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How to Beat Your Social Media Addiction
Social media has become a major part of daily life for most people. It’s influenced pop culture in profound ways. It has led to the addition of new words to the dictionary. Most people use social media multiple times throughout the day. Some people even have a social media addiction.
According to Statusbrew, more than half of the world’s population currently uses social media (1). In fact, there are 4.55 billion active social media users (1).
There are many different social media platforms. Each of which has a different purpose. For instance, people use Instagram to post pictures to their friends and family. But people use Twitter to write short messages that are 280 characters or less. Most people use multiple social media platforms.
The goal of most social media platforms is to draw people to the platform. The more users on the site, the more money the platform makes. After all, social media platforms are businesses.
Each platform updates with new features to keep users engaged.
Social media affects you in different ways. First, let’s talk about how it affects your brain.
Social media affects the same part of the brain that addictive substances do. The reward centers of the brain. Dopamine receptors in your brain get activated by both social media…
