How Social Media Affects Your Brain

[@rickc.3552]

I've deleted Facebook and Instagram and I'm a million times happier and more productive.

[@dharreldaita2930]

Good Luck.

[@AM-fh7ek]

theres so much you can do/persue in reality, seems spending time on a phone/pc insignificant...

[@xarzroth2298]

i just deleted my twitter account. i feel great.

[@armyshope]

I also deleted some accounts :/

[@dhhdsjjc2408]

@James these 2 are literally one of the worst

[@walkingtalkingdread]

This is exactly why I have been staying off Instagram and Snapchat, and honestly, this is so much better. It reduces a lot of your stress and your self esteem goes up.

[@lunaxbitch7870]

Victoria Heffly Agreed, you know who your friends are when you delete all the media. Your real friends text you and check up on you and love you as who you are and not your online persona.

[@saswatamaitra2765]

God Bless You!!!!!🕯️💚💚💚💚💚

[@rwubaa222]

I dunno why but I find buzzfeed talking about social media dangers a funny thing

[@amiram4959]

I think what they meant is the obsession of taking perfect picture and getting likes which leads to constantly looking up to our phones

[@recoil53]

What's funnier is that they are a social media company and I didn't even know that they have a 4 month old travel channel because they haven't been using social media to tell me. Only found out because I made it to the end of this vid.

[@LetsStopThisSong]

right???

[@EmeliaSings]

Honestly hate how affected I feel I am. Whenever I post on IG, maybe I get one or two people to comment. Then I see some of my friends, with 30+ comments.. I don't even have 30+ friends in real life. I want to be happy for them, aw so sweet they have friends to tell them they're pretty and amazing, then there's me. Sometimes I really want to quit some social medias (IG, facebook, snapchat) but I'm also afraid of being out of the loop, or not updating because then people "might" judge me? How silly is my thinking, AHHH. Maybe I should take a break from social media.

[@alexisrene5854]

A. Emelia sings same

[@amiram4959]

I took a break like 3 years ago and I don't see myself backing today I want to but it feels weird idk, don't take like a full break keep updating from now then but don't feel like you're obliged to do so, do it for yourself :) I wish someone said that to me back then haha now im disconnected from everyone :c

[@katiesainato732]

Same, some people I know (I wasn’t friends in real life with most of them), get 20+ comments, while I am lucky to get even one comment. This severely lowered my self-esteem, so I deleted my main account, and kept my spam but I unfollowed everyone else other then celebs and close friends, this helped me a lot with regaining some confidence and self-esteem.

[@KidCarnival]

Lol you're a jealous type, I bet you get mad when your sibling gets something and you dont

[@jol3129]

Taking a break might help you detach from caring about comments or being "out of the loop". It seems counterintuitive, but it actually works!

[@devinmichelle1358]

I stopped going on Instagram and Snapchat because it was not good for my depression

[@matthewleech7901]

Hahahahaha.... if only I could stop twitter.....

[@he.quetzal4]

Same here

[@Sarah-eh7bw]

Power to you, good luck!

[@devinmichelle1358]

Sarah A thank you so far it’s going great I focusing on doing some traveling get out of Los Angeles

[@trippielaina3933]

Nudge I feel the same way but I physically can not let them go

[@lynnpalomo9341]

This is kind of scary

[@rogerbabzai9160]

@@mido678 dont talk about your father like that

[@mido678]

Roger Babzai NINE YEAR OLD AlERT 🚨!!!

[@michaeloluokun9488]

Aliyah Palomo hi hun

[@lynnpalomo9341]

Macedonian_Pride 83 ThOt 🤪🤪

[@BriaBarrows]

Very

[@HxH6666]

It’s making us less social even though it’s called “social media”

[@domethefavor4278]

That's right..:(

[@scarlettq81820]

so true

[@onlyaboy3606]

Mxbvibes but I’m being social on social media it’s just not in person

[@HxH6666]

Meow Cats But in person is where it matters the most.

