Hello everyone, how are you all doing on this beautiful day? Hope you all are starting the week on a good note and on the right foot, because today could very well determine how the rest of the week could go for you.
But do not let that thought pressure you, just keep on doing your best and being your positive self. It will always come together in the end.
Today, I would love to talk about a subject that touches us all. It could be in a good way and it could also be in a bad way. But it is surely a subject that deserves to be talked about. And that subject is Social Media.
When we were born, the methods of communication and propagation of information were through the traditional methods which were television, radio, and the papers. If you wanted anyone to know to hear what you wanted to tell them, those were your outlets.
But then, as technology evolved and computers progressed, we got the internet. And that was the beginning of a transformation the world has never seen before. At first, it was just emails that we had, and then websites came along. In no time, we got to have the social media we all enjoy today.
You can stay in the comfort of your living room and be communicating clearly with someone on the other end of the world. You can be friends with people you have never set your naked eyes upon and you can also have access to information whenever you need it.
But with this milestone that was crossed came a lot of problems, social media became a valuable tool for fraudsters, swindlers and if one was not careful your private life could be exposed to the entire world to see. It has gotten so bad that some people now live only for the likes and the following.
It is sad that something tragic might happen in a particular place and instead of the people around to lend a helping hand they would be more interested in taking pictures and making videos. People will see someone injured and all that will cross their minds is to fish out their phones and begin to record. This is sad, and it is a trend that does not seem to be stopping anytime soon at all.
Social media was designed with the idea of making the world a smaller place, bringing people who were far away closer so that they could get more things done. It was designed to make lives better. And it is sad that some people choose some other reasons to apply social media.
On the other hand, social media has indeed helped a lot of people. For writers like me, it has helped to provide a platform where my voice can be heard as often as I want it to. It has given us the opportunity to know people we would never have thought of coming into contact with.
It has also provided jobs. There are hundreds of jobs now that are based on social media, some people get employed by companies, others monetize their accounts and by putting out regular content they are able to earn a living.
What am I trying to say? What has advantages will surely have disadvantages, but we are not meant to allow the disadvantages to keep us from taking control and using it to our benefit. When we use social media, we are meant to be cordial about it and make sure we only use it to make lives better for ourselves and those around us. It should not be a tool to spread fake news, hate messages, or information that would cause unrest.
Social media is only a tool; we are the ones that will decide what to do with it. Good or bad, it will always be our choice. Never forget that.
So, as you go about scrolling through social media from time to time, remember to make good use of the opportunity it provides and shun from using it for nefarious reasons.
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Thank you very much for reading, till we meet in the next post.
aha very well said sir and you have chosen a great topping indeed. without social media we all did feel like a blank space in our life I used to be active in a lot of social media platforms now is the place i spend most of my time and to be honest, it is worth it and you are well aware of that too.
have a great day and week. 🙏😀
Yes, we are one of the few people putting it to good use.
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I agree with what you wrote about social media, there are indeed many benefits, one of which is that we can write as we have done, and provide many business opportunities here, because the more developed social media is, the more jobs we can take advantage of. Thank you for sharing a very interesting article.
We are the few who have taken advantage of it to better our lives.
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You just nailed it @bruno-kema however, the benefit of social media can never be overemphasized likewise the bad aspect of it which many people has grabbed. Well, life is a choice but it's always good we make a right choice so that we don't live to regret the consequences of our actions in the future.
This days children are not excepted in abusing the social media as well. They are being exposed to android phone as early as possible without a proper guide.
This is a wake up call to every parents reading this post to adjust and do the right thing for the benefit of our Young ones.
Thanks for sharing bro!
We just have to be careful of the kind of contents our children consume, because it can make or mar their future.
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