social media

Social media dramatically impacts our offline lives and mental well-being; examine its benefits, risks and controversies through scientific studies, real-life anecdotes and more.

Are we Competing for the Best Life?
I remember a time before social media. I did not know what anyone else was doing. We had our own immediate social groups. We heard news first hand. People shared their vacation pictures when we got together next. It was defiantly a different time. It was before the instant life. Is there more than just information being processed as we scroll through social media?
By S.A3 years ago in Psyche
How Social Media Affects Our Lives. Social Media And Stress
Social media promotes and shares thoughts, ideas, and information by building different communities. According to the design, social media is based on the internet and offers users a fast electronic exchange of content.It is a common disease of modern times. There is no cure for it. As the world progresses, this disease is increasing day by day in people.
By Mohammad Arif3 years ago in Psyche
Why I Removed My Social Media Apps From My Phone
Earlier this month I put a notification on my Instagram app that activated a pop-reminder when I was on the it for more than 10 minutes. Yes, that feature exists. Well, it didn't work.
By Napoleon "Bo" Perrish3 years ago in Psyche
Do You Want To Go Viral? Go To Tiktok, But Do It At Your Own Risk
If you're over 25, you probably resisted downloading TikTok as I did, but when the pandemic hit, none of us could help it. In the last year, the growth of the app was tremendous, making it one of the social networks with the most active users to date.
By Mindsmatter.3 years ago in Psyche
The Leaked Photo That This Kardashian Begs You Not To See
If you use Instagram frequently and spend a lot of time on social media, you probably know who the Kardashian/Jenner are. You know, the billionaire sisters whose names all start with K. Yeah, those. If you already know them, you probably saw the Khloe Kardashian leaked photos, and if not, you may be imagining some images in her birthday outfit without her consent, but no, they are just photos in a bikini.
By Mindsmatter.3 years ago in Psyche
I Don’t Hate Social Media, But Instagram Filters Need To Be Stopped
They have been acting silently for years, they have settled in your phone, tangled in your head and although at the beginning it was a fun feature, you can no longer live without them.
By Mindsmatter.3 years ago in Psyche
Is Social Media Affecting Your Mental Health?
Studies say that social media can become an addiction for people, which makes sense since we are social by nature, but too much of anything is a bad thing. People need to interact with others to improve their mental health and creating new connections online can help immensely by relieving anxiety, stress, depression, and giving yourself a boost of joy.
By Nicholas McKenna3 years ago in Psyche
How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others on Social Media… For Good!
At some point or another, scrolling through social media has probably made you feel down. Blah. Unworthy. Here is a complete, step-by-step guide on how to stop comparing yourself to others on social media, once and for all!
By Emma Jarek-Simard3 years ago in Psyche
Instagram Is a Well-Oiled Machine to Make your Life Worse
As the operator of a touristic hostel in Europe, few times I was mocked for not having an Instagram, neither for me nor for my business. After all, it is commonplace for my fellow competitors to promote their Hostels there and use it to attract backpackers.
By Borba de Souza3 years ago in Psyche
You Are Not a Customer of Facebook, But Their Cattle
People think they are the customers of social media. This error is not only extended but renewed by the belief that social networks exist to serve us.
By Borba de Souza3 years ago in Psyche
The Brain Never Gets Tired
The feeling of fatigue after a cognitively exhaustive day is quite ubiquitous in people. It is a radical change in the kind of "tiredness" experienced by the people in the past centuries. Surprisingly, your brain never gets tired. From where does the feeling of 'burnout' arrives after a workday? Is it the effect of physical fatigue that ensconces inside neurons? To add some weight to our following assertions, I would like to present a snippet from the book Deep Work by Cal Newport -
By Saral Verma3 years ago in Psyche
Does an 'influencer' do more harm than good?
The phrase 'social media is fake' is tossed around so often that it has become a cliché amongst the 'influencer' community. The importance of self-love and self-care is brandished in a sparkly filter and edited to make the 'influencer' look more aesthetically pleasing and so, undermines and contradicts the actual message they are advertising. The irony being that 'social media is fake' - and that is all of it. Every. Single. Thing. This is what many young people do not understand. When your favourite 'influencer' is talking about self-love in front of a filter to make their waist look smaller on a video, they are being fake as well. They are promoting the idea of self-love from a place of great narcissism and bad intentions. Why? So that you do not use said filters and editing to make yourself look a certain way, but they continue to. Again, why? Well, because they want to make themselves feel like they are better than everyone else and because of the vapid nature of an 'influencer' - they focus purely on the appearance and nothing else. Intelligence, personality and personal qualities do not matter to them. If they can feel like their appearance is better than yours then they will promote this in any way possible. It is a senseless and sociopathic act of narcissism.
By Annie Kapur3 years ago in Psyche