Social Media

When walking down the hallways at Kennedy High School you will always see many students on their phones. What could they possibly be on? The answer is social networks. Social networks have become a huge distraction in school. Instead of learning, students are getting dumber by not paying attention and using their phones too much. It is important to limit your time on social media because too much of it could cause many different bad things. For example, if your phone has become the main part of your day, I would consider that to be an addiction and that should not happen. Before smartphones were invented, all phones were used for is calling or texting each other just to talk or ask important things to find out information.

Another thing that is affected by cell phones is relationships. For parents, they still do not use their phones that much because they are used to the idea that they do not have internet. Therefore, their relationships have lasted. For kids and teenagers, it is a completely different story. Teens are now constantly in a relationship or “talking” to someone but the relationship never lasts that long. Texting has become a main part in relationships and this is why there are many more break ups now a days. Although it is nice to always be able to talk to your special someone, it should become an every minute of everyday thing.

The truth is, is that things have become less intimate. For example, you may say things in a text or on the internet that you would never normally say. This means that there is less of putting yourself out there and taking risks. Also, if you are being sarcastic or you are joking around with someone, they may take you seriously because they cannot hear the tone of your voice nor the look on your face when you say something. Another thing is that you do not end up spending as much time with each other and getting to know each other, you just text most of the time and hang out every once and a while. This is a problem because when two people get married, they usually live with each other. When living together with someone, you see that person every day. If you only text in a relationship, and if you end up getting married, how will you ever know what it feels like to be with that person all the time? These are all reasons why limiting your time on social media would be smart thing to do.

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