Writing Challenge Day 1

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5 problems with social media.

1. Trolls. People who enjoy being dicks and hurting people’s feelings or winding them up for no other reason than that they like causing issues and causing harm.

2. Bigots, sexists, racists, etc. People who are absolutely hateful.

3. A lack of ability to convey subtext with things like tone of voice. That can mean that people can hurt each other and get into arguments they wouldn’t otherwise because of misunderstanding.

4. It’s addictive. You can end up browsing any number of social media sites for hours which is usually a waste of time. When it’s a few minutes here and there and talking with friends, it’s helpful, but when you get sucked into the vortex and suddenly it’s been an hour of watching BuzzFeed videos… well, at that point, I’m usually frustrated with myself for all the things I would’ve enjoyed more/found more memorable/been more productive.

5. It can be used by terrorist groups and other people who are generally doing horrible things to people just trying to go about their lives, to formulate plans, recruit more members, etc.