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Explain how the social media has influenced the lives of the youth in the world.

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Positive effects include:
1. Enables keeping in touch with family members and friends by communicating through social platforms such as Facebook, whatsapp and Skype

2. Source Of Learning And Teaching-youths have been able to learn many things through the social media. They can post questions on social media and get answers from different persons. Also it has enabled online tutoring

3. Save Time And Money-one does not have to use any transport in order to en quire about information that can be acquired via social media thus one saves money as well as the time which would have been wasted during the travel

4. Friends-social media have provided platforms to meet new people and interact thus building ones social life

5. Encourage Community Participation-Via forums, people, in general, and teenagers in particular, can contribute their own opinions on certain subjects and themes that interest them. By taking part in discussions, they will engage in positive self-expression.

Negative effects

1.Increased Comparison-one can find lots of information affecting ones life and work. This results to comparison which can change persons behavior and increase bad comparisons to other people.

2. Increased Alcohol Use-most of teenagers use tobacco and alcohol.While Sitting in front of computer they tend to use more of the mentioned drugs. This routine can be increased after joining some clubs or learning from many websites on the Internet.

3. A Fall Sense Of Connection-social media sites can make it more difficult for people to distinguish the meaningful relationships they have in the real world, and the numerous casual relationships formed via social media. Through concentrating too much of the psychic energy as well as time on those less realistic and meaningful relationships, the real and most critical connections slowly weaken.

4. Reduced Productivity-many businesses use social networking websites to look for and communicate with customers, those sites also provide a huge distraction to employees who might show more interest in what their friends are posting than their tasks. As a result, they will be less productive than normal.

5. Affect Self-Esteem-some comments and likes on Facebook have negative affects on self-esteem. Example comparing oneself to peers on Facebook and Twitter . People often look at others’ social networking sites, admire their clothes, lifestyles, or even relationships. Sometimes, they wish their own lives were as great as others. This problem is not taken into consideration and people will end up feeling miserable which could at times, lead to low self-esteem, and depression.

Agie answered the question on October 18, 2017 at 08:36

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