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LightningThief posted...

It's inaccurate to say everyone is simply annoyed by it.

No matter how you may feel about Tiktok, there's no denying social media in general has promoted mindless hours of scrolling, toxic clout chasing, complete brain rot of a great portion of the population that values their favorite mouth piece on social media over actual facts and science.

I'd argue it's also accelerated the hyperpartisan problems we face with literal sitting politicians aims for insta/tiktok/youtube clicks and likes instead of real policies. With these little games working because so many are addicted to social media and their little think tank bubbles.

We also have a social problem that social media has definitely played a part in damaging as well. Antisocial behavior and parasocial behaviors that social media definitely isn't helping to reverse since again social media targets these bubbles.

Lets not even get started on deluded populism of bubbles thinking they are the majority because they only interact with their bubble. Or the rampant misinformation and disinformation. "I saw it on YouTube or Tiktok so it must be true!"

Oh yeah, there is no denying that social media has encouraged and instigated a lot of problems. I think pretty much everyone is aware of its negatives. However, I think it's also prudent here to list its positives.

https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/7/745
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK594763
https://unfspinnaker.com/90538/news/university/how-social-media-is-influencing-gen-zs-political-views/
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2008/12/14/scenario-2-the-internet-and-the-evolution-of-social-tolerance/

Social media can provide benefits for some youth by providing positive community and connection with others who share identities, abilities, and interests. It can provide access to important information and create a space for self-expression.9 The ability to form and maintain friendships online and develop social connections are among the positive effects of social media use for youth.18, 19 These relationships can afford opportunities to have positive interactions with more diverse peer groups than are available to them offline and can provide important social support to youth.18 The buffering effects against stress that online social support from peers may provide can be especially important for youth who are often marginalized, including racial, ethnic, and sexual and gender minorities.20, 21, 22 For example, studies have shown that social media may support the mental health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, transgender, queer, intersex and other youths by enabling peer connection, identity development and management, and social support.23 Seven out of ten adolescent girls of color report encountering positive or identity-affirming content related to race across social media platforms.24 A majority of adolescents report that social media helps them feel more accepted (58%), like they have people who can support them through tough times (67%), like they have a place to show their creative side (71%), and more connected to whats going on in their friends lives (80%).25 In addition, research suggests that social media-based and other digitally-based mental health interventions may also be helpful for some children and adolescents by promoting help-seeking behaviors and serving as a gateway to initiating mental health care.

The results of our study indicate that social media platform features, such as utility and aesthetic appeal, significantly impact the knowledge-sharing behavior of students. Higher education institutions should consider these findings when developing social media initiatives to promote knowledge sharing. Furthermore, our research provides a framework for examining the influence of social media on student learning and motivation, which can be applied in future research studies. Overall, our study adds to the growing body of literature on using social media in higher education and provides valuable insights for educators and practitioners seeking to enhance student learning outcomes through social media. The study used exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis to determine the presence of workable correlation coefficients and to evaluate the fit of the proposed model. The results show that knowledge formation and reputation significantly influence students knowledge-sharing behavior. Social media use and student learning motivation are crucial in facilitating effective knowledge sharing.
The authors concluded that social media could provide both challenges and opportunities for students and that it is up to them to make the most of this technology to enhance knowledge exchange among peers. However, the study also found that students can become easily distracted by the recreational and commercial features of the site. The studys results contradict the assumption made by other researchers that social media use is detrimental to college students performance in learning. Instead, the analysis revealed that social media features such as document sharing could facilitate student participation, improve student knowledge formation, and offset the potential distractions and adverse effects of the more entertaining features of social media.

Whether the negatives outweigh the positives are arguments that can be had but they shouldn't be made by the government, especially not the the current polarized and tech-illiterate one.