Here, one of our group members, Amanda Vandiver, describes something she has noticed while abstaining from social media. On her third day without social media, she made this video blog!
Our world is obsessed with technology and having information constantly at their fingertips, especially with the uprise of social media. One of the problems associated with this obsession is an increase in social media addiction. About.com defines social media addiction as a phrase sometimes used to refer to someone spending too much time using Facebook, Twitter and other forms of social media -- so much so that it interferes with other aspects of daily life. It is indeed interfering with our lives not only because we tend to rely on online communication rather than real time interactions, but those few real time interactions we do manage to have revolve around things we see on social media. Conversations are minimized to "hey look what Johnny posted on Instagram" or "Look what I saw on Buzzfeed today, you have to watch it!" Therefore, it is no longer an issue that can be solved on our own. If we as individuals minimize our social media use or addiction, that will not change the habits of those around us. We will then feel left out of social interactions in which social media is the foundation of the discussion. To reluctantly quote High School Musical, We are all in this together. We have to combat this social media takeover as a unified society. Help out by getting people aware of social media addiction and its prevalence in our lives.
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