The Hindu Editorial Analysis : 21st June 2024

The Hindu Editorial Analysis

We all are aware of the importance of reading The Hindu newspaper with the aspect of improving reading ability, easily comprehending paragraphs, getting updated with the current events, improving essay writing and many more. For a banking aspirant it becomes necessary to read editorials for vocabulary. In this article we are going to discuss the points of today’s editorials with practice questions and important vocabs.

Injurious to health

• There is a growing concern around the world about the Impacts of social media in our lives.
• According to a report published by the World Health Organization in 2019, around one billion individuals were facing mental health crises and it warned of a global mental health crisis due to social media use.
• The studies have proved a strong relation between social media uses and possibilities of mental health crisis.
• Among those one billion individuals around 14 percent were adolescents.
• If we analyze the data of the US, those adolescents who use social media for more than three hours a day are more vulnerable to anxiety and depression.
• Many experts have suggested the warning label on social media platforms. This could be the first step to deal with such a mental health crisis.
• But this is not enough, there is so much to implement to combat and prevent young generations from social media harassment,online abuse and exposure to inappropriate contents.
• These negative impacts of social media are also the result of unleashing powerful technologies without proper safety measures, transparency and accountability.
• Addressing the mental health crisis linked to social media requires a multifaceted approach involving individuals, communities, educators, health professionals, and policymakers.
• Social media platforms often showcase idealized versions of people’s lives. Constant exposure to these curated images and stories can lead to negative social comparison, where individuals feel inadequate compared to others. This can lower self-esteem and contribute to feelings of depression and anxiety.
• Educating users, especially young people, about the realities of social media, including the tendency for people to present idealized versions of their lives can help to reduce the negative impacts of social media on mental health.
• Encouraging users to monitor and limit their time on social media to avoid excessive use can also be useful.

Important Questions:

• What is the welcoming step taken by the US to combat the negative impacts of social media on mental health?
• What are some impacts of social media uses on mental health?

Important vocabs:

PREPOSTEROUS: absurd,  ridiculous, foolish
BARE : mere, no better than, simple
MEAGRE : thin, thin as a rake, lean
FLAG :tire, weaken, falter
PRUDENT: well judged, judicious
Antonyms: unwise

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