Social Media Access & Equity

These dyas, many people use smartphones. As much as the number of smartphone users, there are people who are addicted smartphones in that it’s easier to access to social media through the phones. According to a certain psychoanalysis study, one of reasons that they have those addiction problem is social media. It’s true that people are living in the 21th century, they can access to the internet and get information through the social media. The social media users can chat with friends, check their lives, and share thoughts. Most people in today’s society use social media and say that social media sometimes creates anxiety unless they access to social media even for one day. Another reason is that they are afraid of that they don't know what trend is popular in social media. These symptoms are psychological matters. Actually, a lot of people confront countless information. I've always been experienced it, especially the recently tragedy of the Sewol Ferry  in South Korea. After the event happened, my social media is about to be filled with news from numerous users. It cause me to be confused by  rumor. The problem which one is the fact is the new issue. It brings a question that the more information , the better indeed? Civilized men know that civilized human beings, cultures, and nations have less chances to access social media. And, people in advanced countries also know that “natives” in undeveloped countries could be happy although they couldn’t access to social media, even they don’t know what it is. Therefore, social media users of Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin, and so on, no, most people in today’s society should consider the futural functions of social media, and what and how they'll affect to the human society in order to avoid the situation that people are ruled by social media.
My thoughts and prayers reach out to the families and friends in this tragedy. R.I.P.

Social Media...and Teaching & Learning

The sinking of the Saewol happened 4 days ago near Jindo in South Korea while high school students were going to go school trip. It attracts tons of people’s attention through social media such as Facebook and Twitter. All of the posts is about the accident. Here is summary of the event. One of Korean broadcasting stations misreports as that the whole victims are rescued, but it really is not. It causes incorrect information on social media for agitative purposes. IN MY OPINION, It shows heroism caused by social media in order to help them in a psychoanalysis perspective. The social media turns into a warfield for the facts in an instant. The parents of the victims insist that the broadcasting stations are lying that the government is supporting an emergency rescue right after the accident; it looks like they need no more assistance in the work of rescue. As a result, the parents ask people to share these facts through the social media.

On the other hand, some SNS users raise their voices of confusion; what information must they believe in? The lesson at this time, I learn that problems of social network/media, that is FACTICITY.

Today’s social media accommodate services in that people could access to news as much as news on search portal websites or from broadcasting organizations homepages. People get discernment and learn how to think critically and judge the truth.

Now, around 270 students and people are waiting for the rescue under the sea...PLEASE pray for them.