REFLECTION TASK 2.a


SOCIAL(!)  MEDIA

I choose social media as my topic because it has an important place in our daily lives.Almost everybody whom I know, has at least one social media account and we know that it has many advantages and positive effects but I want to look from a different perspective.I think it effects people negatively but everybody is so fascinated by social media and so addicted to it that they can not see the negative effects.

Some people are so addicted to it, especially young people, that they live in that fake world. Social media makes asocial people even more asocial and provide them to hide this.I know people who says that I do not need anybody because I have my computer or some  think that  when someone has a social media account he is social. I think it created a wrong perception of being social in community.

They  are  together but alone.

  From my point of view, social media turned into something where people show themselves more different than their actual look and personality. I think everybody should accept others as they are but, in social media it is very easy to criticise and label others as "not perfect". Especially womens are exposed to the effects or idal images of social media very much.I want to give an example of new social media trend "thigh gap." According to this social media trend, however much the gap between two legs, women is so much beautiful.It is hard to believe but many women try to have a thigh gap without questioning because it is a popular social media topic that can be seen in instagram and tumblr.

a new trend prompts women to be anorexic

When it is used properly, it provides the possibility of following what is happening in the country and in the world but many people waste their hours, even days doing useless things in social media.Especially children have an  easy access to social media and they can not distinguish between the wrong and accurate information or they can be manipulated easily.