Blog Post 2: Zach Hatt
We have gone through a lot of course material since our last blog post. The topic that stands out the most for me, revolves around the movie we watched during class called "Eighth Grade". I thought this movie was very well done and demonstrated the many challenges associated with social media in the younger generations. This movie really touched on social media taking over our lives and the attachment we have to these platforms. In the movie, Kayla is constantly seen on her phone, scrolling through social media platform after social media platform, which directly affects the way she socializes in a real public setting. The movie also shows how social media platforms make girls like Kayla insecure online, which directly affects their confidence since there are many unrealistic things shown on social media. Kayla stuggles with being accepted because she is different than the others, and I think this movie shows that social media applifies this difference since she doesn't know how to socialize in a public setting. I believe that it is important to have a public network on social media and that these platforms are useful, but Kayla was so addicted to her phone that it affected her social skills. It gave her a place to express herself on her Youtube Channel, but since she was so addicted to her phone, her social skills were nonexistent. I think that this is going to be a really big problem for younger generations and I am worried about how younger generations are going to adjust to the real world once they finish secondary school. This movie really put into perspective how eighth graders are growing up with technology by their side and the problems associated with this. This is something I can't relate to since I got my first phone in grade 11 and couldn't even imagine all the pressures and anxiety of having a phone that young like Kayla. Do you also think that younger generations are going to have a tougher time than us adjusting to the real world? Looking forward to your answers! Thanks for reading!
Hey Zach, Great Post!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely think that younger generations are going to have a hard time adjusting to the real world because as scary as it is, a lot of kids growing up right now behave just as Kayla does. My youngest sister is 18 and she can hardly hold a 5 minute conversation without looking at her phone. She does not understand rules such as eye contact when acknowledging the fact that someone is speaking to her, its crazy to think that she is only three years younger than I am, but is so much more attached to her phone than I am. I really fear how kids like her will manage in the real world because face-to-face communication skills will always be a crucial thing to have to interact in society, no matter have advanced technology becomes.Do you agree?
Hello Zach,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post! I have to agree with you and see that I think younger generations are in fact are going to have a hard time adjusting to the real world as they get older. I think that each generation has got more and more comfortable with their online presence and being solely someone who is just known online. I think that this will come back to haunt them in the end as they won't have a taste of what real reality is like. Just looking at our world today kids are getting technology and having accessibility to social media platforms far more early than we did growing up; the aspect of going outside and have a conversation face to face with someone is almost gone in a sense. So in the end to answer your question, yes I do believe younger generations are going to have a harder time adjusting to the real world.
Hi Zach,
ReplyDeleteI really liked your post and I too talked about eighth grade and the clear negative effects that social media has on Kayla's life. She uses social media as an outlet and online she has friends and followers but in real life she lacks real friends and thats often one of the deceptions of social media. People get sucked into the addiction and then become socially awkward and don't know how to socialize in a setting that isn't using some sort of social media app. I agree that this will be a problem for younger generations especially from the 2 years we had of covid where the only socializing people did was online.
Great post!
Hi Zach! I too think it is going to be extremely difficult for younger generations to be confident and happy with themselves when they are now exposed to unrealistic expectations at such young ages. This past summer I was a supply teacher for a Catholic Board and I was taken aback by the words coming out of their mouths and the media they had access to at the early ages of 10 and 11. They were pulling out their phones during class using Snapchat, playing games, making TikTok references, etc. I can confidently say that I did not know half of the information they know now. I never even got a cellphone till Grade 9 and now you see children carrying them around in Grade 3. It makes me quite sad, I feel as though we have already failed some of these individuals before they even got a chance to find themselves.
ReplyDeleteHey Zach! I really enjoyed reading your post. I actually really enjoyed the movie 'Eight Grade' because as you said, it has put out a perspective of the younger generation in regards to technology. Kayla was way too invested in her phone and social media that she actually forgot how to interact with her peers and her family. Im sure we all have grown up with little to no technology which is why we have the advantage of maintaining our social skills. Unfortunately, that is not the case for younger individuals. We see these technological advancements really messing with peoples social skills which would be an issue in the future.
ReplyDeleteHi Zach, great post! You provided a very thorough analysis of the film and how Kayla's social media usage affected her interactions in the real world. As years go on, kids that are growing up are increasingly immersed with technology and in some individuals, it has really affected their interpersonal skills. Additionally, with the time spent stuck inside over the course of the pandemic, I fear for these kids even more because their are experiencing all to most of their interaction's through a screen rather than learning how to properly communicate face to face with others.
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