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“The Good & The Bad: How Social Media Affected Me as a Gen Z Individual”

The good thing is that it affects our emotional well-being. We're ready to leave it to reduce some stress and problems and can let our emotions show on social media. It can help us find and have conversations with our friends and family that are far away from us. We can talk to them using apps, and you can share your problems and get feedback from them. The bad thing is that it is detrimental to our health. Social media now has a lot of problems for you, or should we say, judgmental and body-shaming. Posting something on social media can make your friends insecure, but not all of them. That's why we need to think before we post because we don't even know that we hurt other people or that it affects the health of others. -”Mery Joy Hernaiz”  As we all know, Social media is a quite popular tool for communication that allows people to connect despite distances. As a student and a Gen Z individual, Social media affects us positively. It provides education and accurate information to students that are not able to go to school because of the pandemic. It allowed us to keep up with what was going on in the world as well as be educated with contemporary issues. It also provides entertainment and a whole new realm of possibilities and opportunities in general. However, despite having a lot of positive effects, Social media is very harmful to everyone. The excessive use of Social media will negatively affect students’ academic performances as well as their health. Gen Z’s are very exposed to social media and always tend to believe what was written on the internet that may lead to distractions, peer pressure, addictions, and physical and mental health. Social media has both positive and negative effects, excessive usage of anything is bad, and social media is no exception. As Gen Z individuals and a student, we should balance our academic performance, social media use, and physical and mental health. -”Jeraline Jumawan”  As a part of generation Z,  I spent most of my time on social media.  When I have a bad feeling or am in a bad mood, I go to social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Messenger, and YouTube. Going through the news feed, watching movies or listening to music, and chatting or video calling with my friends and relatives could help me release my stress over whatever I'm dealing with, especially during this epidemic. The good impact of social media on me as an individual is that it allows me to learn about things I didn't know and things I want to learn more about, however, we all know that not everything we see on social media is real or factual, so we shouldn't put all of our trust in any of it. When I see a lot of people sharing and posting harsh or disrespectful statements to someone on social media, it bothers me. It might lead someone to be hurt or suffer from depression and anxiety. So, in whatever we do, we must be kind and sensitive. -”Jesca Heart Chan”  Social media are Websites and programs that emphasize on communication, community-based input, engagement, content-sharing, and collaboration. Individuals rely on social media to keep in touch with friends, family, and other members of their communities. Businesses utilize social media to market and promote their products, as well as to keep track of client complaints. As a Gen z the impact of Social media for me depends on the person using it whether he will use it in the right or wrong way. When it used in the right way the effect and results are good. If it is used in the wrong way, the effect and the result will be bad. So we should all know how to use it properly and not use it badly. If you can ask for advice or guidance from an older person or someone who knows how to use it. We must also know its limit as an individual. Use Social Media wisely -”Daniela May Cariaga”  Social media has many positive effects on Generation Z. According to a study, social media has helped some Gen Z members boost their self-esteem. They can use social media platforms to flaunt their talents and skills, as well as the things they can't do in front of others. However, it also has negative effects, some Gen Z members claimed that social media made them sad, anxious, or depressed, and even gave them a sense of insecurity, and made them feel left out. -”Jimboy Bachanicha”

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“Digital Divide in the New Normal”

In the midst of the global pandemic that we are currently facing, the digital divide in the new normal becomes more useful for those younger generations, particularly for students. The importance of technology or today’s digital age benefits both the new generation and the elderly in this new normal. The digital divide is also a problem for the less privileged members of the society, especially those living in the rural areas without access to computers or the internet. However, it is good to see that the government is working on finding solutions for putting up towers so that internet connections can be spread out to the people who didn’t have access years ago. In this new normal, the gap between the people who can’t gain access to the internet is increasing but at the same time it is also decreasing, because the government is trying their best to put up towers so that many users can gain access to it, they even gave away free gadgets to those people who can’t afford it, and after all internet is the only way in order for everyone to continue their job, like teachers, governments employees and even students who needs to continue their studies.  The digital divide has never been wider than it is right now. Since there has been a gap in access to modern information and communications technology, the divide between digital immigrants and digital natives has been a problem, and it widened even more during the COVID-19 Pandemic. It affects a lot of people, especially now that face-to-face classes are no longer allowed. It has a significant impact on the unemployed parents in our country, as they do not have the financial resources to afford unlimited internet access or digital devices for their children to use in online learning. When the internet was first becoming widely available, it seemed natural that some individuals would have access while others can’t gain access. As a result of the pandemic’s distancing efforts, school closures exposed and worsened the already-existing digital divide, often known as the homework gap. Because the digital divide disproportionately impacts children from low-income families and students of color, failing to address it would almost certainly result in a larger achievement disparity, a problem that existed before the pandemic.