Social media has become a huge part of our lives.

It has become a natural habit, where we tend to be on our phones on a social media, scrolling and reading.  Then we close the app, and not even a minute or so later, reopen it and see what we might be missing out on.

This goes for the whole world population. Not just teens. Adults are also seen doing this as well.

“My teachers act like they can go all day without their phones, but I see them often just glancing at it to see if they have a notification,” said senior Demetrious Young.

Often in school we hear the students be called out for Snapchatting and/or being on some sort of media. The question we all ask is, why?

What is so important on our phones that we have to have them in our hands 24/7? We wake up and the first thing we do is get on to see what we might of missed while sleeping.

The times have definitely changed. Technology is impacting our brains and making us obsessed with what the world is doing.

Senior Darrell Jones said, “It didn’t happen if you don’t post about it. That’s how I see it.”

The big social media sites that have grown over the past few years are Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat.

Yet we see Facebook going out of style with the teen population but adults are still actively involved in sharing their big news, and/or meals of the day with their friends and family.

“I hate Facebook; I’d rather share my stories with people on Twitter. It’s like my personal journal,” said junior Ben Farell.

With media becoming more and more involved in people’s lives, it seems like we won’t actually talk person to person anymore.

Our lives are being lived through a little computer, with people having every ability to know where and what we are doing all the time.  Maybe it’s time to put the phone down and enjoy the presence of others.

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