Generation Z uses social media as a vessel for communication and staying updated on anything that’s happening outside work and their social circle.
Social media has great aftermath on our daily lives either constructive or destructive.
Our life as Gen- Z is affected physically when we start comparing ourselves with famous people.
Celebrities and bigwigs on social media platforms like Instagram tend to showcase their lavish lifestyles which in the end inflicts pressure on those who are there for fun and to make friendships.
Gen-Z starts to feel like they are ugly and insecure because their self-esteem is robbed.
You were just comfortable and thrilled living your humble lifestyle but you get driven by pressure on social media.
You follow someone’s routine and his/her way of life just because he or she is your age mate but he/she has already achieved great milestones in life.
This generation needs to understand that we are not the same and we’ll never be.
There is time allocated for everyone’s breakthrough.
The pressure at some levels has forced some young adults to start doing things that go against societal expectations and norms.
Many undergo depression when they post and receive negative feedback and criticism.
Mental illness now comes in as a result of not being satisfied with your current lifestyle due to limited access to some unaffordable personal stuff.
Most of these social media influencers are famous and they have money to spend on luxuries.
Then there is you who does not have enough money to purchase the things you desire.
Other than the gloomy side of it, social media plays a big role in disseminating information easier and faster when it’s still fresh.
This social media act as an intermediary between Gen-Z and their society.
It makes us live a better life because we are aware of what’s going on globally.
As much as we exceedingly rely on social media to stay updated, social media has evolved to be the epitome of fake news and misinformation.
Gen-Z believe every piece of information they come across on social media and without doing research for authentication, they go on and circulate the misguided information.
Social media addiction is becoming rampant to some extent it's ruining people’s life.
The rate at which Gen-Z are being converted to introverts willingly or unwillingly is alarming.
Less supervision of the content they have access to before the legal age leads them to access indecent content.
The zoomers who should be key agents in advocating for the reading culture prefer to use e-books instead of manual books and in the process of reading, they keep opening the social media notifications that pop up and that’s how time reserved for reading is being wasted.
Social media addiction is now a disease on its own among Gen-Z.
Many indulge in most activities when glued to their phones and they hardly concentrate.
Social media can be a curse or a blessing depending on how we interact with it.
It can elevate our lives effectively or manipulate our thinking, behaviours and beliefs.
Students at Moi and Rongo University
Edited by Kiilu Damaris
