According to statistics, there are over 2.

6 billion monthly active users of Facebook as of

the first quarter of this year. This data shows that most people, regardless of age, resort to the
use of the said social media platform for some reasons. Facebook alone is not enough for other
people though, so they interact using other social media platforms.
We can do so much when we use Facebook, from communicating with our families and
friends to meeting new people virtually. With this being said, it cannot also be denied that
there are numerous people who tend to dwell on Facebook, and to other social media
platforms as well, so much that they will do everything just to gain those likes and shares on the
things that they will put on their accounts. The world of today has become too dependent on
the internet and to all the social media platforms. The ease of access to these platforms make
the situation even more favorable to everyone. The young people are already being exposed to
these kinds of things, and they love it so much. There are also those people who are old who
exert so much effort just for them to learn on how to be sociable online. Teenagers get to the
bolder side of life, in every aspect possible, just for them to be noticed in this virtual world that
they create. It is fine if we use Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.; we just need to understand
that the virtual reality is different from actual reality, and that we belong to the latter. There is
a dilemma being faced by the world regarding the usage of the social media platforms. People
tend to put too much importance on these things, and they will do everything for these. An
example is that of the home; instead of talking with each other, the family uses their Facebook
accounts individually. Some people meet with each other on a personal basis, but all they do is
to use their phones and scroll on their newsfeeds. Children nowadays choose to just stay at
home and use their cellphones instead of going outside and play with other kids. They are more
comfortable when they are dealing with the virtual world that they have, and that alone is truly
alarming. Whether we like it or not, the real world is a much safer world to live in. Facing the
reality, that everything is not just about how many likes you get or how many people will
admire you because of what you post on Facebook, is quite difficult as of today’s time. People
are tied to the mentality that they should impress others by using the internet as a medium of
such thought. Not everything that we see in the internet is real, and we have to live with that.
Those social media platforms also can be used of haunting people down, bullying, and
committing other crimes. The thought of a woman being bullied just because she posts a
picture of herself wearing a swimwear is really disturbing. Some people do not know the
responsible usage of such platforms, but they are somewhat addicted in using them. People are
slowly becoming prisoners of every social media platforms that they use.
It is very important that people understand the effects of using the social media
platforms that we have today. The positive effects are truly commendable, but the negative
ones are devastating. The Internet might exist forever, and we have to deal with that. All we
need to do is for us to be responsible in using all the things that are being run by the internet.