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    The document defines social media as virtual communities and networks that allow people to share opinions, exchange information, and create communities. It notes social media first emerged in 1997 after the creation of the World Wide Web. The document outlines both benefits and drawbacks of social media use, as well as factors that can lead to addiction like dopamine release from scrolling and low self-esteem. Symptoms of addiction include feeling empty without social media and neglecting other activities to spend excessive time online. Effects include negative health impacts, poor mental health, and neglecting responsibilities. The document concludes with recommendations for overcoming addiction such as digital detox, limiting screen time, and focusing more on real world interactions.

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    The document defines social media as virtual communities and networks that allow people to share opinions, exchange information, and create communities. It notes social media first emerged in 1997 after the creation of the World Wide Web. The document outlines both benefits and drawbacks of social media use, as well as factors that can lead to addiction like dopamine release from scrolling and low self-esteem. Symptoms of addiction include feeling empty without social media and neglecting other activities to spend excessive time online. Effects include negative health impacts, poor mental health, and neglecting responsibilities. The document concludes with recommendations for overcoming addiction such as digital detox, limiting screen time, and focusing more on real world interactions.

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    The document defines social media as virtual communities and networks that allow people to share opinions, exchange information, and create communities. It notes social media first emerged in 1997 after the creation of the World Wide Web. The document outlines both benefits and drawbacks of social media use, as well as factors that can lead to addiction like dopamine release from scrolling and low self-esteem. Symptoms of addiction include feeling empty without social media and neglecting other activities to spend excessive time online. Effects include negative health impacts, poor mental health, and neglecting responsibilities. The document concludes with recommendations for overcoming addiction such as digital detox, limiting screen time, and focusing more on real world interactions.

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    CONTENT CHORAL

    1. Defination of social media (SM)


     Interactions among people in virtual communities & networks
     Can share opinions
     Can exchange information
     Can create communities
     History: first created in 1997 after 6 years of creation of
    WWW

    2. Goods & bads of SM


     Tool of communication/connection (G)
     Stay up date/spread news (G)
     Find your voices/your category all around the world (G)
     Gain education/professional knowledge (G)
     Get inspiration/see the world/get out of the box (G)
     Make new friends all around the world (G)
     Face 2 face interaction decrease (B)
     Unstable relationship (B)
     Rumor spreading (B)
     False/fake news (B)
     Committed to cyberbully (B)
     Help propagate false values (B) - metastatic, unrealistic
     Detrimental to health (B)

    3. Factors of addiction
     Unfocus
     Attraction of endless updating info/trends
     Low self-esteem/not discipline
     Influence of friends
     Exceeding dopamine released when scrolling social media
     Stress
    4. Symptoms of addiction
     Feel emptiness & restless while not scrolling SM
     Keep exhilarated towards SM
     Spending a large amount of time on SM until neglect other thing
     Always needs/thinking about SM
     Isolation
     Can’t control to scroll SM
     Feel anxious without SM
     Always want to follow the trends on SM without any critical thinking
     Keep checking the likes & comments of post

    5. Effect of addiction
     Presence false idea of friendship
     Less/lack communication face 2 face with others
     Can’t be rational/tend to follow nonsensical trends
     Facing health problems - irregular sleep, eye fatigue, physical
    inactivity
     Neglect study
     Have a dark future
     Mental health affected : overthinking, lost confidence, depressed
    feel anxious(fear of missing out), loneliness
    Insecure, self harm, keep competing &
    comparing with others, sucidal harm

    6. Ways to overcome addiction


     Share problems with people face 2 face
     Turn off notifications
     Digital detox/find a therapy/get advice from professors
     Limit SM screen time
     Get a new hobby
     Don’t have phone by whilst when sleep
     Pay more attention to reality/real world
     Establish contingency plan - only scroll SM after accomplished
    something

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