Social media,worth scale or depressant?

SOCIAL MEDIA,WORTH SCALE OR DEPRESSANT? WHAT ARE SOCIAL MEDIA?

Social Media are websites and applications created to connect people and enable them share information quickly and conveniently. All social media have one basic and common purpose ,that purpose is to connect people all around the world.

THE FAMILY TREE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Earlier methods of long distance communication were more complicated and less convenient. The earliest method of long distance communication known was postal system which was created in 550 BC in ancient Persia.Cyrus the Great, the King made it compulsory for every province in the Kingdom to organize delivery of posts to all citizens. Since it was the first postal system it had additional inconveniences.Many other postal systems were introduced into other countries,postal systems became widely used in the world till date.Later in the 1830s the telegraph was developed by Samuel Morse. It immediately became the fastest method of communication in the 1830s. It was costly to use the telegraph since users were charged per word written, The message had to be as brief as it could be.Later in the 19th century,the telephone was invented by Alexander Grandbell in 1876. It allowed users to communicate for the first time by voice. However both users had to be available on both ends and this made it less convenient and far from satisfactory.The 20th century saw great technological advancements and witnessed the creation of Six Degrees,the first social media site , created by Andrew Weinrich in 1997.

EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Since it's creation in 1997 social media sites and applications have evolved providing a large variety of features. Social media is used worldwide and have improved the quality of many lives by strengthening existing relationships and creating new ones. Social media applications do not only limit you to chatting now, rather there a large variety of activities you can perform on social media. For instance you don't need to keep buying newspapers everyday rather you can get all the news updates right on your phone through social media.One of the best places to get entertained is on social media,there are thousands of groups which post several rib cracking jokes to kick you out of dullness,Social media has become much more useful with it's evolution.

THE DARK SIDE

But just like in the Bible story where Lucifer, "the bright morning star" could become "Satan the devourer", social media could also be the cause of your stumble. For many what was made to be social media has evolved into what I call "worth scale".For some all they do on social media is to compare themselves with others which ends them looking down on themselves and not appreciating their lives. Many have fallen into deep depression and make no progress in their lives because they focus on the lives of others,what cars,houses and other possessions they display and even simple things like the number of likes they get on a post put many into depression and frustration.They have made social media an instrument for measuring their worth,a "worth scale".This observation has been backed by research.A new research which involved 143 students from University of Pennsylvania revealed that use of social media is related to depression,feeling of loneliness and other mental health issues most often in teens.The students were randomly put in 2 groups.One group was allowed to use Social media like they habitually do while the other was allowed only 30 minutes use daily.The group that used social media saw a decline in symptoms of depression and loneliness.It is therefore now a matter of fact that Social media is directly related to mental health issues such as depression and low self esteem.Having some mental issues or inner restlessness?Why don't you try to limit your use of social media? It'll save you a ton of time and if you do this let me know of your results in the comments.Suscribe to get notified of my next article and don't forget to tip if want to give me some encouragement.Thanks for reading.

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