ANALYZING THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA.

 The advancement of social media strongly modifies our perception of the world, and during the corona virus crisis some aspects of this new way of life was highlighted. It is important to comprehend that this discussion was prior and circumstances evolve and polarized this question. On the intention of determine the ties between the daily life and repercussion of the internet, let us consider some basic aspects, as the business that comprise digital tools on their work could honor the acquaintances in detriment of those who didn’t, in a general way the social media made possible the approximation of entrepreneurs and backers allowed the rising of new start-ups, personalized by the clients necessity. As an example during the period of isolation consumers searching for quality change their internet services of big employment to local services of the internet, myself is included in this percentage, by the way. Another expressive factor to analyze is the health of people that constantly work with technology or recently have to adapt to it. Since the creation of the first computer to nowadays the resources available on this machine's upward increase, this new apparatus always promises to increase our productivity, so why, according to researchers, have we been spending more hours on social media? While these devices promise to engage the work, they also create a big distraction by confusing customers with the amount of sources, our hyper-connection, instead resolve problems and provide us more time, are seriously affecting our activities. Especially the way we communicate in relationships, Sherry Turkle in the ‘TedTalkconnected, but alone?’ assert that we are becoming narcissists, anti-social and less emphatic. This behavior nurtures adolescents all kinds of disconcerting new diseases, as FOMO (fear of missing out). A Research conducted in 2017 by the Royal Society for Public Health indicates that Britons aged 14 and 24 believe that Facebook, Instagran, Snapchat and Twitter have detrimental effects on their well-being. Even though there is a tangible part of the population not included on the Social Medias, showing that the equality outward by these devices derives from an empirical experience. It is true that all those devices depend on crowdfunding and venture capital to work and it can pursue developers to go over several ethical issues as was presented, but maybe a philanthropic aid could differentiate the advance of social media. 

Ana Julia Fernandes.