Community breakdown is upon us, depression is at an all-time high, millennials are suffering. Despite all of this communication technology, we are having serious communication problems. Social media may even be linked to suicide, did you teen suicide is at an all-time high?
Social media problems are real! millennial problems are real, but these are more than just problems for millennials, these are problems affecting everyone! The social media distracting people nowadays is becoming more and more destructive by the day, you can see tedxtalks that expand on this issue. Instagram, twitter, Facebook, etc, are affecting the psychology of humanity.
Social Science is having a hard time even keeping up with these effects. It's funny that with all this cutting edge social technology we have such a low level of social awareness. Do we even understand the social psychology behind Facebook addiction or twitter addiction or Instagram addiction or even phone addiction for that matter? People are getting lost in distractions, they don't know how to focus anymore, productivity is being hijacked by consumer mentality that can only consume. Stop the Scroll!!! get off your phone and become part of a real community!!