Do you think social media is corrupting the world?

[Jonathan Idk]

I feel like social media is corrupting the world, ESPECIALLY for young people. All social-media does is cause people that have or be addicted, drama, depressed, the desire for attention, desire for popularity, etc.

You see teens with their phones, never wanting to let go. Than you have teens who don't take their education seriously as well, all for popularity or because they're just addicted to social media so they just want to text all day. I witness it ALL the Time! But I don't care about this though, just giving a point on my topic. It gives me a better chance on getting a career.. Right? I hope so.. -.-

The phone thing I could sometimes find annoying.. My brother is ALWAYS on his phone, and when I tell him something, he just gives me attitude and says "What?!" I hardly ever talk to him since he's a d00chbag now. So yeah! Social Media could also cause you to have attitude with your family as well! Obviously though you would pay attention to your friends or another person who is not related.

So what's your opinion on social media?
Guys I'm not talking about the Internet in General! I'm talking about the subject "Social Media"!

[Nichole]

i love the internet. it helps depression for me. i can go on the internet and laugh all day. yeah some people are attention whores but it's that way in real life too. i don't know what i'd do without the internet.

[774]

Well if they're not crying on social media for attention they'll just end up cutting themselves or something.

[gyt]

It's really no worse than what we had as kids (I'm talking growing up as a teenager in the 50's). We had the drive in and we paid as much attention to our parents then as kids do now. The difference is that the structure of the family was different then. Most families had two parents and most families had the mom staying at home with the kids. There was not the need for kids to go to social media type avenues to find people to be their family.

[BatFink]

No. Not at all.

The world was plenty corrupt before social media came along.

[Common Sense]

This is as close as I will ever get to it. You don't need to know if I made a bowel movement and I don't want to know if you did.

[TheBansheeofBebop]

It's made things too impersonal. Everyone is hiding behind a screen.

[natas]

social media stinks
it is a way for advertising to permeate every facet of our lives

[Gopal]

It depends on how one uses. Awareness, guidance and knowledge are the things that make the use of social media less corrupting.

[Brandon N]

Yes, it is.