Greetings my dear @ abigail-dantes, congratulations once again for such a wonderful post. To begin I mention that I am a Graphic Designer and one of my jobs is to advertise on social networks like Instagram and Facebook, and your point of view has caught my attention and you are right. My job is to make good publicity, make flyers or images to make known either a product or a specific brand, in an attractive way to capture the attention of the consumer since the main idea is to "sell" and attract followers. And this leads to this very thing, this social networks has been a social BOOM from which many companies are taking advantage, and fence that work. We are living a new era where technology and these "social networks" are taking much of our life and essence, many people even become addicted to these media, making them even more social through a network than in personal life, why I wonder why this phenomenon is due? And this I guess that brings us to this part
In general, however, social media's most widespread negative aspect appears to be its addictive features. With a study suggesting its use to be more addictive and difficult to resist than cigarette and alcohol 14. Having this in mind it is no surprise to see 72% of younger social networkers saying they neglected sleep in order to be online, 59% admitting to spend too many hours on it, and 20% claiming to be 'addicted' to it.
Something that caught my attention because I think that in a certain way even I have fallen into this addiction, and I could see it since a month ago my cell phone was damaged and for me it was almost dead hehehe .... First I experienced a feeling of emptiness and anxiety, I needed to see and know what was happening in the networks !!! But fortunately I noticed this situation and only then after all this I relaxed and even felt that I took a weight off, and I can say with base that right now I dedicate myself at times to networks, obviously it's my job, but When I got home, I simply put aside my cell phone and dedicated my attention to my girls and the work of my home. I was distracted by watching movies and I realized that if my cell phone had not been damaged it would surely remain submerged there without realizing it.
Once again, thanks for such a wonderful post, I hope it will serve many people who, even without knowing it, are submerged and living their lives through social networks.