[@tigerexo6577]

Totally agree

[@skyraven89]

I felt so much better after leaving social media. It dragged my mind into a dark place that I never want to go back to

[@scarlettq81820]

i hardly use social media except youtube so don't know why i'm watching this lol

[@cameliat7526]

Same

[@thetwominecraftsisters1634]

Same

[@euphoricdreamer6536]

Lol same tbh, I'm like over social media now, it's probs for the best I don't exactly like the idea of me wasting my life by spenidng hours scrolling down facebook and instagram, etc.. :/

[@YoutuberGrudge]

@@euphoricdreamer6536 yet you're here

[@euphoricdreamer6536]

Lol yep, but tbf the thing I related to says "I hardly use social media *except youtube*", I don't mind wasting my time watching videos on youtube, at least I'm learning something from these vids, I can't say I learn an awful amount from the status' on my fb haha

[@ProPlayer-wq3nu]

Jokes on you I don't have a brain!

[@Zeytrixx]

Pro Player 1⃣ Justin Y. 27

[@unnecessarilyhonest6051]

How did you make this comment tho?

[@ianellicuellar16]

@@Zeytrixx lmbo

[@_krystalthomson]

Thanks for making me laugh

[@saturn2063]

i dont know why but i laughed so much reading this

[@downup]

People are addicted to likes

[@remcopoppe4870]

cupcakez i use allot of social media, but i dont care bout likes and popularity

[@palakyadav6190]

Yupp

[@palakyadav6190]

@@remcopoppe4870 same here

[@khaki-_482]

Well here you go...👍

[@Zeytrixx]

cupcakez Justin Y. 26

[@titoiswack3524]

The internet social media and online are very toxic places

[@user-ml6pm4ve3o]

Anonymous I know that but like... I b bored you know??

[@mariamlad8521]

samee

[@MizTameRumors]

The world is a toxic place people just haven't learnt to handle the online part yet.

[@sophieunicorns4195]

You're saying this on a KZbin video do you not get the irony

[@cosasquesirven1851]

De hecho yo era adicto a las redes sociales. Hace meses que borré mi perfil de Facebook y me siento libre !

[@audreyhollenbaugh4086]

This video basically says “social media sometimes makes you happy and sometimes you think you feel ur phone but it’s just something else” wow my eyes have been opened

[@claudiaivy104]

True that! Social media destroys our focus and attention completely. Meditation is what I try to do daily but I am still not consistent with it..

[@sarahr.9118]

The only social media platform that I use is KZbin I find the rest kinda boring I don’t know why

[@opax]

same

[@ycfuxo8046]

It’s the feeling of wanting validation/attention that’ll forever keep social media alive. It’s all young people seem to want now

[@Shadow-fz4ev]

I haven’t had Facebook, Instagram or any other social media for 2 years and I have no desire to have it again. 👍🏻 It’s one of the best decisions I have ever made.

[@michaeloluokun9488]

Nick Vargas .

[@happily_engagedgoddess898]

@Nick Vargas You call or text ......

[@lunaxbitch7870]

Same here, finally got the courage a couple of weeks go to delete it. Feel much better about myself, never realised how trapped I was until it was gone and a sense of freedom and happiness washed over me.

[@sighrushi]

As someone who was practically raised on social media, it’s all hitting hard in my 20’s, and I find myself struggling to function. I’m slowly unlearning it all, and I wish I didn’t expose myself to the things that I did when I was younger. If you’re younger - I’m talking 12/13 and you’re reading this, please stay away from social media. I’m begging, it takes a toll on your real life relationships.

[@ninjapirate123]

So you'e on instagram all the time

[@slerved6360]

Ever since I quit social media I feel 100% happier and more positive

[@Jabcat-ov7ln]

We’re all addicted...the internet is like a drug...

[@opax]

I wouldn't say the internet like most things in life harm only starts when you reach a certain level. If anything the internet is one of the greatest human achievements, an addiction for social media seems to point to be being bad but there is no clear cut evidence.

[@nindyrafitricia5177]

Responses. The feeling of recognition and how us matters.

[@user-qj3ix9ux8x]

*bich if my mom sees this-*

[@jerichoandwinter998]

Jimins lost Jams jimin...ya got no jams... *says on airplane*

[@nadind9169]

We BETTER RUn

[@NeocryptMyth]

Jimins lost Jams you better hope your grammar teacher doesn’t see that

[@user-qj3ix9ux8x]

BatfishGaming *you got no jams*

[@jennie-ej1of]

no no not today

[@bras7855]

Any social media besides youtube Turns your brain into mush

[@yourfavouritegayshit1964]

Yes

[@armyshope]

KZbin you choose what to see

[@AnymMusic]

social media releases dopamine making you feel happy. a couple a minutes saved

[@kingzor100]

What about us who doesnt give 2 shits about social media dont care about likes views and never post?

