SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOT OUR ENEMY

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

Do you really believe that social media is the worst invention, especially for children and students? Do you really believe that social media isolates people from each other? Do you really believe that social media cannot be useful?

I don’t think so. Social media is not our enemy! By the time we start to use these platforms responsibly, we will be all appreciated by our families and teachers. You have not heard me wrong! They “will” absolutely thank us for our social media usage. I know that this will happen someday. The only point is catching some tips. Never forget that “we”, as a team, will overcome this “little and silly” challenge.

Some group of people -who are technically our real enemies- claim that social media causes sleep deprivation, social isolation and decrease in students’ academic performance. Those people claim that students are spending too much time on social media. Our actual enemies also claim that students do not use the social media platforms responsibly. However, they all forget something: No one believes strongly in claims which are not justified. Right? I would like to ask “those people” a question: Where is your evidence? Do “you” even have “real” proof?

Do not feel desperate, the people who are going to make our future brighter. We should all believe in ourselves! We are going to teach those people that social media is not only made up of shiny, colourful and unintellectual images. Social media is not only about vertiginous videos which are like dogs and cats chasing each other. The main idea of social media platforms is to communicate with the whole world in seconds. We can learn essential, intellectual and inspiring things as well.

Unlike “those people”, I would like to give a “real”, “concrete” and “convincing” evidence. I have been using “three” different Instagram accounts, where I post “beneficial” things every day. One account is about the books I read and my comments about those books. As you can see, social media can also include “intellectual” ideas as well! The other one is about sports and healthy nutrition. Which means that, social media can help people about living a healthy and balanced lifestyle! And the last account is about fashion. One may think that “fashion” has no relationship with intellectuality. However, it does! Firstly, people need to know how to dress as the “first impression” is really important in each and every area of our lives. Secondly, people should remember that they need fun and relaxing things in their daily routines. Unless they take breaks, they will not be able to survive mentally in this world. Furthermore, thanks to these social media accounts I have got in touch with people from all over the world who share the same interests, which is a great gain.

Actually, I absolutely did not get affected by any of the “claimed problems”. I can still concentrate on my tasks, I can still deal with “intellectual and healthy” things during my life.?The main idea is that social media can be useful when it is used responsibly. So why, “those people” are taking such a beneficial tool from us?

Why do they believe that social media cannot teach people anything? If there was not such thing as social media -where we can contact the whole world easily-, how could we survive the Covid-19 pandemic? How can a person learn the breaking news while trapped inside some silent walls -where there is no communication with other people-? People are created to communicate with each other. Therefore, social media helps “us” -the whole world- mentally.

Never forget that social media is not “our” enemy! The real enemies are obvious! Social media can only be our friend, our mentor, our teacher, our perspective and our lifestyle! Using these technological developments will not harm us. With those developments, “we” develop ourselves day by day and improving our bright futures step by step. Let’s create our shiny, powerful and bright futures with the help of the social media!

Thank you for listening to me.

Suzan R. Hofstede

December 1, 2021

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