“Social media has bred young people to become self-absorbed. This world is now full of status updates instead of proper socialization” – Albert Einstein.

There’s no need to define social media in words. In fact, the meaning or definition of social media is subjectively different. Where one perceives this as a form of enjoyment and passing time in leisure, the next person sees this as a platform to communicate with the ones far away.

 

Some people use it for their business purposes while others thirst for boasting around the world. We can now share dozens of things with just the tapping on the screen. Everyday tasks are now become much easier to hold onto certain things while doing many things at the same time. The 360o videos and augmented reality are providing us with an increasingly immersive experience across social platforms. But!

 

The social media youth effects have now become so alarming that people are getting serious about how they can control future generations to use social media in positive means. Youngsters are much obsessed with social media and other fancy applications that they usually forget to do what their moms said. (The lost situation)

 

 

Proven Facts about Social Media

Some are the facts proven by recent studies that:

• According to Mail Online: “The average person spends 8 hours and 41 mins on electronic devices.”
• People are more conscious about their phone locks than their car locks.
• According to Times Now: “About 80 percent of smartphone users check their mobile phones within 15 minutes of waking up every morning.”

Well, there is a never-ending list of what people do to fulfill their social media lusts, but the million-dollar question is, 

 

“What is the impact of social media on the communication of youth?”

 

Social media and technology are a double-edged sword. Let’s see this from another angle.

Effects of Social Media – Positive Side

There are endless options that social media provided youngsters to communicate. Facebook has given totally a whole new scenario to talk about. Not forgetting, people can showcase their talent with just a click.

 

YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linked In, WhatsApp, and many other forums where youngsters enjoy their selves by sharing, posting, liking, and commenting. People can easily communicate with anyone, regardless of time, situation, or area. They just need full access to those apps and strong internet signals. 

 

Social Media for Business Purpose

It is a hub to provide job opportunities, online works, or paid tasks – freelancing is the topmost. Online meetings, motivational talks, presentation of works, speeches, debates, cross-talks, and whatnot. Everything is so easy with a wide flat screen, application, and internet. 

 

Social Media develops Communications Skills in Education

Distance learning is a far positive way to get educated if one cannot go there. Discussion forums brought ease in learning and one finds him/herself in relief when talking about a certain issue around the globe. Social media often presents opportunities for debate and conversation, allowing teenagers to learn how to discuss a variety of topics.

 

Social Media Slangs

Not forgetting the summarized writing style. It has become a fashion to justify your long phrase with the use of abbreviations. For example, “Brb, gotta do smthn.” Started with Twitter 140 character limits, many forums are now bounding people to keep them within some word counts where people have to hang to the main crux and stick to what they want to convey, regardless of grammar.

 

At a crux! There’s a whole bunch of lists where we can relate as many examples as we want to show positive social media youth effects. TED Talks are growing ever faster to bring hope to distressed lives. Quora is a platform to discuss anything, raise questions, and get your queries solved. Pinterest to shape your thoughts into funny graphical contents, gifs, memes, and serious notes.

 

But there’s another side of the wall. Let’s jump onto what social media have done to our young generation.

Effects of Social Media – Negative Side

Where there’s good there’s bad. Youngsters are completely absorbed in this technology that they don’t have time to chat with the people sitting beside them. People are more interactive on social media forums that have taken out the traditional way of chit-chat and table talks. Other than this, the effects of social media on teens are ever-changing from person to person.

 

 

Lost Social Skills

Youngsters become roomies by laying in their comfy beds, lowering their heads on phones, and don’t care about what has happened. They have lost charm in giving full attention to real-time communications. On average, a person looks at his phone after every two minutes in a conversation. Instead of bringing us closer, social media has taken away the people we have near us.

Graphical Talks

People are using filters to shape their lives into ones that they like. Snapchat is changing pretty faces with some fancy snaps. People share their daily activities in short stories and snaps. Such kinda apps rise fakeness to its peak.

Fear of missing out (FOMO)

FOMO, or “fear of missing out,” The fear of missing out refers to the feeling or perception that others are having more fun, living better lives, or experiencing better things than you are.

Away From Nature

As people find everything with just a click on a flat screen, why do they take time to leave the cozy place and go out for a jog, see the sunrise or set, or a seaside picnic? Our young generation feels their selves closer to nature by merely watching a video, listening to natural echoes, and viewing the photos.

 

On the remark! Not forgetting the positive sides of social media that brought ease to our lives has taken away the charm to live a day to its fullest. Going to parties, hanging out with families, having an informational discussion, and many real-life events remain just words. There’s a dire need to convert the behaviour young people are using social media into positive ones. 

 

But above all,

 

You must fight social media fire with social media water.