Social Media in College

My generation is experiencing a new aspect of social life that has never been seen before. Social media has changed the way people interact and behave. Every single second of college life can be documented because of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. An embarrassing moment can never go away because of the potential to be put out into the world, making it difficult for students to actually make mistakes. It is also extremely hard to disappear or disconnect because a friend is always keeping in contact with them through text message. 

Text messaging is both a blessing and a curse. I love having the ability to keep in contact with my friends 24/7. It makes a large university feel small. My best friend from high school went to college in Pennsylvania and I know without the ability to text or Skype her I would be absolutely lost. However, there are times when I wish that I didn’t have to keep in contact with so many people. When I need to focus on my schoolwork, putting away my phone proves nearly impossible. I am always afraid that I will miss something. My friends are a source of comfort and talking with them always makes me feel better.

Another problem with texting is that messages can be misconstrued. There have been so many times that I became upset after not receiving a text back or simply getting a text that I interpreted in a malicious way. People like to pass along information that they have heard further escalating the problems at hand.

I think the thing that bothers me the most about social media is that it’s totally impossible to disconnect. I can never escape people. Even if I tried to go without my phone for a day, I know I would break and go searching for it.

I will always be able to keep up with what the people in my high school are doing now due to Facebook. Any form of escape is impossible.

It isn’t that I dislike social media, it’s just that sometime I wish it wasn’t always around.