Final Blog
This week, I learned about social media dependence, the effects it has on the generation z, and I read the article “Addicted to Distraction” by Tony Schwartz. In this article, I learned a lot about the addictive effects that social media brings to everyone especially generation z, “Almost immediately, the man turned his attention to his phone. Meanwhile, his daughter was a whirlwind of energy and restlessness, standing up on her seat, walking around the table, waving and making faces to get her father’s attention. Except for brief moments, she didn’t succeed and after a while, she glumly gave up. The silence felt deafening.” This shows that people may be addicted to the media. In the restaurant, Tony Schwartz saw a reflection of himself in the past when didn’t have control of his addiction to social media. In life, people realize later when they were in a loss of self-control to become more aware of themselves to improve and later have a better future in life.
When trying to overcome an addiction one would have to accept the fact you have faith in yourself to change and seek help from other people that you trust. When becoming an adult one should know right from wrong to make smarter choices that can lead them higher mindset. People’s struggles for everyday reasons are expressed on social media, for example, popular posts on popular websites Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube can lead people into situations where can either come up from or down. On social media, people can express very positive, eclectic posts that will inspire other online people to do better. In a generation z, the availability for technology is easy for children to have a certain measurement to the internet even on an app called “Tik Tok” created by 19 other people. The access to endless information on a device called a “Smartphone” can people more attached to absorb information to satisfy their own needs yet there are many people who use such a device for negative selfish reasons for their own petty desires. In today’s world, people have become more influential especially online when trying to involve others to support their cause or promotional reasons. When dealing with overcoming addiction the constant thirst for information on celebrities or any major influencer can get cut off with strong discipline and rehabilitation can help you get rid of your addiction with their many methods. What do you think addiction is? Do you know how to control your addiction without harming your body, spirit, and spirit?
Five things I think are positive about my generation, that are positive are very Ambitous in what every we put our mind to, the way our generation is very Social with others, we are very entertaining, we have advanced techonloy, and rebellious.
Five things I think are negative about my generation, is the racism that is still here, the corona virus situation, the access to internet, the treatment of women is blinded by some men, and the president selection.
Work Cited:
Schwartz, Tony. “Addicted to Distraction.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 28 Nov. 2015, www.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/opinion/sunday/addicted-to-distraction.html?_r=1.
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I agree with the negatives you said about our generation. I feel that if we are going to change this problem at hand we all need to push one another to beat these barriers. Many people do not acknowledge these negative things in our generation or are simply just blind to them. There will never be a change until everyone can see the problem. What I see most fit is for the individuals that are dealing with these barriers we need to stand behind one another and push each other to keep going. I think woman need male support and acknowledgement that they are not treated fair and that their are men out there rooting for them to defy the odds and continue to pave a way for other woman and generations to come. I feel to beat racism we need to come together and stop the violence amongst each other. The history of this country was never in the minorities favor and we need to uplift one another because we are already at the wrong end of things.
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