Aidan Minnihan Professor John Horgan 5 May 2023 Social Media: RUINING OUR LIVES?!?!?! For better or for worse, the Internet has become an irreplaceable, inescapable part of our lives. We use it to stay in contact with friends and family; to apply for jobs; to work with coworkers remotely; the list goes on and on seemingly without end. Of course, none of this would be possible without the various social media platforms that exist. Social media has utterly revolutionized the way that we go about our daily lives, and it’s nearly impossible to thrive in our society without at least an email and LinkedIn profile. This necessary attachment to social media has certainly not come without many drawbacks, however, and our reliance on it has done much to contribute to the mental health crisis that we face today. First and foremost, it’s important to note that even separate from its necessity in everyday life, part of what makes social media such an omnipresent problem is that it is high...
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