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            Social Media is a great tool, but it does have bad affects on us as people. Although social Media helps with keeping in touch with people, research, and school related things, I think it has its negative affects. I feel that many people overlook the use of social media. They do not think it is such a big deal.  It has negative affects when speaking about body image, getting into college or perhaps a good job, safety reasons, time management, and poor grammar and poor speaking. I am definitely not saying that people should completely stop using social media. I am saying that people need to be more careful with how they use it.

            Social media affects how people see themselves. Young teens for instance may see a picture of a model and then expect that they should look like that too. People forget that the models are not perfect. There is a thing called photo shop as well! It makes it very easy to make someone look flawless. People think they are not beautiful because of something they may see on social media. People come in all different shapes and sizes. Teens may think they are not skinny enough and that is how eating disorders can start. We need to put a stop to making people seem perfect, because there is not one person in this world that has absolutely nothing wrong with them.

            Social media also affects what colleges people get into or what jobs they may receive. People do things without thinking and post pictures of them doing dumb things. They think that maybe because they are private or that they “deleted” it that no one will ever see it again. But, once it is on the Internet it is not going to go away. Some colleges look at social media before accepting you.  Some companies look at social media before hiring you. It is important that people realize that what they put on social media is basically going to stay there forever. Have you ever heard of the saying, “Would your grandmother approve of posting that?” 

            Social media is not the safest tool for kids to be using. It is important that parents inform their children on the Internet. They should keep any accounts that they have, private. It is not safe to let people you do not know follow you. If someone you do not know tries to contact you, it is important you let someone know and can put a stop to it. Safety is the most important thing.

            Today all people care about is their phones. People say they would not be able to live without their phones all the time. There is Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and so many more.  People could be spending their time so much better and more efficient. People are wasting their time more and more each day.

            Social media also plays a part in bad grammatical and speaking errors. With all of the slang, abbreviations, and short phrases, people are not speaking formally. It does affect the type of person they are and the type of work they perform.

            It is important for people to stay safe and use social media for the right reasons only.