Constantly Connected: The Impacts Of My Generation

Over time, technology and social media have been innovating at an impressive speed and have created a great connection with humans. in the past, people, did not depend on the social media as it is today. Nowadays, Have you ever thought about how connected are new generations to social media? What impact does the social media have on new generations? In my generation, which is called Millennials, social media and technology had been a great impact due to we have grown with them. My generation is too connected with the social media site due to the advantages that they provides us. Being connected to a device has increased a lot in recent years, due to the increase in the use of social media among young people, this had a great impact on society,

It has had positive and negative aspects on our society. It has had advantages, such as to get inspiration about something. According to Mary Lee, in her article "Constantly Connected: Impacts of Social Media" she states "After seeing pictures of the trip those women took, I felt inspired to take my own trip. And now I even have two people I can talk to (through social media) to get advice and information about how I can put my own trip into action. Seeing how-to articles on sites like Pinterest has provided me with knowledge and know-how I wouldn’t have otherwise. Every day it’s possible to learn something new as inspiration is everywhere online, which is beneficial for our every day lives." This supports the idea that we usually get inspire by people from different places through the social media. Through the photos that people publish on their social networks, they motivate us to do different things. For example, if someone did viral as he became successful, many people would be motivated to do their

For example, in her article, Mary Lee states "When your friends are getting engaged, married, and entering new relationships, it’s easy to feel lonely. Even if you aren’t necessarily single, seeing how happy others are in their relationships can cause you to question your own. And while it seems obvious that feelings of loneliness can stem from seeing pictures and posts like these, we can also contract loneliness from social media without realizing it." It is a clear example that shows the impact that being constantly online have on people. We sometimes go to our social networks and see pictures of friends and family that show how happy they are. That makes us question ourselves if we really are happy. Questions begin to appear in our head, stories like what am I doing wrong? And why do not I feel happy?. This causes us to enter into a feeling of loneliness and does not make us feel