No More Trust In Social Media?

It’s very concerning how people are losing trust in social media.  The point of social media, definition pretty much, is the sharing of information and communicating with other people through websites and/or applications. That being said, people are becoming less trustworthy towards other people. I know we're human and we all make mistakes but things are getting out of hand, from this new thing called 'fake news' to these shootings and that stupid tide pod challenge. It all reminds me of those stories of how gods punished man kind for their COUNTLESS mistakes. What if those were stories of mother nature creating balance? Kind of how when prey become scarce in the animal kingdom so do the predators that feed on it. What if things like the black plague were just larger scales of that? Then again that's me becoming a theorist or conspiracy person and I don't think I'm in any position to do so. I'm just typing my thoughts.

Are people losing trust in social media?

Recording Instead Of Dialing

This is one problem that I wish didn't exist, I know I can't change anything but it's still unfortunate. Very unfortunate. It makes me think what really goes on in people's heads. I just don't understand why it's even a thing to just sit there and record people getting beat up. I can understand one, two people, but not EVERYONE. It's just really hard for me to even see that happening, to just let someone get killed. Is that all people think about? To get views from a video you took of a guy being murdered? I myself haven't even been on social media for weeks let alone thought about how many likes I get. If that's how you want to be known for go for it, it's not my reputation. I'm not saying my reputation is perfect (I probably don't even have one) I'm just saying think about what it is you're doing. Once on the internet it's hard to get off.

Man fatally stabbed on subway while onlookers post on social media

Cinemas And Social Media

Going back to what I said in the previous post about pros and cons, the subject of this article is not exempt from them. It is very true that movies tend to tell tall tales about the bad things about social media that are also true themselves so I agree with that statement. It is a good thing that movies are letting the public know about things such as these because it can also tie into other problems like self-esteem issues. So in that sense it is a very good thing about putting the problems into light. The bad thing is exactly that though: cinemas focus only on the bad. This mean people don't see the good things of social media like people being able to reach out when there are no other forms of communication available. That's just one pro, there are others like finding friends and having good relationships with them, share funny videos with those friends and/ or other friends, find out you really like a certain game show, the pros are endless just as the cons are. It's because of things like this that cause parent to ban their kids from social media and give platforms a bad rep. That's my only issue with it.

Brad’s Status: why is cinema obsessed with the dark side of social media?

Social Media is Social Media

This is one of the first articles I have read that does not talk about putting some sort of stop or limit to social media. It is one of the first I've read that tells people to just accept the fact that social media will not leave. It's true, it's very true, it won't leave any time soon. Everyone's heard the phrase "once on the internet it's there forever," social media is no exception to that. Instead of making it forbidden for your kids to go on social media (which will make them want one more most likely) tell them the dangers as well as the positives. When the hurricanes hit social media was the only way to find out if people were ok to some, social media can also be a bad influence. Just like a lot of things in life, it has pros and cons.

Children must learn to handle social media pressures