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  • Essay / What are the positive effects of social media - 1253

    The danger of more indirect communication is that it has become extremely easy to be cruel. Dr. Donna Wick, a clinical and developmental psychologist who runs Mind to Mind Parent, says that "kids are texting all kinds of things they would never think to say to anyone's face" (Childmind , nd). She says this is generally true for girls who don't like face-to-face conflict. Girls comparing themselves to others creates a lack of strong self-esteem, which creates insecurity and horrible feelings about yourself, which makes you want to put others down, and because girls don't like face to face conflicts, they will result. measuring harassment through a screen. Peer acceptance is a very important thing for teenagers and for many of them, they care about their image as much as a politician running for authority. Add to that the fact that kids today actually get self-validation of their appearance by thinking like “like.” and “comments” is enough to bother anyone. Nasty comments posted on your wall or on a photo you posted can make you feel extremely uncomfortable and put you in an unhealthy and dangerous mind.