Is it normal to lose interest in social media?
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A lot of people have even found themselves losing interest in something that tends to keep us all connected- social media. Standards are set into us teenagers’ minds by others on social media, and the truth is these standards are not only hard to reach, but they are impossible.
Does anyone really use Facebook anymore?
The number of young Facebook users (age between 12 to 34) rapidly declined by almost 20\% in 2 years (Edison Research, 2019). Simply put, Facebook is no longer the go-to social media for personal and social uses, which can be called a considerable dive given the platform’s popularity over the years.
Does Facebook make you feel like you’re wasting time?
Dr Ciarán McMahon, a Dublin-based academic writing a book on psychology and social media, commented that this sense of time-wasting is a problem for Facebook: “They do want you to stay there the whole time, but it can make you feel like you’ve achieved nothing. It’s quite a pleasant feeling, a flow state reasonably similar to reading a book.
Why are we so scared of social media?
We’re scared because there’s a part of us that feels like we have no right to impose on someone else’s right to do whatever they want with their OWN accounts. A big reason why this topic never gets discussed: whenever it starts to become an issue, we immediatley generate a bandaid-on-cancer excuse.
These anonymous keyboard warriors don’t have to deal with the consequences of making the decision to behave rudely, aggressively, or with outright hostility. Without social media, airing our unvarnished sentiments would mean having to do that face-to-face, writes The Odyssey.
But when it comes to social media and relationships, attention-seeking behavior is a definite red flag. When you consistently seek attention on social media, you’re basically proving that for you, image and external validation take precedence over authenticity, substance, maturity, and connection. And what is life without any of those?