Project 3 Argument Map: "Social Media Is Attention Alcohol" by Derek Thompson by Tiffany Landi https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74 en-us 2023-04-05 21:52:31 UTC 2023-04-17 17:01:00 UTC hello@padlet.com Background Info tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2545802096 Social media is known all around the world. Everyone is on social media whether it's Facebook or Twitter or Instagram. Unfortunately that has become an addiction. Some call it "attention alcohol." Teenagers are especially addicted to social media and it is even causing young girls to compare themselves and feel bad about their bodies. People have become so dependent on social media and it makes them happy but it also makes them feel worse. Researchers at Instagram published that, “Thirty-two percent of teen girls said that when they felt bad about their bodies, Instagram made them feel worse.” Instagram is poisoning these girls' minds and making them feel bad about themselves at such a young age. Social media affects how people view themselves leading to depression and anxiety. This only makes people's mental health even worse, all because of one little app. One little app can cause so much damage. Just as even a small bit of alcohol can do damage, next thing you know you’re addicted. Social media has been compared to alcohol and it was mentioned that, “Like booze, social media seems to offer an intoxicating cocktail of dopamine, disorientation, and, for some, dependency”. Social media seems to be having the same effects as alcohol where people are starting to become so dependent on it. Social media is everywhere and everyone uses it whether to meet businesses or even just get news. Although social media can make someone feel happy and amazed, the opposite can happen just as much. Luckily there are actions that can be taken to lessen the use of social media, especially treating it as if it was alcohol. Using social media in moderation is a huge step because it is better to use things in small amount because too much is not good for one’s health. ]]> 2023-04-06 03:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2545802096 Key Terms tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2545808301 1. Addicted: Enjoying a particular activity very much and spending as much time as you can during it.
2. Revelation: a surprising piece of information
3. Compulsive: impossible to control and therefore sometimes harmful
4. Minority: a small number of people or things that are part of a larger group but different in some way from most of the group.
5. Moderation: a reduction  in the amount or strength of something.
6. Intoxicating: capable of making you drunk/Giving you a lot of happiness or excitement.
7. Dopamine: a neurotransmitter that allows a person to feel pleasure, satisfaction and motivation.
8. Dependency: lack of independence or self-sufficiency
9. Mosaic: something that consists of a combination of different things or people.]]> 2023-04-06 03:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2545808301 Overarching Argument tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549247353 Social media is being compared to alcohol because it has very similar effects. ]]> 2023-04-10 21:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549247353 Social media affects how people view themselves tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549250602 2023-04-10 21:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549250602 Social media has mostly affected young women/teenage girls tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549251624 "Thirty-two percent of teen girls said that when they felt bad about their bodies, Instagram made them feel worse." ]]> 2023-04-10 21:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549251624 Social media makes a person's mental health worse tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549255040 "Teens who struggle with mental health say Instagram makes it worse." It seems that social media doesn't bring any positive is people's lives and only brings them down]]> 2023-04-10 21:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549255040 As a result of social media affecting how people view themselves, it causes anxiety tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549257539 Instagram seems to create a suffocating reality/world for teen girls where they get paid for their appearance and presentation by likes and validation. They develop these high rates of anxiety as a result of the need to be perfect all the time and worry if they aren't ]]> 2023-04-10 21:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549257539 Counterargument: People find social media helpful despite it being depressing tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549263507 Some people argue that it makes their lives better and more interesting. Not only that but it has connected them with writers and thinkers whom they would've never otherwise reached. This is helpful because it helps people to reach out to others and spread their business or word or in order to get something important out into the world. ]]> 2023-04-10 21:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549263507 Facebook connects people tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549505162 Facebook is like a railroad because of its "ability to connect previously unconnected groups of people to information and commerce."]]> 2023-04-11 02:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549505162 Social media serves as the news source now a days tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549523391 Hundreds of millions of people get their news from Facebook makes it very much like a global newspaper ]]> 2023-04-11 02:37:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549523391 Social media is "attention alcohol" tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549525423 2023-04-11 02:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549525423 There are reasons why social media is being compared to alcohol tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549541326 “Like booze, social media seems to offer an intoxicating cocktail of dopamine, disorientation, and, for some, dependency” ]]> 2023-04-11 02:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549541326 Social media is addictive to people's minds tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549573767 “Researchers from NYU, Stanford, and Microsoft published a paper with a title that made their position on the matter unambiguous: “Digital Addiction.” In closing, they reported that “self-control problems cause 31 percent of social media use.”” Even Facebook's own company users told its research team that its products were akin to a mildly addictive depressant. ]]> 2023-04-11 03:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2549573767 There can be reform efforts created by thinking of social media as attention alcohol tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2550376132 - “Governments should urge or require companies to build more in-app tools to discourage overuse.”
