Social Media helps teenagers.

I'd like to open by looking at my opponents case sentence by sentence.I see it as a way to demoralize teenagers.This is true in some circumstances, but it's also true of everything. Everything can be used for good or bad. Both some of the greatest good and bad has been done in the name of religion. America is one of, if not the, best countries in the world. That doesn't mean it hasn't had its' fair share of terrible deeds and decisions. The fact of the matter is, however, that this is not the only or even primary use of social media.We should encourage them to have actual human contact. We can't do that if all we use are cell phones and computers.Texting and Social Media is human contact. We can talk to friends in other cities or even in our home town that we ordinarily wouldn't be able to communicate with. I have friends from parts of Europe and Asia that I can't see in person anymore. Social Media opens a huge door for being able to communicate with other humans in every kind of situation. We have never had a more social generation.Take for example. The average person has about 200 friends on facebook. (1) These are 200 people who are constantly updated on what you've been doing recently, and are just a click-of-a-button away from instant communication. I don't know about you, but if you take out social media, I only end up seeing a couple of those 200 people every day. Social gatherings and conversations have never been so close.Besides, it's easier to get away with bullying. Only 20 states have laws against cyberbullying.Cyberbullying never really made sense to me to be honest. The vast majority of individuals have no obligation, legally or otherwise, to be on social media. People are on social media because they want to be. If you're getting bullied online, you can just log off.I've heard it said before that people can spread rumors of individuals online, so logging off doesn't cut it. Well people can spread rumors in real life too. Social Media simply makes it more convenient.Children need to grow up. If one cannot handle being bullied, he should not be on social media, or even the internet for that matter, in the first place. We have limitless knowledge and information at the tip of our fingers, yet we'd rather spend more time complaining that some people are mean to us than use this ability the internet gives to us. I can't say anything to this kind of attitude but grow up or leave.1 in 5 cases of cyberbullying are reported. I've been one of the 4 who didn't report it.Could you please provide a citation for this? I understand how we know when cyberbullying is reported, but how do we know about the ones we don't know about?Also, assuming these numbers are in any way accurate, this 'cyberbullying' clearly wasn't too bad if 4/5 people didn't feel the need to seek help or complain about it. I understand people don't always verbalize everything they want, but this is no ones fault but their own, now isn't it?Teens post pictures of good scores on tests, or family trips when they put blood, sweat, and tears in to make it happen...This is a good thing. We should encourage people to appreciate their successes and opportunities. If someone has a good family, good for them. That's one more thing they have going for them! That's exciting. It makes people feel isolated if they have a dysfunctional family...Should we also hide the fact that people with good grades exist to protect the feelings of those with bad grades? Should we also hide the fact that rich people exist to protect the feelings of those from poor families? Should we also hide the fact that certain nations a better than others to protect the feelings of those from less fortunate countries? Of course not. This is reality. Just because someone doesn't have something, we shouldn't hide the people who do. I grew up in a dysfunctional family, but that didn't mean I got offended by people with good families. In reality I got excited for these people who were more fortunate than I. Everyone has their differences, and that's nothing to be afraid of.1 - http://bigthink.com...