Social media can be good and bad. Depending on how you use it, there are some good affects, and some not so good affects. Whether you’re on social media for less than an hour, or even more than 5 hours, it can cause some trouble for some people. Social media, however, can also be great and helpful.
You can catch up on the latest news, or just chat with your friends online. People mainly use social media to chat with their friends online. Social media is used every day for a variety of reasons. Chatting with your friends is great. You can also use social media, such as Facebook and Twitter to catch up on the latest events that are going on around your friends and family. Alexander Nichols, a sophomore at LCHS says, “I believe that social media is a good thing, people can communicate easily and find knowledge that they need from real people.” I couldn’t agree more. Social media plays a huge role in our lives.
Social media is and can be helpful and harmful for many reasons. You can find the latest news using social media. You can use social media to check out the weather. Who knows if it’s supposed to be sunny, or rainy? Why not go ahead, and get on Facebook to check out that weather. Austin Long, a sophomore at LCHS says, “It is good because you can gather information from other people”.
Finding out the weather, or just chatting with your friends can be fun, however, if you’re that one person that stays on social media for many hours a day, chances are, not only is this bad for you, it’s also wasting your time. So just in case you are that person, you might want to consider doing other things to pass the time, like simply going outside. Being on social media, or any electronics is wasting your day. Why not go outside and enjoy the weather, enjoy the sun, feel the nice rain drops splashing on your cloths and body. After all, this is better than wasting your life away on social media. Mrs. Garris, an English teacher at LCHS says, “Social media is a waste of time and can cause many problems, such as depression.” I, myself have seen that happen before.
Although you can argue that social media is good, in some cases, it’s not the best thing in the world. Though social media is mostly used for chatting with friends, it can also cause arguments, which can then lead to friendships being broken, then it goes on, and on, and on. Don’t let this happen. Facebook and twitter is not the place for you to go and put up a fight with your best friend. If this happens to you and you get into a fight with your friend, or even your significant other, and a bigger fight breaks out between you two, it can’t be good for you or the other. Friendships being broken isn’t always taken lightly. It can cause sadness within you and the other.
Facebook and Twitter is very helpful in many cases, but it can also be very bad in many cases. Social media is important for many people. Next time you’re on social media, why not try looking up the weather, instead of bullying someone. Go on, live your life, go on social media, talk to your friends, and don’t get depressed.