NDM 15

Why we millennials are happy to be free of social media tyranny

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/nov/12/millennials-backlash-social-media-facebook-instagram-snapchat

- The Guardian

This article talks about how social media is now becoming less and less needed in the daily lives of young people. Many people including celebrities are going through a 'digital detox'. They explain how social media was almost as addicting as gambling and was a way to keep people hooked. People have understood the strain of mindlessly scrolling through social media accounts and the stress it can bring to someone mentally regardless of how minor it may seem. Some have even taken this opportunity to use social media to help others. These are people who have grown up with this and have realised the effects of social media.

• A study of 5,000 students commissioned by Digital Awareness UK and the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference found that 63% said they would not care if social media did not exist
• a whopping 71% had taken a break from social media
• the tech entrepreneur Sean Parker, one of the pioneers of Facebook, admitted the site was designed to keep people hooked in a “social validation feedback loop” that consumes “as much of your time and conscious energy as possible”.

I think that this is true and interesting as we see that we are surrounded by social media constantly and that it would make sense that at some point it would get to a point of repetitiveness and boring content that they would not see the point in using social media daily.