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Explainer- Social media has a lot of influence in the lives of youth. The mobile never leaves his hand. As soon as we wake up in the morning, the first thing we do is scroll through social media and then the day begins. Social for youth…read more
Today every person in the world is connected to social media. Viewing Facebook and Instagram is included in everyone’s routine. As much as we take care of ourselves, social media also takes care of us because the things we search start appearing on social media again and again. That means social media infiltrates our lives. He knows what we are doing every day. What are you thinking and what are you talking about? For the youth, social media has become their world. Most of his time is spent on social media. Today 12 january and on this day National Youth Day Is. Let us take this opportunity to understand whether social media is leading the youth astray?
Youngsters like virtual world
medical news today According to, 95% of the youth are connected to some social media or the other. Most of the youth like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat. Youth consider social media beneficial. According to him, this is a good platform to connect with people. 71% of the youth believe that because of social media they have been able to recognize their creativity. Whereas 67% believe that friends on social media supported them in their bad times.
Social media became a source of income
While social media is stealing people’s time, it is also giving an opportunity to some to earn. Many people are earning a good amount of money sitting at home with its help. Some are earning from their skills and some from their talent. If you think that only YouTuber or social media influencer can be made through this then you are wrong. Some websites also pay for conducting online public surveys. In this, online people are asked for their opinion. At the same time, renowned brands also give people an opportunity to earn commission through affiliate marketing. For this, the product of that company has to be promoted with a link on social media or any website. If someone clicks on the link and buys that product, the person also gets some percentage commission. Apart from this, one can also earn money sitting at home by becoming an online teacher, freelance writer, voice over artist, typist or translator.
Social media is taking youth away from family (Image-Canva)
Social media is playing with the mind
psychiatrist muskan yadav She says that social media has both advantages and disadvantages. While it provides new information and an opportunity to connect with people, it is also stealing people’s time. People don’t realize this. You never know when scrolling a 30 second reel turns into 3 hours. Social media plays with the mind like addiction. As soon as you look at the mobile, a happy hormone called dopamine is released in the body which gives a feeling of happiness. While viewing social media, the entire focus of the mind is towards the mobile due to which the person is not able to pay attention to other things. Today’s youth are not able to focus on their studies or career because of social media.
Mental health is deteriorating
There is a lot of energy in a young person. But now he is wasting his energy by using social media. Because of this the youth are not aware about their health. Instead of sleeping at night, he keeps chatting on social media. Even if he is working out, he does it to post photos on social media. Social media is a world of show off but youth get very influenced by the posts of others. He wants to have an expensive car, expensive watch, do a world tour at a young age. All these things start affecting their mind. According to a cohort study conducted in 2019, youth who are active on social media for more than 3 hours a day have double the risk of depression and anxiety.
The false world of social media is spoiling the mental health of the youth (Image-Canva)
Can become victim of trolling and cyber bullying
Trolling is very common on social media. This tussle on the internet, which started in the 1980s, is now spreading hatred on social media. The most important thing is that no one even recognizes who is trolling. Trolling is also cyber bullying. In this, some people or groups use abusive language, obscene messages or photos. During this time unnecessary arguments also take place. Most of the trolling happens through fake accounts but its effect on the other person can be very deep. If a youth is not mentally strong and becomes a victim of bullying or trolling, it can end his life. psychiatrist smile She believes that the only way to avoid this is not to read negative comments or close the comment section. However, it is best to use social media as little as possible.
