Technological advances have caused and continue to cause a great impact in different areas, from the political to the educational, through the economy, communication or society itself. But without a doubt, they have affected the innermost part of our being.
Technology has changed the way we think about our mind and body. And it is this second that sometimes opens great debates: how do social networks affect our self-esteem? Is our behavior conditioned by the mobile? Does self-confidence depend on what others think on the Internet??
Let's think for a moment about networks like Instagram, where the image is ahead of everything. Or the fashion of selfies, which has caused teenagers around the world to take photos of themselves every time they go to the bathroom..
People have become dependent on likes, comments, compliments from strangers, fans, followers ... the ego grows and grows depending on the opinion that others have of ourselves. And that opinion is forged through our physical appearance.
This especially affects younger minds, who see current beauty models dangerously border on anorexia and absolute superficiality. What matters is being more attractive, at least in front of the camera. Then in person it will be seen.
But is everything so negative? Are progress really only hurting us in this area??
Like everything in life, they are a double-edged sword. A knife can be used to cut bread or kill someone, it depends on how it is used. Same as social media, mobile apps, blogs, new electronic devices, or virtual reality.
In fact, the aforementioned mobile applications go far beyond Candy Crush or the incessant WhatsApp. There are apps designed for professionals in certain sectors, others that help development in the early stages of childhood and others that allow us to immerse ourselves in culture without limits. On websites like TuAppPara we find many examples of all this and much more.
We just have to stop and think a bit about how to get the best out of what we have at hand - usually our smartphone..
Other cases such as those of social networks are interesting to deal with. Instead of uploading a photo to Facebook to see how many “likes” we receive or to suffer a potential social lynching, we could use this platform to get in touch with old schoolmates, or to chat with our friends and meet the end of week.
The point is that we currently spend more time staring at the screen than talking face to face. However, you can look for the other side of the coin and use all the technology in a positive and productive way..
Again the ball is in our court.
The amount of information that circulates through the networks is infinite. We will never finish reading everything that is online, especially since millions of new content appear every day. Of all that exists, why do we tend to read articles that hurt us emotionally??
Linked to the issue of physical appearance, there are a huge number of YouTube channels that bet on health advice worthy of a humorous movie. Well, they not only harm our body, but also our self-esteem. The same with articles that emphasize that our physique will be constantly judged by others..
It does not mean that losing weight is bad, far from it. Simply that we must do it well for health or because we want to, not because nobody dictates it or because you are going to have fewer fans. That is why accessing more constructive websites such as ComoPerderPeso.es will help us establish realistic goals and find natural home remedies to treat ourselves with a little more affection..
Remember that the opinion that really matters about our body is ours (and that of our doctor).
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