[@recoil53]

And saves you the money you'd spend on heroin! Win-win.

[@jjeddediahdd1705]

I realized that because I was always looking for attention through social media, sometimes conscious of my actions (refreshing the page, constantly posting, getting jealous when someone else in my friend group had more likes or more followers) sometimes not, I began to lie and overexaggerate everything without realizing it until later, when I was asking myself why the hell I posted some long paragraph describing something that never happened or something that was an extreme exaggeration of what had actually happened. It got so out of hand that I started doing it in person too, face to face with other people. Driving home from work one day I was thinking about why I lie so much, and it dawned on me. Validation and attention, fed by social media. I deleted all my social media after that, except for KZbin, and have been living more in the present, and have begun to quit lying as much when I'm not paying attention to what I'm saying. I used to make fun of people who say this, but it really is sort of liberating.

[@dlxinfinite7098]

That has been my experience, also. Thank you.

[@doo6795]

Its fact that i was a WAY HAPPIER before when there were no social medias even tho i do a lot of things than before to post, im not satisfied with my life. I keep comparing to myself others idk why.

[@Cyanshook]

People consider likes and follows as validation... feel free to validate me

[@autumnmay-pl2hr]

Let's make a validation chain! You are a wise person :)

[@charklat]

Lol

[@charklat]

You're funny.

[@naima9283]

That’s why I don’t use social media... except for KZbin

[@fgyhgrdtdyovitc]

close one

[@june4750]

The only time i experience phantom vibration is when iam in a loud public place and iam supposed to pick up an important call which can come any minute

[@ozielesteban]

When I had anxiety I stopped scrolling on Instagram cause I felt unhappy ;_;

[@zilalstudio911]

same

[@Zeytrixx]

Social Media gives you a lot of dopamine and your brain expects more so when something on social media you do doesn’t work out it can lead to a lot of stress.

[@infomagnat]

How many of you agree with the fact we may have thousands or millions of friends or followers but when we are met with a real life issue or challenge hardly 1-2 people stand with us? That's social media for you.

[@sighrushi]

Facts!

[@jessicago4762]

Bruh the only satisfaction I receive is with food😂😂😂😂

[@armyshope]

Really that's so true

[@jtobin7924]

2:20 some apps have vibrations on but not notifications and that is what a “phantom vibration” is

[@stewie1592]

What is a dog

[@biggiec1459]

Phantom vibrations are like when i think i hear my mom call me but she did not

[@lazuriidkwhattoputhere8719]

Probably the only time Buzzfeed is good

[@SAGEXO]

I'm social media free, besides KZbin. I control what I click on and watch, instead of aimlessly scrolling and seeing posts that mess with my emotions. Thinking of getting a regular cell phone just to make calls and send texts when necessary. If I need to watch KZbin, I'll do it on a tablet or laptop for only a little while. Time to take our lives back!

[@insanehoney]

Glad you made this video. Social media has turned people materialistic and image concious. Trends are just made to make money for those who set them. Nowadays beauty standards have turned so extreme, it is not like the past...It's sad what this world is turning into. Instead of caring about fashion beauty body and money people should learn values and morals and learn more about the world and build up skills to make the world a better place.

[@stewie1592]

I’m glad u made this comment because my minecraft world destroyed last night and I can’t stop thinking about it

[@GlenAndFriendsCooking]

You should have one of our #PorkBellySandwich 's while you watch this - It'll make you smarter!

[@stewie1592]

GLEN COOK ME SOMWTHING

[@tracyhill7786]

I think social media is a great tool to keep in touch with friends and family that live far off but we have turned it into something else...stalking.....bashing others...boasting about what they did...where they went...wanting acceptance from people who dont give a hoot about you.....it's just a sad case...then u trying to keep up with what they are doing instead of living your best life...stay private.u don't have to let people know your every move!🤫

[@patrickmeade4510]

I’ll agree getting a positive comment is similar to getting a buzz.

