Most recent public comments by Julia Amting https://nowcomment.com/users/44664 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111907?scroll_to=1104846 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111907?scroll_to=1104846 Renee Hobbs said "one of the most important reasons why we share information and entertainment using social media is to define our identity in relation to our peers. By sharing, you give others a sense of who you are and what you value." This is understandable to me, because I choose to express myself on social media through blogging. Through social media, we seek to share our unique experiences and talents. This can be a positive and a negative thing. It can be positive because we create connection through shared interests, but negative because the tendency to comparison is so prevalent among people our age. It has engendered a constant need to impress within our generation. Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:44:39 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111907?scroll_to=1096944 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111907?scroll_to=1096944 This is a great thought, I feel like our culture is often driven by "feeling" better versus genuine healing. Social media should not be recognized as a healthy way of dealing with mental health issues, because it is much to easy to place too much of our own value and worth on social media status (likes, comments, followers, etc.) Sat, 15 Sep 2018 13:09:23 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111907?scroll_to=1096943 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111907?scroll_to=1096943 In the video at the beginning of this article, many teens reported that social media and phone usage helped them to feel closer to their friends, as opposed to taking attention away from their friends. I've read other articles with similar conflicts. This data is inconsistent, but I understand why. Face to face relationship and online relationship are different things, and I think that it would help parents and teens alike to recognize that, and remember to approach both in a healthy way. This is relevant because in this culture we have to embrace the social media driven society, and work to keep our digital identities and in-person identities consistent with each other, using social media as a tool in genuine connection. Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:44:39 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111907?scroll_to=1096941 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111907?scroll_to=1096941 In this portion of the video, a lot of hopeful things are being communicated about the "social media generation". Teens know how to share their opinions and their work online, and do so. However, this part of the video gives those contributions a negative connotation by using music with a saddening tone, and not recognizing these contributions as positive ones. Sat, 15 Sep 2018 12:45:57 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111907?scroll_to=1096940 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111907?scroll_to=1096940 The fear that the effects (music, cinematography, flow) portray is virtually nonexistent in the words that the teens are actually saying about their social media experiences. The creators of this video clearly seem to have a bias. This video would have probably had a different mood if it was made by a millenial or a teenager. Sat, 15 Sep 2018 12:39:53 -0400