- “Instagram and other app makers should strongly consider raising their minimum age for getting an account and preventing young users from presenting fake birthdates.
- “Finally, and most broadly, parents, teens, and the press should continue to build a common vocabulary and set of rules around the dangers of excess social media for its most vulnerable users.”]]> 2023-04-11 15:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2550376132 Moderations can be used to less the effects of social media tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2550413559 2023-04-11 16:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2550413559 Unlike alcohol that's been around for thousands of years, social media has only been around for less than two decades tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2550707985 2023-04-11 20:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2550707985 We are still trying to understand what social media is doing, and to whom, and by what mechanism, similarly like the effects of alcohol when it was getting studied tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2550708751 According to "a 124-page literature review compiled by Jonathan Haidt, an NYU professor, and Jean Twenge, a San Diego State University professor, they found that the negative effects of social media are highly concentrated among young people, and teen girls in particular." Not only that but, "Development research tells us that teenagers are exquisitely sensitive to social influence, or to the opinions of other teens."]]> 2023-04-11 21:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2550708751 Sub-questions tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2551064245 1. Would getting rid of social media make someone happier?
2. Can any laws be created to lower the use of social media?
3. Could social media affect things financially?]]> 2023-04-12 03:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2551064245 Plan for further research tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2551064789 2023-04-12 03:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2551064789 Sources to Explore tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2551069359 Source 1:
Barbaro, Michael, et al. “A Sweeping Plan to Protect Kids from Social Media.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 27 Mar. 2023, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/podcasts/the-daily/social-media-instagram-tiktok-utah-ban.html.

Source 2:
Hunter, Tatum. “They Left Social Media for Good. Are They Happier?” The Washington Post, WP Company, 11 Apr. 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/11/social-media-quit-loneliness/.

Source 3:
Surowiecki, James. “What Social Media Is Doing to Finance.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 13 Mar. 2023, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/silicon-valley-bank-run-social-media-financial-crisis/673375/. ]]> 2023-04-12 03:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2551069359 Reflection tal142 https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2551081392 So far I have done a good amount of research on social media and really have tried to narrow it down. I have been about to narrow it down to the effects of social media on people. I know it is pretty broad, but it truly is a huge problem as a result of social media. I feel like the three sub questions I have asked are pretty specific and not too broad. There are many directions that you can go when talking about social media. I’ve learned that although social media makes teens depressed, it mostly affects young teenage girls and how they view themselves. I could dive deeper into social media and body image. I will gather more information and research more and try using the Rutgers Library databases. I was confused a little on how to use it, but also I didn’t find much using it. Perhaps I’ll ask for help with that because I don’t want to be left blindsided and pretend to know something when I actually don’t. I also found it interesting about the topic relating social media and finance. I was intrigued by the idea of how social media could affect finance. Who knew the power that social media holds on quite literally everyone and everything. I will also try to find resources where there are counterarguments because there are some good sides to social media. Everything has their pros and cons and social media has helped quite a lot, especially helping people spread their business.     ]]> 2023-04-12 03:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tal142/3gy52dv5cbpehh74/wish/2551081392