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in an age where technology continues to
dominate our lives social media has
emerged as both a blessing and a curse
it's undeniable that these platforms
have revolutionized the way we connect
share and communicate however beneath it
all lies a darker truth social media
addiction is on the rise and with it
come a set of serious issues that I
the interesting thing is that until
recently I didn't really look at it as
an addiction at all yet every day I
would be on these apps for hours
mindlessly scrolling and keeping myself
for me it's too in particular Instagram
on Instagram I would see what everyone
else was doing constantly refreshing the
feed for new posts stories and messages
on Tick Tock with the algorithm just
feeding me content I don't even have to
think of what I want to watch because
whenever I open it time just passes by
it could be five minutes it could also
the platforms are designed to be
addictive and it makes sense because the
more time you spend there the more the
but that's all I thought of it a way of
procrastinating and wasting my time
which of course is bad by itself yet I
didn't really see anything else to it
As Time passed I began to realize that
my constant scrolling was also taking a
I slowly became aware of it and quite
often when using these apps I would ask
myself what am I even getting from this
and the answer would always remain the
same I wasn't really getting anything it
was always much more negative than
positive if the reason was anything
they say that comparison is the thief of
joy and on these apps everyone just
I was comparing my life to these curated
idealized versions of others and it made
me feel like I'm falling behind
there were times when I had trouble
appreciating where I was or what I was
doing because others would be someplace
more nice doing bigger and better things
I would see people hanging out and
having fun while I'm alone at home and
it would feel like I was missing out
even if I didn't want to do anything
getting bombarded by ads and seeing all
the cool things or outfits people have
feeded my consumerism it made it seem
like I don't have enough and need more
Beautiful Moments would pass me by
because I was too busy taking pictures
afterwards I would be constantly
checking who liked and commented on it
subconsciously seeking external
and don't get me started on the endless
stream of news and opinions it's all
overwhelming only fueling my anxiety and
I finally decided to look at my screen
time and it was clearly too much
it became clear that my social media use
had shifted from a harmless Pastime to a
harmful habit it was an addiction in
Disguise one that had come into my life
I'm not saying that you should delete
all social media apps and that it will
but if you ever felt the way I did it's
worth taking a step back to reflect on
is it adding value to your life or