[@biba8415]

This is a fantastic video - in the UK The Royal Society of Public Health have pursued 'scroll free september'. This video encompasses every reason why I have opted in to this challege.

[@haranguemeringue8957]

I wonder how other generations are affecting by these things. I’m in my 30s & can go days w/o checking social media. I definitely don’t use it as a way to keep up w/the people I really care about, although it is good to connect w/those I might’ve lost touch with over the years. I don’t rely on outside approval for feelings of satisfaction & pride - but then again, I never have. So I wonder how other generations are impacted by social media.

[@sighrushi]

You sir are so lucky. As someone who was practically raised on social media, it’s all hitting hard in my 20’s, and I find myself struggling to function. I’m slowly unlearning it all, and I wish I didn’t expose myself to the things that I did when I was younger. Consider yourself lucky, really.

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

Most People tend to follow something Popular instead of something Original from their own Mind

[@frrogg1]

Yes. I know I am addicted. It's hard to stop. It's like any other addiction.

[@stewie1592]

I am crying PewDiePie RESPOND 😍

[@MagisterialVoyager]

I don't really use social media for the past 2 years. I don't catch up with latest pop trend, but then it gives me something to talk about with my friends when I meet them.

[@Valhalla_Heathen]

Glad I have no social media.

[@X0CAROLINE]

I need a 26 minute version of this

[@isabellaobrien8268]

Am I the only one that noticed Morgan’s cameo at 0:06? Loving it.

[@gyuck]

Do psychedelics, you won't care as much about the game of social media

[@euphoricdreamer6536]

Haha right, I hate even going on my phone lockscreen when I'm tripping, nevermind going onto social media 👎 I just get bad vibes from it :/

[@Whateveritis123]

Watching this as I complete almost 6 months of social media cleanse.

[@thehopeofeden597]

Weird how this came out the day I deleted my social media (not counting KZbin obviously).

[@jacobs.4647]

0:34 Girl in pic with dog: no bf no problem!

[@CaylynAdamko]

Thanks for this. Educational, and always a good reminder to keep these things about social media in mind.

[@Wigconic.]

0:05 Morgan Adams?? SHANNEEEE!!

[@joyahsiung211]

Interesting how our phones (social media) get to control our emotions and even our brain, basically having other people taking over us instead of having ourselves taking control.

[@mapachesalsa6761]

I'm always on KZbin and Instagram, I dont post but I'm always on it

[@Butters-ly3hq]

I'm not on social media and when my phone will get old, I'm not gonna buy another one.

[@Megadriver]

I'm not affected, so I don't care. I rarely post photos on facebook. I don't have an instagram, or twitter, or twitch, or whatever else is trendy right now... Facebook is a thing I mostly use to stay in touch with friends. I use viber to call my parents and my closest friends and that's about it. Everything else I do via phone call. I don't want to broadcast my life to people all over the world. I don't want to post a photo of what I had for dinner, or the hotel I went to while on vacation. Especially not to strangers. Likes are not an achievement. Tho, sadly, the world tends to disagree on this... Likes can get you exposure, money, sponsorships and many other things you never really worked for, but just got, cause someone clicked "Like" and someone else put an advert next to the like button...

[@rubyroo6521]

This is the literal definition of ‘how many likes is my life worth’

[@markgenodia7339]

Social media is life.

[@oldnellyhobbs]

it’s a risk i’m willing to take

[@ianellicuellar16]

LMAO

[@PrakharKVerma]

Mindful use of social media is the way to go.

[@CliffordStarks1]

Yes addiction is an extreme case people have to be aware of and the dangers behind it.

[@parniya3764]

0:05-0:06 is that morgan adams (ryland's sister) lolll. Guess i'm just addicted to KZbin😅😅

[@gabriellamccartney9389]

MORGAN ADAMS USERNAME IS IN THE BEGINNING

[@stephan1emar1e]

I quit Facebook five or six years ago, and I do not miss it whatsoever.

[@cheggite]

there is an error of the subtitle at 0:17, 'and activity', not 'in activity'

[@aylinbal7908]

Honestly I'm just on social media for the memes

[@smallbodybighead6]

Aylin Bal this needs more likes

[@teashop4904]

Robots and social media are our next future.

