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February 27, 2018--Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts has officially introduced a resolution that could save net neutrality. Named the Congressional Review Act "resolution of disapproval," should the resolution be passed, it would undo the FCC's vote on net neutrality. However, if Senator Markey does not obtain the majority vote by April 23rd, then the net neutrality rules will officially be changed. Not only that, the bill would have to survive in the House of Representatives and dodge a veto by President Trump. A hopeful outcome in the future is that by putting pressure on the House and creating more awareness, net neutrality can become a critical issue in the 2018 elections in the fall.

We live in a world of extremes; either we don't use it or we use it too much, it's black or it's white. Psychology, however, isn't that definitive. There is plenty of grey area between positive and negative, no use and overuse, and to assume that everyone within a society overuses one thing can only bring negative feedback and not allow any growth. It's 2018, there are many articles shared and uploaded onto the internet that claims we overuse technology and while that may be true for a portion of the society, it isn't true for many. Technology has the potential to be a tool for treating mental health issues and for improving the quality of life. There are programs for boosting people's moods, for encouraging exercise, helping people overcome phobias or difficulties, and programs for therapy. Technology can help bring people together and can also help anyone living with mental health issues. We can seek help, connect, destress, and enjoy our lives more with the help of technology. This is an incredible world we live in and we must be open to change and growth, technology, used in moderation, can benefit the lives of many who use it. 

Here's a great example where Accountable Healthcare Staffing needs to hire RN's for NC and posts a video of how great living and working in beautiful Raleigh, NC is.

I am ending my blog for now with Tony. Thinking about how social media has impacted Healthcare, take a step back- how has social media effected your healthcare. How can you use social media to communicate about your health, do you? This article speaks to a man by the name of Tony. He has Locked-In Syndrome; and placed his fight of promoting his wishes to have the “right to die”to be approved via social media. Tony had suffered a stroke while on vacation, while doctors were able to save his life, the event left him completely paralyzed. Tony is only able to communicate thru small head movements and blinking his eyes. He was able with the use of a specially designed computer, to be able to use social media to engage in debates over his healthcare wishes. After his first tweet he quickly gained over 14,000 followers. This is 14,000 followers that will now have knowledge of his condition. That is powerful use of how Healthcare and social media are combining as we move into the future. I wonder how many of those 14,000 followers were medical professionals, celebrities, just the average Joe- but honestly does it matter? We are all on social media together- can we use social media going into the future to enhance our healthcare? I feel like there is a huge potential for us to all come together. Doctors helping doctors. Doctors and nurses helping each other. Medical professionals helping patients. Neighbors helping neighbors, spread across the globe as one human race. 

Hopefully more states will follow in their foot steps.

I think this article describes the center of my curation perfectly. My focus is the fact that apps like these have a great link to mental health. There is the slight boost in self-esteem because it makes you feel better about what you post and how you appear, yet it’s a false image that may be subject to criticism or bullying from peers.

Operation Ped-O-Cure is a procedure where law enforcement goes undercover to catch pedophiles trying to lure children online.  I’m glad they caught and arrested this disgusting pedophile!  There should be a lot more police operations like Ped-O-Cure! 

This blog was really cool because it pretty much sums up my project. It gave tips on how you can stop social media from wrecking your relationships. First tip was to just be present. When they say be in the room it means come off the phone and spend time with the ones you love most. Build real life intimate relationships because internet relationships don’t last. They won’t give you real companionship only real ones will. Tip two was to be careful what you post. Set those boundaries, don’t let the lines blur because boundaries are how you keep relationships sacred. Ruining relationships because you don’t set boundaries on social media is never good for anyone. Tip three, be sure to be on social media but get off. Don’t spend hours on end online because from we learned in the video I posted it actually changes your DNA. It shows that social media actually mess with your make up, it’s called epigenetic. Social media can be detrimental to real life relationships and our ability to hold onto long term ones but it’s up to us to determine if we will let it.