The article explores how our interactions with social media are largely automatic, habitual, and rarely scrutinized. Despite extensive discussions on social media's impact, many users misjudge the time spent online and underestimate their participation in the platform’s dynamics. It further emphasizes how social media content may distort reality, as seen in the case of Myanmar, where misinformation fueled violence. The article urges users to reflect on their social media habits because it reveals a consistent trend of inaccurate self-assessment, impacting our understanding of social media's true effects.
Much of our engagement with social media is an automatic and habitual practice that often goes unexamined, leading to inaccurate self-perceptions of our online activities.
Despite extensive research on social media's impact, our collective understanding remains flawed, particularly concerning time spent online, user engagement, and the harmful effects of content.
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