'Wouldn't it be better if we just un-invented it and agree to say nothing of it to the next generation?' - in today's SkyViews JasonFarrellSky asks if we'd be better off if we ditched social media and never spoke of it again
There are three kinds of everyday modern rage: road rage, where people caged in their cars anonymously rant at other drivers; IKEA rage, where shoppers caged in unending aisles of cheap furniture can find no means of escape; and Twitter rage, where people caged in their own prejudices electronically tailgate and blow horns at those they disagree with.
My worry is that without real tangible benefits there are just too many negatives. Teachers are seriously concerned about Instagram. It's not just what children are sharing of themselves , but what they are looking at . Parents feel pressured to allow their kids to have social media accounts over fears their children will be excluded from peer groups without them. So the mere existence of social media is causing family conflict, be it questions over viewing habits to the classic"get off your phone, we are eating!"
Sayce Holmes-Lewis runs a mentoring programme for young people in gangs on the Brandon Estate in south London. Last year, his 17-year-old friend Rhyhiem Barton was killed and within hours teenagers from a rival gang were boasting about it on social media.
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