Teens who refuse to use social media

Re:Teens who refuse to use social media by quacked on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @03:16PM (#17870885)

You're either popular among your friends, unaware of your current social status, or aware and okay with it. Social media, acts a quantification of popularity metrics. The most attractive and popular people get the most engagement on social media, and the least attractive or least popular get the least engagement. For teens, it's a lot harder to ignore your own social status, since all of your socialization takes place in what amounts to a closed system (school and clubs).

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Re:Teens who refuse to use social media by mbo on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @09:14PM (#17873416)

Yeah, look, frankly, I am pretty popular among my friends. I'll acknowledge that. But I don't like social media because I'm getting a tonne of engagement with everything I post, or because I pull 300 likes on my newest profile picture, etc.

I like it because it helps me meet up with people in person, reach out to those who I wouldn't otherwise be in contact with, and see the passions, opinions and activities of my friends and peers.

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Re:Teens who refuse to use social media by always_good on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @04:01PM (#17871388)

Let's not suggest that social media is what it takes to realize you are unpopular as a teenager.

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Re:Teens who refuse to use social media by quacked on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @05:58PM (#17913190)

Social media is a constant, unyielding reminder of exactly how popular you are. It doesn't turn off when you go home, and all of your friends are on it.

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