, 550 million Tumblr, 300 million respectively for Facebook Messenger and Twitter.
We spend a lot of time there. The latest Nielsen study reveals that 18 to 34 year olds spend an average of 6 hours per week on social media. It goes up to almost 7 hours for 35 to 49 year olds. This usage accounts for almost 20% of the total time spent online.
And we always come back to it. The proof: 66% of Facebook users connect to it every day.
What are users doing on social networks? The most common actions are viewing friends' profiles and adding comments to their posts.
What does all this tell us? Firstly, many of us use social media and secondly, these platforms are not going to disappear, on the contrary. Over the past 5 years, we've heard a lot about the dark side of social media: appearance anxiety, cyberbullying, live crime, polarization and radicalization of opinions, etc. So it seems clear that the problems have not gone away either. I believe that what has changed, and this is the real hope, is our awareness of this reality.
5 years ago, the effects of social media on our lives were still insidious. They are now clear, very clear. Whether it's through the multitude of scientific studies that have emerged, our personal experience, or our willingness to talk about it, we know, social media is only as good as it gets. For fun (or rather, to depress us a bit), here are some findings from studies on the harmful effects of social media:
Tinder hurts self-esteem
Sharing too much on Facebook linked to less satisfaction in the couple
Monitoring ex's Facebook page after breakup would hurt emotional recovery
Social comparison on Facebook is an aggravating factor in depression
Internet addiction linked to mental health problems
Especially in children
I understand that makes us want to be in the dark, to say that social media is bad for you, but that would make it easier to use powerful tools. Social media also has the potential to reach people across the globe. To speak with members of our distant family. It is being able to tell those around us that we are OK in the event of a disaster. It's about sharing our story to give something good. As the Inspired do so well elsewhere. For me, having a healthy relationship with social media is two things: knowing how to use it well and knowing when to stop using it.
Madame Coulombe had clearly identified the gestures and attitudes necessary to live happily with her Facebook. The most important thing is to give some thought to what we are sharing and to add a healthy dose of empathy to our communications. She also mentions the importance of informing the relevant authorities if you witness abuse. We are all responsible for making our social networks a safe place.
From my 2017 perspective, I would also add a few little things from my own experience.
1. Realize that social networks have a great influence on your life: you must not hide your face. All the time that you spend on social media looking at other people's lives, it's going to play on your mind. To become aware of it is to make possible our personal questioning about how it makes us feel.
2. You are responsible for your web space: what I mean is you can choose what / who you are in contact with on the web. You have the choice to block
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