Social media

Don’t be afraid to delete it.

Social media

Technology has evolved over time and is continuing to do so. Along with cell phones, computers, iPods and iPads, social media continues to grow. Where there are many pros to social media such as bringing awareness to certain situations, being able to keep in touch with long lost friends and watching the news; there are also many cons.

I was always one of the last people of my friends to discover the new app for socializing, but like everyone else, I was easily obsessed with it. Phones are easy to communicate with, and for that alone it’s a genius invention, but when you grow attached to the source, it can affect your outlook on situations and your daily mood. I was a key example for letting whatever I saw affect me. I use the term ‘was’ because I made the decision to delete certain apps.

In society nowadays, people let the amount of likes or comments they get on a picture or status define who they are. I don’t think it’s actually the app itself, but the people abusing it with how they look at someone or act towards them.

Also, when hanging out with friends, instead of having a logical conversation, we are preoccupied with something on social media. Family traditions have started to fall through the cracks from family members caring more about what is on their source of technology, instead of what is actually in front of them.

Priorities have been exchanged for stuff that doesn’t actually matter in the every-day world and stress comes from how many followers you are losing instead of what is going on the real world.

There is not a specific way to make yourself feel better about what you see and how it affects you, other than simply deleting it. People tend to forget they have the option of getting rid of the app, just like they had the option to download it.

Another problem people stress about is being left out of the ‘loop’. I agree sometimes it feels good to be in it, but if the source is causing more bad than it is good, wouldn’t being left out of the loop better? No one can decide what you do, but if you ask me, eliminating that extra grief not only gives your more time to really do stuff, but it also takes the stress away of caring what everyone else is doing.