Quote from: MadeinCoin on June 21, 2019, 12:49:53 PM

Quote from: hatshepsut93 on June 20, 2019, 11:17:34 PM

Social media and other addictive Internet sites - people are constantly glued to them, even on their work, which decreases their productivity. Social media also cause depression in many people, because they not only procrastinate, but also constantly compare their life to others, which leads to dissatisfaction. Also social media are good at spreading lies and fakes, which can have negative effects on the economy - anti-vax panic, anti-GMO, political manipulation and so on.

Sure enough, social media is able to change one's perspective only from a writing. There are so many countries in my news that hoaxes are scattered and this has an impact on all fields not only in the economy and severely able to trigger propaganda.

But not everything from social media can aggravate the economy, social media also has a positive side. As is now everywhere ubiquitous in technology, so the development of ecomerce is increasing and the number of online transactions also increases. Many mid-level businesses rely on social media as a medium for their sales or promotions.

You can argue that the time not wasted going out to get food, or going out to buy something gives people more time and mental energy to use to better themselves. Of course how others have noted that depends on the person. Are they going to use that time to get on social media, or are they going to use it to study up on things that will benefit their life, health, etc.