Everywhere you go, you notice that not only teens but everyone are constantly holding our phones. We wait to see who liked our picture on Instagram, who posted on our Facebook wall, or who mentioned us on Twitter. We are always on our phones, but does that make us anti-social? Not at all! If we're on our phones, it's to talk to those that matter. Most of us are busy with our lives and cannot find time to keep up with other people, thus we share things online for our friends to see. It's not like we would rather talk to them online, us teens would rather talk in person. With the crazy schedule that many of us have, it's more convenient to hop on Facebook where everyone is and see what everyone is doing. When we're at events with our friends, we don't feel the need to pick up our phone to tweet, text, call, etc when all our friends are here. As a teen, I wouldn't say we're addicted to social networks, we're just addicted to each other.
Thompson, C. (December 26, 2013). Don't Blame Social Media if Your Teen is Unsocial. It's Your Fault. [Article]. Retrieved from Wired
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