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The internet or technology as a whole is not completely negative. However, I would definitely say certain aspects of it can be really damaging to humans. Mainly, social media is the worst outcome of technology in this generation. In a sense, I think generations that lived before social media existed were so fortunate. Social media has so many negative impacts, especially for people who get really caught up in these fake representations of others lives. Young people will spend hours on social media and it does absolutely nothing for them except corrupt their minds. Social media sets unrealistic expectations of life, can make you second guess virtually everything, and ultimately is a waste of time.