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SalvadorRosasFirstEssay 4 - 04 Dec 2019 - Main.SalvadorRosas
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The Fear of Missing Out
“FOMO” always seemed like a joke to me. It did not seem real. However, it is clear now more than ever, that FOMO has affected my family and I in ways that seem irreversible. | |
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> | Facebook did not invent FOMO. Even as a child, before the advent of social media, I can remember feeling jealous, anxious, and angry when I would miss out on certain things. I will never forget being devastated at 7 years old when I found out that my neighbors had traveled an hour from Salinas to San Jose for the Britney Spears concert. As an adult on social media, that same fear of missing out has become stronger. | | | | |
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> | I have become a much more anxious person because of social media. It started out as a way to stay connected to my friends and family. Nowadays, it is the main reason I procrastinate. All of my accounts are “private” in the sense that people have to request to see my content. That really does not make much of a difference since it is the people closest to me that I care the most about. The fear of missing out on activities with my friends is heightened since I can constantly see what they are all up to on a daily basis. What this does is create a false sense of connection. It keeps me from actually reaching out to my friends and family and asking them what they have been up to because quite frankly I already know. Why would I spend 30 minutes on the phone with my aunt if I get real-time updates on her day through Snapchat? | | | | |
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> | Social media has changed the way I value time. I spend way more time on Instagram and Snapchat than I would like to admit or am even aware of. I will login to Instagram before going to bed only to realize after two hours of scrolling through my timeline that I have wasted valuable time I could have been using for much needed rest. As connected as I am to my social media accounts, I have become less connected from the technology that actually matters.
I have become really bad about checking my e-mails. There have been several instances in the last few months where I have missed important e-mails and did not reply at all. When utilized productively, this is a benefit of e-mail communication that social media communication does not provide. When you open a “direct message” on Instagram or Snapchat (or iMessage depending on your settings), the user can see immediately when you “read” it. | | | | |
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> | 11 Oct 2019 Draft Below: | | | My own FOMO
As I reflect back on my life, I have always experienced FOMO. Even as a child before the advent of social media as we know it today, I can remember feeling jealous, anxious, and angry when I would miss out on certain things. I will never forget being devastated at 7 years old when I found out that my neighbors had traveled an hour from Salinas to San Jose for the Britney Spears concert. As an adult on social media, that same fear of missing out has become stronger. |
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