- Feb 2024
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After establishing a new sense of control, teenagers are able to dive head first into creating a new identity or rebuilding an old one. Through the communicative design of social media, teenagers have access to creating, posting and sharing unlimited content. With this freedom of expression, one has the ability to showcase specific aspects of their life. Examples include editing images with filters and photoshop or taking hundreds of pictures in one sitting and only posting the best one or two.
This is probably one of the main things that social media is used for. You can show off certain parts of your life or specific interests that you may not really have the ability to show in person. Along with taking certain negative connotations and you could remove them or use them to empower other people to be more comfortable. The ability to build an identity is one of the best things that social media has the ability to offer
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To teenagers, social media presents an escape from reality. An escape from overbearing parents, tedious homework and repetitive schedules. With just a couple clicks, teenagers can be quickly sucked into the depths of social media.
I would for sure agree on this, it's a place where you wouldn't find yourself having to deal with the stress of the real world you can just delve into Tik Tok, Instagram, Snapchat and such and you would find yourself have completely forgotten of the hard and stressful things you have just finished up.
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The smartphone greatly fostered the rise of social media. Rather than solely being associated with the exchange of information, the internet quickly became an escape from reality.
I would agree but along with that it can also become a way to partake in things that you wouldn't do in public or in person with some of those things not being as light hearted as just talking and coming together in group surrounding a shared interest. With the different parts of of the world and different people that can use social media there are numerous ways that each persons usage could vary.
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Should I post this photo? Are you sure? I feel like my stomach looks too big. Can I post this selfie, or are those no longer in? What is your username, I will tag you. Would it be strange to post a video on my main account? These are just a few of the hectic questions that pop into the heads of teenagers on a daily basis in regards to social media.
When looking at these questions I would say that for certain people these are questions that would plague someone's mind. It most certainly depend on the person though. For those who's entire life revolves around social media these are critical questions and I can definitely see when looking at the different areas of social media and how people would respond to the same picture differently across different social media
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