Advantages and Disadvantages of Social Media for Society

Many people use social media frequently and the number of people who are using social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter are growing higher and higher every day. It is for sure that social media has so many benefits for society. Social media is so powerful now and it has increased the quality of life. On the other hand social media has some negative aspects on people, too. It is about how you use it and what you do with the help of it. Does it have more advantages than disadvantages or just the opposite? The answer is up to the user.

Let’s start with the disadvantages. First of all, addiction is the first thing to mention when talking about social media. It is mostly teenagers who are addicted to using it. They get involved very extensively and are eventually cut off from the society. They are not aware of the fact that they can do more useful things within the time that they spend on social media. Secondly, the excess usage of social media causes health problems because the first key to be healthy is to have an active life such as doing exercises, going out for a walk and so on.

If people are more careful about the usage of social media, there are so many advantages. The first one is awareness. It is for sure that social media has increased people’s awareness since they can discover and learn new things to improve the quality of their lives with the help of social media. Secondly, it is a good source of information for people. When you use social media effectively, you can update yourself about the things in the world. Everything is easy to access if you want to learn the truth and the facts. Is social media beneficial or harmful is a challenging question to answer since how and why people use it gives the correct answer.