America Now Essay

Do you have a Facebook account? Do you use Instagram? If you do, then how many followers do you have? Those questions and conversations happen everywhere. The social apps from our phones are becoming more and more irreplaceable not only among teenagers but also adults.
From previous reading of ‘American Now’, I found that both authors, Santella and Gonzalez focus on the effects that caused by social media. They made different opinions from different angles. Andrew illustrated her opinion, at the beginning of her essay by recalling the stories that happened on the street she grow up, and then talk about the narcissism, which is one of the result that social media brings to people. The another author, Yzzy, claims on her article that technology

According to a survey from a news website, fifty percent of the teenagers surfing on the internet mainly do social activities on the websites, and also, in some countries, every eight of one hundred teens have internet addition problems. What is the main reason that cause teens being obsessive about the social media? One of the most indispensable reason is the nature of people—narcissists. ‘Sigmund Freud argued that all infants are narcissists, masters at manipulating their parents to get what they want.’ said by Andrew. People are born to be narcissists, and they are willing to show themselves. By this chance, the internet provide people a stage, that seems unlimited and full of opportunity. Behind the screen, teenagers with curiosity could act almost anyone they want, expressing their points, updating the status and checking their friends’. You could not find a replacement for those apps in reality because it’s more convenience and unlimited. It’s no doubt narcissism is the reason why teenagers love the social media, but assume that teenagers do not have that stage to express their feelings, the result might be worse. Kids might fight because of the little conflict. The pressure that could not be understand and the confusion might cause some serious psychological problems. Adolescent is the period that people are eager to be comprehend by others. They need to be listened, and they has the