Miriam's Poems 🫶🏼

There have been problems with social media throughout these past few years. Not everything is bad but no change seems to appear. Here are a few examples, and also a few samples. The main problems with social media now a day is cyber bullying, negative body image, unhealthy sleep patterns, procrastination, cause anxiety and depression, and you have no more privacy. But it doesn’t seem like any of this matters in our society. Before, bullying was done face to face. Making you feel like you are the only person that everyone hates. Now face to face bullying turned into bullying online. The bad thing about this is that face to face bullying happened at school or other public places but cyber bullying can happen at any time. Something that is also seen a lot is people getting put down or feeling very self-conscious about their bodies when they see others with “perfect bodies”, and it’s seen more with young ladies. For a lot of people, social media seems to be an addiction. People stay up till very late and lose sleep making it necessary for any form of restriction. Social media also gets in the way of school work. Grades begin to drop then fewer chances of graduation and that’s when they begin to concern. All the drama and negativity cause and increases anxiety and depression. All this is caused by all the rejection and aggression. A serious issue that is seen constantly is false identities or in other words fake accounts. That’s how most hate and cyber bullying come around. Certain people or as we call them “predators” do fake accounts or use fake identities to harm others including young teens. Without realizing the amount of mental health and pain that it leads. No matter if your account is private, people can find your profile very easily. No one ever knows how much people see. Last but not least the main problem on social media is that everyone is very sensitive. No one can see or understand what someone means or in what way that something is presented in. We all need to be careful with what we do or put on the internet. Don’t give any bully any attention and always remember to treat people with respect.

BY: Miriam Lopez