The Pandemic Effect: Throwing New Weight On An Unbalanced Scale - Deepstash

The Pandemic Effect: Throwing New Weight On An Unbalanced Scale

Although more than half (56%) of people have been on active on social media for more than a decade, many of us are still figuring out how to balance the positives of social media with the negatives. Now, we’ve moved into a new era where virtual relationships are becoming the norm. These one-sided relationships can often lead to oversharing on social media, as people look to develop these relationships. However, this can lead to a huge range of negative and unforeseen consequences – hacking and phishing attempts, doxing and bullying, online shaming – the list goes on.

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“An idea is something that won’t work unless you do.” - Thomas A. Edison

The saying goes “Be careful what you wish for ‘cause you just might get it”. It seems to me that, for social media users, and especially for influencers and their followers, there’s a new version: “Be careful what you look for ‘cause you just might find it”.

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