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Are you Into Social Media?

Yep, today we have a sort of universal theme that anyone can relate to in some way. Don't tell me that you have no idea about what social media/networks are.

 The idea is you write about:
  • your favourite social media platform(s)/site(s).
  • how often you check your social media/why?
  • your opinion about them.
  • statistics you deem worth mentioning.
  • any interesting ideas you consider worth sharing with your classmates and the world.
Remember to leave comments on three of your classmates' blogs and mine too, please. And a quality composition should be in no less than 180 words this time.
Make the world great (for us) time and again

I'm gonna be brutally honest with you. I'm not the sort of person who desperately checks his latest Facebook notifications, replies Whatsapp messages in the loo, gives his opinions on the most important up-to-date events and matters on Twitter, or uploads private pictures on Instagram. I just simply don't see why I should do it. I remember when I was first told that having a Facebook account was something that I was not supposed to miss at all. And you know what. I just missed it. As simple as that. Nothing really bad happened to me. I guess...
Anyway, I don't see a good reason why I should even do it now, having in mind how your private information -shared freely on the net- is used to manipulate people into what the ministry of truth wants you to believe. You might remember the scandal of Facebook-Cambridge Analytica and Trump's presidential campaign.  It's now known how Trump was able to convey exactly what people wanted to hear, as it was revealed that his political campaign was based on millions of Facebook profiles, compiled by the giant tech company to target and influence American voters. Nothing more than Hitler's dream to be adored:

"I've always believed in our return to power. You said I was mad.
I've always believed in an end to poverty! You said that was utopian!
Who was right? You or me?! It was my calling." 
(Hitler, https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/577489/Adolf-Hitler-dream-mad-shock-video)

Either in a good or bad way, there is so much to be said in regard to how social media affect us. So, I believe that there are certain things that must not be addressed lightly and deserve more than our getting-sidetracked-easily attitude.
I just wanted to share with you one of the main concerns I have about social media. What do you think? Do you have a different experience to be shared with the rest?

Comentarios

  1. Unknown24 de octubre de 2018 a las 12:20

    The last semester I tried to eliminate wahtsapp, but I couldn´t, the social pressure is more strong than me.

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  2. Andrés Santelices24 de octubre de 2018 a las 12:25

    Well, I think that the more concern you put to this social media networks the more you'll be affected by them either in a good way or in a bad way. Depends on every human being and its a personal decision. But i agree with you.

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  3. Unknown24 de octubre de 2018 a las 12:26

    technologies like social media ere neutal, the users unse it for good or evil

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  4. Anónimo24 de octubre de 2018 a las 12:34

    The social networks can consume your life a lot, if you give them sufficient importance to the point of feeling attacked by some post.

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  5. Gustavo Salazar24 de octubre de 2018 a las 12:35

    I think if you are careful with the personal information you gave to the site and the public in general you will be fine.

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  6. Unknown24 de octubre de 2018 a las 12:35

    the social medias are a slave factory

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  7. barb24 de octubre de 2018 a las 12:37

    Social media commonly bring with them a social pressure

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  8. Francisco24 de octubre de 2018 a las 12:51

    I think that social media are very addicted, but it depends on us to be or not connected.

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  9. Unknown29 de octubre de 2018 a las 14:13

    My cell phone is so old that I can only use whatsapp. It´s good because I see my friends using their cell phones and I do not want to be like them. They are zombies

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