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Social media is an arena filled with a crowd who share ideas within the scope boundaries of society.
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People care about
their self image and
tend to demonstrate
their character by self-
branding.
Self-branding happens
with users presenting
their individuality and
uniqueness by buying
audience attention [1].
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So how does a “selfie” affect our
social image and status?
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Online communities create tension and despise between users to look better in front of each other [2]. Your identity
becomes part of a puzzle that filters out all your emotions
drawing out a senseless figure out of your character.
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"One of the differences between
our self-image in real life and online is
more ability to change our look, and
also mask our identity [3]. " Christine
Erickson
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Users struggle to share their real experiences from the physical world to the digital world. These experiences
become all hidden behind their profile picture that represents overall content state of mind.
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Too many communities
Very little to show
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Facebook presents exaggerated highlights on events. Instagram triggers unrealistically enthusiastic community [4]. That leads users to feel a lot of frustration to find their platform and truly express themselves.
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On Twitter76% of users actively update their status [5].40% of them are democrats [5].
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At this point we may ask ourselves: Are we really enjoying the moments we live in our
lives? Or is it the all about sharing them that makes our life matters to us?
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We examine every day with the moments that measure up to the amount of likes and comments to be rewarded from the rest of the community.
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A biography filled with chapters that feels all the same.
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With the Echo chamber effect
filtering out irrelevant
content [6], users are experiencing
less engaging experiences with social media that
matches their real life.
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"We know that many people on social media sites often present idealized versions of their lives, leading others to make upward social comparisons, which can lead to negative emotions [7]." Dr. Rauch
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Social Media profiles are getting very connected to our lives. It knows our names, life and social status that we become very keen to preserve our online identities [8]. Rather than finding them a field for self-expression, we find them as a
tool to preserve an acceptable image in the society.
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Teenagers unguided use of social media is very dangerous.
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Pew Research Center reported that 71% of teen use more than one type of social media accounts [9]. A study by Enough is Enough organization found that 95% of teenagers witnessed cyberbullying, and 33% of them have been the victims themselves [10].
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Will we ever feel free
vulnerable to be who we really are in
front of everyone?
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Are we living in a world of suitcases
that hide all our
secrets?
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7-Whiteman, Honor. "Social Media: How Does It Affect Our Mental Health and Well-being?" Medical News Today. MediLexicon International, 10 June 2015. Web. 12 June 2015. <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/275361.php>.
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