Social Media : A Boon or Curse

“Everything in a limit gives a good result, but if the limits are exceeded the results are destroyed.”
If I ask any individual about social media, he would simply say Instagram, Facebook etc. But are these
the only platforms for social media? There are various other knowledgeable platforms that provides
an individual variety of information and keep him/her informed about what is happening around the
world. Social media is now serving a purpose of all round connectivity with each and every kind of
people round the corner. It is one of the biggest blessing of the social media that we can interact
with our loved ones over the internet, who are sitting far away from us. Social media has always
acted as a support to us in the very difficult times as well, such as during COVID times, social media
has acted as a biggest contributor in the educational sector. It has brought about a sudden change in
the Health and Education industry. The fellow industry has grown just like a rising industry in the 21st
century. The students and even the doctors have faced the struggle but, social media has created a
lot of awareness among the society about the health and wellness industry.
Notions in support of the Social Media:
Social media has always been a biggest contributor in the society. Whether in terms of providing
information till educating the students. Online education has became the new normal now. From
purchasing every single item by visiting the stores to ordering online and getting it delivered within a
short span of time, things have changed so drastically that one can’t even imagine.
Educating and entertaining people: Social media has served as a milestone during the COVID times,
various online platforms came up during the pandemic such as BYJU’s, Unacademy ,Lernx etc. The
level of E-Learning was on hike during the pandemic times, it was all because of Social Media which
created awareness among the students and the parents about educating their child while being
locked up inside their homes. The current generation is totally relying upon the online platforms for
education purpose. People have now even started their businesses online. A perfect example can be
cited of is the cloud kitchen that variety of people are now using to showcase their cooking skills and
earning from the same. Various entertainment platforms has now been introduced such as Netflix,
Hotstar, Jio cinema that has created a sensation amongst the youth in sense of entertainment. These
OTT platforms acts as a medium of providing entertainment to the people.
Social Media as a means of connecting people: Various connecting platforms has been introduced in
the market such as Instagram, Facebook, Linked-in for professionals, WhatsApp etc. An individual can
connect people anywhere in the country. Let it be India or any foreign country. Social media has
created a felling of belongingness among the family members. It has united people from various
countries. The business has also grown up to a very vast level. Promotions has made small business
to grow by a faster and sudden growth.
Fosters Creativity among the youth: It is often seen that we learn by watching, social media can be
cited as the biggest example for this. A recent example can be taken of the COVID times, whereby
people have used social media platforms to enhance their various skill sets during the pandemic like t
cooking, dancing, acting, singing, reading and writing skill. So, social media has proven like a biggest
supporter of the human kind.

Social media is providing ample growth opportunities: Social media is providing ample growth
opportunities specially for the small businessman to grow their business in the entire world. Social
media has now enabled the small businessman to promote their business through the social media
and to grab new opportunities. Even an individual can start his/her own business as well and can
expand it with the help of networking skills and branding. Marketing has become the new way of
expanding your business. Businessman can use the power of branding and content creators to build
their market through the use of social media. Free and paid promotions are available through the
online platforms like Instagram which can be used to grow an individual’s business.
Notions against social media:
Just like every coin has two faces, social media is also multi faceted. To a good side always has a
hidden bad side. Everything that shines isn’t gold. Social media has certain disadvantages as well.
Let’s take a most recent example that AI can transform videos having face of a very reputed
personality and it was misused by some people to spread inappropriate information. The pictures
that you see and post on social media can be misused and can spread a negative message amongst
the public.
Rising cases of defamation: Social media has proved to be inappropriate for certain people, specially
for those rising people who choose social media to grow up their profile and earn a reputation, their
profile is targeted and misused in inappropriate manner. So, in this scenario social media has proven
to be inappropriate and disadvantageous for a group of people in the society.
Spreading misinformation that leads to chaos: Various social media platforms are even spreading
misinformation regarding various articles and misleading content. Numerous accounts are created on
regular basis which are fake and are not acting as a credible source for people to gain information.
Eye catching headlines often lead to attracting people on a large scale but the originality and
credibility is lost. Even outdated and false information is being provided to the audience on a larger
scale. Fake messages and AI-generated content is being published over the internet which lacks
originality and is not at all reliable.
Reason of ill health and eye-related issues: Earlier people used to have a sound sleep of 8 hours but
now with the introduction of social media, people has now become social media addict and has
started investing their ample amount of time at scrolling reels and interesting short videos which has
lead to their ill health as they are not focusing on the health and not even getting a good amount of
sleep. Certain eye related diseases has now been diagnosed which is one of the most alarming thing
for the current generation.
Reduced thought process of an individual: The thought process of an individual has drastically been
reduced because of over relying upon the social media platforms. AI has now become more friendly
to the humans and is now taking place of the human brain and the brainstorming power of an
individual is getting dull day by day. No one is ready to brainstorm and give some time to think about

any particular topic. The thought process is almost nil and everyone is relying upon the AI and CHAT-
GPT for creating content. As a result of which the content quality of each and every individual

remains the same.
Conclusion: As a conclusion, I would rather suggest to use social media in a limit only so that it’s over

usage can be reduced and quality content can be produced. Limiting the use of social media will lead
to a healthy and fruitful life. However, using it in an appropriate manner and consciously will add to
your progress and growth. As we can see there is a lot of quality and productive content over the
internet which adds knowledge to your brain. Storming over social media you can learn ample
amount of things that adds knowledge into your brain. I suggest not to overuse social media, but to
just use it in a limit where the results are fruitful and productive.