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When we think about social network platforms we can see that more and more people dive into these types of media , we cannot deny the fact that social media has become a huge part of our lives in which it allows us to communicate with others and share interests. Social media platforms also helps us to promote the works of those who like to write , draw and other interest in life but as much as the possibility that the social media can provide, there are also some bad sides to it some people who cannot resist from using it. There are also a lot of scammers or trolls in social media because you don't know the person behind the screen. Some people may lack or have difficulties in socializing in real life and social media has helped them to build their social lives. Social networking platforms serves as a rendezvous in working and promoting one’s self. However, these types of media bring negative effects in some aspects of life for Gen Z users.

The 21st century is compose of the generation Z or Gen Z for short. These generation primarily strive on using new and upgraded technology and devices as part of their daily lives. It is often highlighted that we cannot separate technology from this generation. As decades have past since the first invention of these technology, humankind’s main objective is to innovate and upgrade them more to the point where they will make our daily lives much more easier. Which basically summarizes what’s happening around the globe. Together with our technology, social media was born and continued to grow. According to a website Forbes, “Social media has risen as an option for people to build influence and opportunity.” which greatly describes our social world today, especially for the millennials or the Gen Z. Most of the teenagers and above often have their own devices and social media accounts, there are so many that the companies who made these social media platforms are said to be one of the most riches companies all over the business world. Yet as all things are, there are certain effects that social media bring to us, both the good and the bad.

There is a good effect of Social media to the generation z or what we call it millennials. Some of the millennials like us are using social media to express our feelings and share our ideas and gets encouragements from others and that’s the way we gain our self-confidence and those introverts individuals would also express their ideas without worrying so much. We millennials also found friends on social media where we can communicate with and share our own thoughts. Generation Z interacted with social media and technology and how it influences their online and social relationships. The purpose of social media is to connect with friends and family and also other people to make friends with them to share information and to communicate each other. But  as most of us inhabit a fluid digital and physical world in which the demarcation between them is less clear and teens are not the only ones negotiating their balance.

As a student the impact of social media in me is that it helps me in my academic needs as a student to gather information that I need and using social media also a distraction on our studies and not everything we see or read is not good for us because some students nowadays are more on social media and they are busy sharing information that is not factual and credible. Social media helps us to communicate with other people and it is easy for us to access everything we need in our daily lives. We should always remember that we need to know our limitations when we use social media and we need to be careful on everything we post or share in social media. in this time of pandemic, We students have many realizations that social media is slowly consuming our time and it  is not normal anymore because i often neglected things that my parents task me to do. social media has its power to control, influence my mind and the way i think. As one of gen Z, the social media has affects my daily life. every morning when i woke up the first thing i hold is my phone then i check my social media immediately scrolling through my facebook, instagram and checking my pubg mobile . sometimes i skip the task that my parents has gave me to do. all of these things are not healthy  for our mental health it leads us to suicidal which is not good for us. Let us keep in mind that we must maintain balance and give time ourselves instead of social media.

Social media has a huge impact on me as a Gen Z individual. It greatly affects my life because media has the power to influence my thoughts. This influence is sometimes positive and sometimes negative. Through social media I can express my opinions, I am able to create new friendships, and connect with my old friends or relatives. Social Media can also lead me to people who had the same interests as mine. However, social media is very addicting, the more time we spent on social media can lead to depression, cyber bullying, anxiety, and exposure to content that is not age appropriate.Today’s teens and children are part of the first generation to grow up overwhelmed by technology, and more specifically, social media. There are social media sites used to connect on a personal level (Facebook, Twitter), share photos (Instagram), and even network, find jobs and compare careers. We’ll explore some of the consequences both good and bad of this level of exposure to social media’s constant connectedness and how to address some of these consequences with the young people in your life. How social media affected me as a Gen Z Individual? The pros and cons of social media are clear. On the positive side, social media gives everyone in society access to information and collaboration that has never been possible before. On the negative side, sometimes constant access and collaboration can be abused. Especially if it’s used to falsely accuse or destroy someone’s reputation.

