Basic Bible Teaching: Social Media: How to Protect Ourselves.

Thursday 24 October 2024

Social Media: How to Protect Ourselves.

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A @Christadelphians Video: Description: Users of social media are exposing their minds to various harmful effects, particularly manifest among children and adolescents. Our bodies are designed to move and benefit from physical activity or talking with other people. Inspired words of Jesus Christ and his apostles give us plenty of warnings for our protection and good advice for healthy living. # Summary The PRESENTATION by Wayne Coutu discusses the complexities of social media, its definitions, uses, and significant effects on society, particularly focusing on mental health and the implications for younger generations. It further explores the harms associated with social media, including social deprivation, sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, and addiction, while also offering Biblical insights on navigating these challenges. # Highlights - 📖 **Definition of Social Media**: True social media must have user profiles, user-generated content, networking capabilities, and interactivity, distinguishing it from messaging apps. - 📊 **Uses of Social Media**: It serves various purposes such as communication, entertainment, advertising, and shaping societal norms, often leading to peer pressure. - 🧠 **Mental Health Impact**: Since 2010, there's been a notable increase in reported mental health issues among younger generations, correlating with the rise of social media usage. - ⏰ **Time Usage**: Average screen time for teens has surged to 6-8 hours daily, highlighting a concerning trend of being physically present yet mentally elsewhere. - 🧒 **Play and Interaction Changes**: The nature of play has shifted from physical, unsupervised activities to virtual interactions, impacting social skills and emotional development. - 🚫 **Harms of Social Media**: Key harms include social deprivation, sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, and addiction, with social media acting as a powerful conformity engine. - 📖 **Biblical Advice**: The Bible offers guidance on motivations for social media use, the pursuit of followers, and the importance of not conforming to worldly standards. # keyword #SocialMedia #MentalHealth #BiblicalAdvice [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfVe5TyH1vo[/embedyt] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]If you would like to help us offset some of our substantial costs of providing this service and expedite the development of new features you can do so by clicking this link.

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