“Don’t judge a book by its cover.”
Social media friends, chatting, getting likes, yes, all these are cool, but have you ever been through the consequences of social media? The toxicity level of these social media is so high. Many of these social media users have gone through the negative side of social media. Also, many cases were registered regarding social media. It may feel cool for you guys to have fun on social media platforms; being the highest like on your post may make you the “cool dude” among your group. But to be honest, all these names and fame may cause severe harm to you in the coming days.
Yes, cool. Social media has toxic sides, so you must know. According to research, social media can cause a high risk of depression. Teenagers ol, der citizens, and people from all age groups have gone through the bad impacts of social media such as Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Snapchat, etc. Even people from rich and famous backgrounds have suffered from the toxicity of these social media.
Older citizens also have an attraction toward social media. There are so many users of social media from the old age group. There are a lot of complaints from old-aged social users related to fraud. The fraud caused them many big losses. Sometimes, it causes total losses to poor or middle-class senior citizens through social media. Isn’t it so painful that all your savings, your hard-earned money, vanished within a couple of seconds just because of social media? It devastates a person who loses all their savings in a few seconds.
In today’s generation, adults are more affectionate by these glamorous worlds of social media. Wasting time on social media and not prioritizing studies has become a fashion for all. Is it cool to be jobless just because of high social media use and not studying properly? No, it is not. Your parents are working hard so that you can study, be educated, and fulfill theirs and your dreams. They provide you with smartphones to study online, prefer the internet for learning, and entertain yourself for some time. But that does not mean you will waste all day on social media to gain likes on your posts, liking ‘others’ posts, talking with online friends, and many more.
Social media caused so much harm to women. Any girl or woman posting their pictures is being used by online criminals to blackmail them. They misuse their pictures and blackmail them. Or they post bad photos of them by editing them. This problem has taken many girl’s lives. Their parents did not give birth to them for dying social media threats. Offline they are already suffering from rape fears, but also, these social media goons have made it unsafe for girls, that it is dangerous for girls even online.
Teenaged school-going children also have multiple accounts on social media. What is the need for a social media account from eleven to fourteen? It has bad impacts on their studies and their offline life, like family and friends, etc, when they prioritize studies, friend circle, and most importantly,l,y to their family,y. But no, social media has become the reason for these bad results and no friends of school-going children nowadays.
The most crucial thing that I hate about social media is that it causes depression among youngsters. Instead of focusing on their goals, people should fight on social media, chatting all day. These things caused depression. Even the survey says people are more likely to be in depression than those who are so acquainted with social media. There are so many cases that some people have committed suicide because of social depression. After getting threatened by anybody on social media, they commit suicide. No, this is not all right.
Even celebrities have gone through the consequences of social media. They got several online threats from social media users. Even if they are famous people, they have the right to live safely. They all have lives, family, friends. Celebrity people get more threats online than normal people. Is it fair to anybody? Even some have taken their lives after being harassed, bullied, or threatened on social media. Actors, many people, politicians, and social workers have this social media toxicity, which is not good for the country’s future.
Yes, social media gives work to many people. People gain money from these social media. Many people made friends online. But as you know, everything in the world has advantages, and areare followed by some consequences. And honestly, the toxicity of social media is not ignorable. Everybody’s life is precious, and so is their mental health. After all, life is everything; no money can buy it. Health is wealth; maybe it is physical; it is perhaps psychological; depression can harm anybody. It just can take away someone’s life. And it is not at all ignorable.
We, the youngsters, must take some steps so that the issues regarding social media can be reduced.
Here are some steps that we can take;
- Avoid using social media for long hours. Make some hubby and give time to it.
- If you face social media, talk to your parents about these issues instead of just committing suicide.
- Parents of teenagers try to avoid giving their children personal phones and tracking their social lives. Be a good friend to them.
- Older citizens must talk to the adult ones regarding social media issues.
- Limit your friend circle on social media and try to make good friends in real life.
Social media toxicity is so harmful. Everyone should take the necessary steps about social media usage. After all, social media is not more crucial than anybody’s life.