Social media was/is terrible for humanity

Hello there! Good luck :) About your question, You ask me questions at round 3, I answer and ask you questions at round 4, you reply to these questions, I hope I make this clear, let me know if it isn't :). So down to the arguments: My opponent claims that social media gave out job opportunities, and mentioned that youtubers can make a living out of these social apps. However, may I ask : Is this a good living? May I remind you that while some of these youtubers are good artists who provide valuable content on their videos, there are also youtubers who make a living playing videogames. I am currently 15 years old, not sure if I want to be a parent, but if I did have a child, I didn't want them to think that they shouldn't study and should instead play videogames, since they'd be famous. Other idea against these youtubers is that some are just ridiculing people on the streets for views.[1] I have read, for example, about two youtubers who dressed up as beggars and went trolling people in Deli, now I ask: Is this good? Making fun of beggars and people on the street? Maybe not. My opponent also mentioned the suicide survivors. I mean... sure, SOME suicides could have been prevented, but you are not going to tell me no one ever killed themselves for social media.[2] I saw a while ago a movie called Cyberbully about a teenager who joins a social network, and then starts getting trolled (cyberbullied) until she comes close to suicide, can't this be something that happens in real life? Can't this be something that already has happened several times thanks to social media? Other example is the apparent paranoia created by how many likes you get on a facebook post, an article claimed [3] that these would only affect people without a sense of purpose, but when you're pretty much ready to suicide, I'd say a sense of purpose wouldn't be so clear to see and therefore these could also affect a person's self esteem when they are on the edge. My opponent claimed that social media also provides a way to those who can only see the world through a screen. While this argument is indeed correct, these ways already existed before social media, people already sent letters before, so social media was basically a way to save paper and not much else. Pro argument #1 Social media is a weapon against academic results. Facebook, Instagram etc. are already proved to lower students grades[4] and the truth is that most teenagers spend most time on social media rather than studying or doing their homework, there is also a psychological thing into it. In case you never noticed, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (sort of) have blue icons, this is used having in account that blue is considered a relaxing color, so who would rather be on an environment of relaxation, rather than an environment of responsibilities? That's right, everyone would! So, with the usage of this trick, social media is "kidnapping"us from our studies. Is this good? Pro argument #2 Socialize or sleep? Seems like a pretty dumb question but it's the truth, usually, you'd go to work and socialize during the day, and then you could either go home and sleep for the next day, or go out on the evening, now you have no chance, you still have to be online to talk to people without getting enough rest. While yes this IS an option, most people would rather do it, probably for anxiety and fear that their friends will do things without them, therefore, it's not really up to them whatsoever. This potential sleep deprive is 100% not productive or healthy or anything really For all these arguments and the remaining ones, I encourage you to vote pro on today's debate, don't be afraid. Thank you ! :) [1] - http://www.mensxp.com... [2] - http://www.imdb.com... [3] - https://www.psychologytoday.com... [4] - http://mashable.com...