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  • Essay / The Pros and Cons of Social Media - 714

    Unfortunately, through this link you can see the pain many teenagers endured and the sadness many felt. Some of them seem unbearable enough to commit suicide and to me, that's something that absolutely no one should feel. This goes back to the saying “if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all” and those are real words to live by. This quote from Keshanna Browder is yet another example of the negative of social media: “From what I've heard, social media has ended many friendships and caused people to lose important people in their lives. I have also witnessed this because I have been in many situations like this. Don't harm others! You never know what someone may or has experienced in their life and no one deserves to be bullied. Among the many reasons I am against social media is that it is such a distraction from everyday life. We spend so much time there that we forget to enjoy life. According to Shea Bennett of Social Times, daily time spent on social media stands at 1.72 hours in 2015. As Figure 1 shows, everyone is too busy trying to take a photo of famous actor Johnny Depp (to more than likely post on their social media site), except for one person. Honestly, who do you think was having fun?