Reflection Blog

In class I have noticed we have spent a lot of time discussing how the internet is an easier and faster portal for people to hurt one another. Cyber bullying is happening much earlier because kids are accessing social media earlier in life. Scams, anyone can make a website and use a charitable façade and pocket the donations. Identity theft is also as easy as ever because of portals like TorProject.org out there. With that website a person can access personal information of another without a trace which does cause confusion and chaos.

Plus over sharing is a crime in its self; it can get graphic in content and context. But somehow Blair Koenig makes a living or at least a fan base by oversharing where mostly moms send her material of their children. By graphic I mean picture of poop or poop art smeared on the walls. People need to think twice before posting or sending anything through the internet because it will be there forever for the public to find at their convenience.

I think it is important for parents to establish positive relationships with their children off-line to teach them human interaction for the time in between birth and getting their smart phones. People shouldn’t rely on social media to get them in relationships for a potential spouse and career. It all starts in the exposure children are allowed with computers and movies. I believe children should get a weekly allowance of electronics because a person cannot keep them away forever but a parent can influence the purpose of and the reliance of the internet. But still television media influence the coolness in having multiple accounts in social media like having a Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr to stay truly connected with friends or have the ability to be “near” their favor celebrity.

So is social media helpful or harmful? Or both? And to what degree?