My Relationship with Technology
Technology is a huge part of our lives. A lot of people think that technology and social media is a great thing but they also don't know how many negatives come with it. It is very easy to get addicted to it and it can consume many people's lives.
Am I Addicted to Technology?
Technology definitely makes me more aware of what is going on in the world. But I also know that I can't trust everything that I see on social media apps. I try not to trust things I see on Instagram or TikTok and if something does interest me I will go to a more reliable source. But most people do believe everything they see on TikTok and other platforms and it is really concerning because people can say whatever they want on those apps. People who have no qualifications share information that they know nothing about and it leads to different people having misleading information. I think about this topic a lot and in this class, I have learned a lot more about technology and how a lot of our data is being stored. I do not think that many people are aware of these issues though and they don't know that people and companies are spying on them through different apps. I think people are very unaware because technology is such a big thing in society that they think it is safe and normal.
Friends and Family
My parents are very much not addicted to technology. My dad isn't on any social media platforms except he goes on YouTube sometimes. Other than that, he uses his phone to text or call because that is really all he knows how to do. My mom has Instagram that she goes on maybe once a day. She goes on news apps on her phone and uses it mostly to text and call. They barely go on their phones but they always have it with them so their kids can reach them. My brother and sister I would say are the same go on technology just as much as me. We all have multiple social media platforms and we are on our phones for a good amount of time but we're all not addicted to it. Some of my friends are definitely on it more than me and some are on it less than me. Some of my friends definitely believe everything they see on social media and others don't.
Technology has pros and cons in my relationships. It is great that I can communicate with my friends and family on a daily basis. Especially being away from my family and most of my friends I feel like it helps continue to keep my relationships close and I haven't felt a strain on them considering the distance. It can also be used negatively and people can take things the wrong way through social media. This hasn't happened to me specifically with my family but it has happened with a couple of my friends. Where they just assume things through social media. For example, if I leave someone open on Snapchat they will think I am mad at them when that is not the case and I just don't feel like taking a picture at the time or I am just busy. People also tend to take things the wrong way because they can't hear your tone when you text something. My friends have questioned what I have said before if I meant it in a mean way or not because they read my text in a different way than I meant it.
Online Presence
Online presence is very important and crucial when you are looking for jobs and starting to enter your career. I believe that my online presence is good and I think a future employer wouldn't find anything surprising. They would find out things I would have probably already told them. I never searched for my name on the internet before this class. I didn't find anything surprising, all I found was a profile that I made on a sports recruit website when I was in high school. It doesn't have any surprising information or anything that I would be embarrassed by. For images when I search for my name, it just has my profile picture for that same website and it is just a headshot of me.
Effects of Social Media
Social media has had many negative effects, especially on my generation. It has left many people with mental health issues. People isolate themselves and just hide behind their phones and then it turns into many people having anxiety when they are out in public and have to talk to people in person. It also sets standards for most girls but also guys as to what they have to look like. It leaves many people feeling bad about themselves and that they're not good enough when that shouldn't be the case. Not everything you see on social media is real. People pose, and use filters, and Photoshop to make themselves look better. Social media also leads to many people having FOMO which is fear of missing out. They see their friends hanging out, and doing fun things and they become sad because they aren't there. Studies show many people feel lonely and depressed when they have high usage of social media apps.
In one of the videos we watched in class, it showed a girl who was very happy on the screen and then when she got off of it she was sad again. That was an important part of the video that stuck out to me. A lot of people show that they are happy and they are doing good through social media but in real life, they are sad, lonely, and depressed. I feel that this happens a lot and that is why things you see on social media aren't real and everything is not perfect in real life. Overall, social media and technology have a lot of negative effects that more people need to be aware of.
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