Social Media greatly affected me on how I spend my time on a daily basis. A big part of my time is used up in using social media, productivity has decreased. It influenced on how I deal with my task as an individual. The only good thing for me was I can connect and converse with my family and friends wherever they are and catch up on things.Social media affected me as an Gen Z individual by gathering information through to any social media platforms. It has a big advantage as a young individual like me because I can use this to communicate and socialize to other people even though we're not hung out together. Although, we can't control if there's a bad effect to us. We can watch or get information that were not applicable to our innocence , just like scandals. Also we can gather so much fake news, so were we can used this to share to everybody without knowing if it is legit or not and it cause trouble and misunderstanding to each of us.

Social Media is the most used invention in this current era. It is usually utilized by expressing oneself to others through stories, posts, or comments; communicating with other people despite the distance and time, and gathering information, may it be educational related questions and answers or a simple gossip. Also, social media has taken over the majority of the people and became a part of our daily lives because we rely on it even for the simplest matter. It created an impact on people to the extent that it can influence how a person thinks or acts. As time passes by, technology including social media has been continuously developing to fulfill and satisfy our wants and needs. It aims to bring comfort and entertainment to everyone, but some downsides affect us all. This is where the most FAQs and debatable question enters, “How did social media affect us, the Generation Z individuals?” 

In recent years the growing success of social media has led to being the source of information on major events. It has improved from the very original purpose of it. The emergence of social media way back in the early 2000s was mainly to connect and for communications during this period that Gen Z was born. They may not be the first one to use social media, but it grew with the availability of social media, so the bond of social media to Gen Z was strong and will get stronger in the future. Social media has helped Gen Z in a lot of ways. One thing why teens generally had a more positive view of social media is that they see it as a way to connect with their family and friends and a more diverse group of people. Social Media has been part of every millennial's life, especially when in terms of education. It has a great contribution to us as living individuals nowadays. As time passes by the existence of Social Media has made considerable changes in society. However, it has a major effect on people in the modern era. Somehow social media consumes a lot of time when we are using it, and in result instead of doing tasks, homework, assignments we forget that we have a lot of work to do.

The rise of Social Media is a beneficiary event to us mankind, our current and future generations will be more inclined to technology so as to social media, because of how it caught our attention and interests. These certain inventions entertained us as to the extent that we got addicted to it.  Social Media made our lives easier, the communication and sharing of information is more faster and accessible than the traditional ways, and that's why social media became popular because of the advantages of its functions. Social Media became more prominent with our lives as this helps us communicate easier,  specially during this pandemic, we are prohibited to communicate personally with our friends and loved ones, social media has its uses to make those tasks possible. Through social media, we are able to communicate and interact with people we know and people we love. But despite its uses, there are certain bad effects to the usage of social media. 

The rise of social media means that there are various people joining the community. People that are insensitive, negative and manipulative. With the various people out there, it is uncertain whether they are a good person or not. Chances of being manipulated by their information is high. It is more preferable to have enough knowledge about the contents and the users of social media to execute our chance of being a victim by those. Using social media has cognitive effects on us mankind, the anxiety caused by the information we get or the stress feeling from a specific post or message of a person can cause us harm. There are many cases of mental health issues caused by consuming social media, certain traumas being experienced by several users are happening. Using too much social media is not a good idea, too much exposure of information and communication could lead us to addiction and information overload which is a very risky psychological issue for us.

Due to the rapid development of technology, we can see individuals that are using social media everywhere, may it be in the streets or inside a vehicle. As a generation Z individual, social media have a great impact of our lives. Facebook is one of the most popular social media platform where we can interact, play, watch videos, and share information to other people. We treat social media as part of our lives since it made us possible to communicate with our friends and other people and to share and acquire various information. Social media help us to improve our communication skills by interacting with other users across the globe and help us be updated about the happenings in our lives. It can also help us to think critically about getting various information for our research papers and can motivate us that we can accomplish great things in our lives. In this situation that we are in and as a student, social media enables us to form study groups and to share notes with our classmates virtually.