Social Media Unhappiness And Stress

Social networking is very common these days and has enormous effects and influence over the lives of many people worldwide. The use of social networking sites has both positive and negative impact. Many people, especially young adults are addicted to social media such as Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, and other social networking sites. There are many people who believe that social media causes more unhappiness and stress than happiness. On the other hand, there are a lot of people who believe that social media is causing more happiness than stress. I believe that social media cause more unhappiness and stress because it prevents real life interaction and communication skills, destroys relationships, and create falsities.

First, I believe that social media causes unhappiness and stress because it prevents real life

These days, social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter spread baseless news without doing any research, which damages the reputation of an individual or an organization. These kinds of news spread like a wildfire because people are connected with each other, and they can see whatever that has been posted on the social networking sites. As falsities spread on social networking sites regarding an individual or an organization, people start to get involved in quarrels with each other because sometimes if there is a news about a famous person, then some people defend him/her and other starts to abuse them. For example, a few years ago, I have experienced my uncle going through so much due to the false news that was spread by his competitors on a social networking site to gain a business interest. My uncle’s IT company suffered a lot because a lot of workers left the company. They thought the company would be bankrupt, and they should find another job in order to make their living. Social media is responsible for creating falsities and spread news which does not