The Invention Of Social Media

However, if they have the knowledge to work with and without technology, then most of the criticisms I mentioned are irrelevant. It is simply an opinion if a person distinguishes when it is better to use technology versus the old-style methods. As time goes on there will always be new innovations and new methods of completing tasks that the previous generation will criticize because it is different than what they learned is right. The invention of social media was encouraged by Millennials, while Generation X was skeptical due to privacy issues. Selena Simmons-Duffit, a guest Millennial on NPR Radio, claimed that today because of Millennials, social media has become one of the main tools “transforming some of the most important stories into news” – news that every age group is now exposed to (Simmons-Duffit). Although the presence of “constantly being on” serves as an advantage to keep up with events and communicate quickly, it is also can be a distraction from reality, which should be limited. Millennials’ regular use of technology and social media both curtail negative side effects if used excessively, but it also serves as the driving force that Millennials use to produce change and innovation which, in result, has already shaped the world for the better.

The influence of social media becomes less attractive as it creates an outlet for Millennials to become self-absorbed and self-conscious about achieving perfection. For example, the viral popularity of a graduation speech called, “You Are Not Special” which directed students to “Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so that the world can see you” serves as a justification of this criticism (qtd in Stein). Millennials “want constant approval,” but also enjoy believin...

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... has inspired them with confidence (Pollak). Others perceive this entitlement quality negatively in the workforce, preventing them from having a respectable relationship with Millennials at work. Andrew Challenger, Vice President at Challenger, Gray & Christmas, claims that Millennials are “a threat to older workers” and that their “negativity [towards Millennials] comes from—a real place of insecurity” (qtd. in Dowdy). They feel threatened because Millennials are “confident about access to information, they want senior leadership, and they want to do good work and make a difference,” which they have the capability to do (Pollak). They’re “hungrier, more well-educated than any generation in history, and they understand technology,” which makes them feel entitled to knock on “the door of people sitting in comfy positions” in efforts to work their way up (Challenger).