Fake truth

“It is a fake reality; when you get out of high school, it isn’t going to matter how many likes or retweets you get.” Kenny Wayne, former Marine said.

Teenagers are the bosses, the CEO’s, the political leaders and the head figures of the future. With technology, their idea of a future is just what new song is dropped on iTunes. The reality of it is that teenagers do not care about what is important; they care only about their social lives. They truly believe that social media will get them somewhere in life. But the truth is, your future is determined by how hard you work, how you devote your time and energy, not by how many followers you have or who liked your most recent post.  The Internet does not determine your future; you do!

“All I see is kids on their phones and never devoting time to their work,” Nathan Lancaster, Etowah science teacher, said.

Teens focus all our time and efforts on what is being posting on social media rather than on important things like education and our future. Teens would rather be seeing what people are tweeting than what lies ahead of them. You would think technology would improve this world, yet it has continued to draw kids away from wanting to do well in school.  It has drawn kids to stay up late on their phones instead of studying for the big exam. Technology is an influence, a distraction, and a weapon.

“It makes you compare, literally from all your activities, where you are, what car you drive, the comparison in social media is one of the biggest issues,” Michele Ellenberg, Etowah parent, said.

Coming from a girl, all you try to do is fit into this society and compare yourself to what she has or what she is wearing. You want to be better than she is; you want to look better, and you want all that she has that you cannot have. Social media gives you the platform to freely brag and showcase what you have. In person, you would rather ask their name and passion, than what purse or brand of shoes they are wearing. Social media gives us the access to be conceited and selfish towards others without even knowing. Teens are just following the lead of everyone else on their Instagram feed, which makes it seem okay for them. Bragging is just another part of the social ladder that has been created through social media. By social ladder, I mean how cool you are and how rich you are in this cyber society.