Most recent public comments by Lance Gascho https://nowcomment.com/users/44728 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111908?scroll_to=1098360 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111908?scroll_to=1098360 I'd certainly agree with you that the "comparison game" is dangerous. I too was surprised to see such and overwhelmingly positive look at how social media makes people feel about themselves, and I wonder how accurate the survey is. I know for me, I'm always tired of old generations talking about how negative social media is, and how it has no benefits, that I'm willing to overlook the problems with social media and just look towards to benefits. In other words, I focus more on how social media connects people together and allows us to share the ideal versions of ourselves, rather than looking at it negatively. If this survey was given to youth, then the last thing they would want to do is give older generations that answers that they want to hear. Mon, 17 Sep 2018 07:19:39 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111908?scroll_to=1098359 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111908?scroll_to=1098359 I found this paragraph interesting in the fact that cyberbullying has gone down. The internet is an incredible place that allow connection between cultures on a global scale, but it is also an outlet that allows people to treat others poorly without consequence or name recognition. When we give someone an outlet to talk negatively to someone else or to spread rumors or lies, all anonymously, people are going to do so. So while cyberbullying may have gone down, it does not surprise me that hate is being constantly spread over social media. Wed, 19 Sep 2018 11:02:29 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111908?scroll_to=1098358 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111908?scroll_to=1098358 Sorry, that was meant to be a comment on paragraph 8, sentance 2, but it won't let me fix that. Sorry! Sun, 16 Sep 2018 22:44:54 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111908?scroll_to=1098357 https://nowcomment.com/documents/111908?scroll_to=1098357 That's absolutely crazy to me that phone usage more than doubled between 2012 and today. 2012 seems like it wasn't very long ago, but it simply proves how much technonogy is constantly changing and growing quickly. As of ten years ago (or in this case, 6) no one could have imagined where technology would be, and that is a remarkably small amount of time for our world to change so drastically. In the past it used to take decades for innovations to become revolutionary and for culture to change. However, now it happens quicker than ever, and it is an incredible time to be.alive. We see new achievements every day when it comes to technology and online media. Now imagine what it will be like in another ten years Sun, 16 Sep 2018 22:44:54 -0700