Friday, April 20, 2018

The Internet and social media are two things that I never really thought of as being addictive. I figure this is mostly because I never thought that I needed to be on either, or that I was having withdraws whenever I could not be on it for an extended period of time. However, I think I am completely lying to myself because, as I have said before, I constantly feel an urge to check my phone and wonder what others are doing and posting on social media. I have also been guilty of playing different game apps for hours at a time because I needed to beat a high score. I can imagine that this behavior gets much worse for others, though, and I feel like more resources need to be out there for these people to get help. It is likely that these people have antisocial antics, even they were not there already, and their isolation from the rest of the real world would only further this behavior. Though I do not believe I could ever get to this extent, I have limited my phone usage throughout this semester and plan to continue to spend my time more effectively.

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