Social media has really changed how we live our lives every single day. There are so many jobs that are to create social media and use social media to promote businesses. Without social media, there would be a big difference. That difference can be a good difference and a bad difference. All of us use social media. If you're reading this, you're on social media right now; this website is social media. It affects our lives a lot, even if you don't realize it. You use it when you're bored or need advice or to talk to friends. Where would you be if you had not used social media? How much less would you know? How many friends would you have not made? See, even though we think social media can be bad, it's also very good.

Social media CAN be bad, though. Lots of young kids use social media and avoid age restrictions which I'm sure we have all done. Some people are mature enough to handle it, but some things that are on social media that are taught to the younger crowd aren't the best. Sometimes, no matter what age, people use social media to constantly stay out of reality and just live inside of their phones or computers. As much fun as it can be, it's not a good thing to be on constantly. There's a lot of influence from reading dozens of posts a day. Mood from others can turn into your mood.

Social media does teach you a lot at the same time. For example, without social media, it would be very hard to be updated with current events. Twitter helped a lot in the Black Lives Matter movement, and most people know about it from Twitter. The press of a button on your phone is so much easier than going out and buying the daily newspaper to see what's going on, so social media really does help you understand what's happening every day. Social media also gives you the opportunity to talk to people from around the world in a quick and easy way. Without social media, you would have to send letters across the world which can cost money and take days. You probably wouldn't even know these people without social media.

As you can see, social media really is a lovely thing as long as you use it as a balance. Think about how different your life would be without it. It's amazing, isn't it?