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Talk about about what it's like to use social media during this pandemic.

Well, this one will be short for me because before the Pandemic I wasn't using Social Media very much, and now I'm really not using it at all. I find that Social Media is the source of a lot of misinformation and hype that really isn't out there - I've seen it push friends and family to the extremes of their political/social beliefs when I really don't think that's where they're at. It was bad before the Pandemic, but with everyone separated from everyone else, Social Media has become a place where more people go to connect with others and then, instead they are pushed to even more extreme views because they're believing the misinformation and the hype that's out there. I stay off of it, especially since I don't have the time to decipher and research what's real and what's not. I can connect directly with my friends and family via phone, text, email, in-person, online chats, etc. I don't need Social Media. Actually, I think I'm a happier person not being on Social Media (I'm definitely less stressed).