The Social Media Effect: Are You Really Who You Portray Online? | R. Kay Green - 0 views
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Tom McHale on 28 Jan 15"The question we have to ask ourselves is: Are we really presenting who we are or are we presenting a hyper-idealistic version of ourselves? It has been argued that the social media effect creates a false sense of self and self-esteem through the use of likes, fans, comments, posts, etc. For many social media users, it is an esteem booster, which explains why so many people spend so much time on social media. It provides many individuals with a false sense of self and an inflated sense of who they really are. In considering these points, here are three important factors to consider while social networking:"