Do You Think Social Media is Good for Teens?

 Do You Think Social Media is Good for Teens?

Social media is internet-based for searching and spreading information quickly from around the world. Once you enter the social media world, you could find various things about any of your interests. Since there is a lot of information here, all contents inside it are not filtered well, it also has some bad things.

Social media has a lot more advantages than you think. People think that social media is not always good, but from our perspective, it brings advantages to teenagers since they are at the age to explore the world. Looking at our latest situation, which is stuck in a pandemic, teenagers can not explore the world directly. So, the existence of social media will help teenagers to explore new cultures way easier. For example, teenagers are able to make friends from abroad so that they can learn new languages, cultures, etc. So, teenagers can improve their self quality this way.

Despite the advantages that teenagers can take from social media, it also brings some disadvantages. For teens who are not wise on using social media, they will get addicted and not be able to differentiate between the real world and virtual world. This leads to a lack of communication skills.

To summarize, social media has its own advantages and disadvantages depending on the user. If teens use it wisely, then they will get advantages such as expanding their knowledge. But, on the contrary, if teens use it unwisely, they might get addicted and will get some disadvantages from using social media.

by: Dewi Kirana and Catherina