The Problems With Social Media

Social media is a bad influence because it encourages cyberbullying, it decreases people's productivity, and it gives people a false sense of connection.

CYBERBULLYING

• takes the lives of hundreds each year.
• 20% of kids that are cyberbullied think of suicide
• 1 out of 10 kids attempt it.
• 4500 kids kill themselves each year

PRODUCTIVITY

• Companies lose money
• Companies lose 2.2 billion dollars a year to social media.
• Ads and websites

FALSE SENSE OF CONNECTION

• Someone you haven’t seen for a long time had a good day.
• Not a social interaction.
• Smartphone, iPad, or a computer.
• With a real human being.
• You get lots of friends.

Social media is bad because it can cause cyberbullying, it decreases productivity, and it gives a false sense of connection. People should spend less time on twitter, snapchat, and facebook and spend more time on their job and family. So put down your phone turn off your computer and have a personal conversation to make a real human connection.