Empowerment- a word you hear a lot when kids talk about social media. Does social media really empower people?
A lot of people suffer from low self-esteem. It can, and definitely has often been brought about through a lack of attention or 'empowerment' that a person may feel through social connections with others. In the world of absolute virtuality that is social media, those feelings can be totally eliminated.
Likes. They're a powerful thing nowadays. It is the source of virtual empowerment that can be felt by any person on any social media. Often, someone might, for example, like your profile picture. From their point of view, it's just a nice profile picture, but from yours, it's often a indication that they are liking YOU. How could you not feel a sense of (virtual) empowerment and self-esteem if you get the impression that someone likes you?
Today, that's surely the case for many people. Just one click of the like button may lift someone's spirits by a great margin, reality that would be of sheer disbelief in previous decades.
Welcome to the 21st Century.
A lot of people suffer from low self-esteem. It can, and definitely has often been brought about through a lack of attention or 'empowerment' that a person may feel through social connections with others. In the world of absolute virtuality that is social media, those feelings can be totally eliminated.
Likes. They're a powerful thing nowadays. It is the source of virtual empowerment that can be felt by any person on any social media. Often, someone might, for example, like your profile picture. From their point of view, it's just a nice profile picture, but from yours, it's often a indication that they are liking YOU. How could you not feel a sense of (virtual) empowerment and self-esteem if you get the impression that someone likes you?
Today, that's surely the case for many people. Just one click of the like button may lift someone's spirits by a great margin, reality that would be of sheer disbelief in previous decades.
Welcome to the 21st Century.
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