Information technology and social media addiction

Information technology has always been a part of my life, since I remember, getting on YouTube at 3 years old, watching silly videos and sketches. It’s been a big part of my life, and undoubtedly the same experience for my generation. I remember getting my very first phone at 6 years old, getting on Facebook, playing games on it, getting stimulated with a bunch of information and games.

Which made me learn a lot of things early, some things too early.

Generally, there has been an increase in social media addiction amongst the young people, that also has affected me previously.

Just the feeling of getting home from school, and the first thing I’d do is get on some sort of social media with instant gratification and stimulation.

It’s very addicting to get constant entertainment on the internet, or approval on the internet when you post a selfie, especially for the young people who are insecure.

To this day, I only use two different social media platforms, YouTube and snapchat.

YouTube is for entertainment at most, but there is a lot of educational stuff on YouTube, such as videos on how to cook, or how to write an English essay.