The Risks and Benefits of Social Media

"Almost everything in life has risks and benefits, but what matters is the extent of risks and benefits," he says. "We're in a place where without having a full understanding of these risks, to simply say everyone should just use them doesn't seem reasonable ... especially when we're talking about kids here" Adolescents are at a very sensitive stage of development; their brains are developing social relationships,. In that stage, it turns out that young people are especially sensitive to social cues or social comparison.