[@stewie1592]

No minecraft is

[@sadenb]

It seems understanding the human mind will be at the forefront of research for the coming century. Psychology , Neuroscience and Spirituality will be the areas of research in the coming years.

[@a-khanation5279]

0:00 No no no. Smartphone has become part of our nature, without a smartphone social media does not exist ( for the most part ) 2003 to 2012 you had to go on your laptop / computer and no one was addiction, It's the smartphone

[@Psycopathicus]

It's a little ironic that a company as Instagram-obsessed as BuzzFeed is bringing up this topic, but I'm glad they are. This is a serious problem that needs to be addressed - it's a health issue, a societal issue, and a behavioral issue all in one. We're already seeing the problems it causes. Something has to be done soon.

[@ethantypec1573]

Oh no my LEG is affected by the effects of social media. pls tell my doggo I luv him.

[@septic7594]

How people are addicted to this channel

[@smallb0dybighe4rt]

0:05 ITS MORGAN FROM SHANES SQUAD

[@waitnon121]

* sees thumbnail * me : ofc we are

[@niksterfer6sir]

I deleted my ig and facebook my social media consist of Twitter basically for news or comments on live events. And KZbin because its my tv. And i also have reddit just for the memes but not much socializing i really dont like very many people.

[@albertholms7255]

Okay I’ve never experienced thinking my phone vibrating when it didnt

[@snoozyamaan]

How Buzzfeed addicts your brain....

[@XxKsSkills]

I get the phantom vibrations but sometimes I feel like a water droplet got on my toes and hear it yet not water landed on my foot even when I’m wearing shoes I feel it does that mean i’m addicted to water?

[@liesadegroote8817]

This is a very interesting video! Thanks for posting this!

[@strawhatluffy1880]

When Buzzfeed (a company started to take advantage of the psychological behaviors described in the video) starts talking about whether or not huge numbers of people are addicted, you know you have a problem.

[@waitnon121]

*reads title* me : ofc we are

[@Spoonzorbius]

She just came up with this video idea so she could be on her phone during work

[@ginujue]

Its good that everytime I go to school they dont give me my phone

[@Senura101]

How buzzfeed affects your brain 😂👌

[@danecobain]

Pretty cool, more content like this please!

[@MrMJmusicLover]

Addicted enough to be watching this video.

[@DeRussellMasina]

So basically everyone wants to feel special instead of actually trying to be special....

[@angelicaarellano9752]

OKAY BUT LIKE MORGAN ADAMS IN THIS VIDEO OH MY GOD

[@prawraveesuwantawit7964]

TBH, I think we all have the same moment of happiness after gaining lots of likes and comments and so do I. Social media and phone are actually part of our body since I also have that phantom vibration too lol.

[@alveena676]

This is so true :) thx for the video

[@CuriosityCulture]

I want Gary V to respond to this video, I think he would have another opinion on this matter 😂

[@sharese3939]

I like my own comment/photo to get the ball rolling 😂 💖

[@LawFj]

😂

[@rosalina5755]

Thats sad

[@Ana-do6nn]

I think bangs that short are affecting her brain more than social media...

[@marni9755]

I know I’m young (I’m only 11) but ALL my friends and I mean ALL my friends and most of the people in my year have snapchat, musically, Instagram, Twitter and even Facebook while I’m here chilling with my KZbin. They say get it and I don’t want to because I don’t like social media and this girl who used to bully me made this fake account on snapchat of me and started being rude to people who were my friends and they thought it was actually me so I don’t have any social media now. Most people are like did you see that snap on snapchat and I feel left out but idc

[@everything5066]

KZbin is a social media you know ..I appreciate your honesty but do u want to get broke or something

[@kheymaurasweat2840]

"U want to get broke"???????

[@mariaGreenDay4ever]

Hey,it is like you are asking a newspaper not to tell the truth,because nobody will like it and will stop buying that newspaper.Be more mature.We all need to hear the truth And do something good about it .Lots of love

[@kheymaurasweat2840]

Oh okay. But its not gonna stop people.

[@quinnflanagan6527]

This is pretty deep.

[@1milebehind]

Oh no.... I have been *AFFECTED*

[@stewie1592]

Omg