The good, the bad, and the ugly of social media (old)

Social media definitely has its perks, but I think that there is just way more negative than positive connotations around the idea of the social network. Most of us know that the original intentions of social media was to connect with people that have fallen out of touch; but today, it is not really used the same way.  Social media is used as a reactionary device. For example, people will see a news article posted on Facebook or Twitter and react by believing what they read even though they only got a snip bit of what really happened. Girls post pictures of themselves hoping for likes, follows, positive comments, and etcetera that they react to with a feeling of higher status in society.  People fall for partial truths of the snapshots that they get of other peoples lives that do not reflect reality. As long as social media does not turn into your entire world of comparing likes and unconscious reactions, then it can definitely be an amazing thing!