The harmful effects are that people isolate themselves from the rest of the world. Additionally, social media has completely changed people's ability to stay focused on one specific thing. This has the ability to harm students in their daily lives because they cannot concentrate on their homework and always check their phone every five minutes to text someone and check how many people have liked a photo they have. 'they published. For example, when I was writing this essay, I had the same problem of not being able to concentrate on my essay. I had to throw my phone as far away from me as possible. So I could concentrate on writing a good essay. Additionally, social media isolates you from yourself, as it provides a good platform to hide your insecurities, thereby harming people who want to be themselves in real life. For example, it can harm them when they are in a social setting because they become unable to be themselves. Make every social interaction awkward and uncomfortable. People who isolate themselves on social media seek comfort or solace in social media. The only thing you get out of using social media is procrastination. For example, when I was writing this article, I procrastinated a lot to stay focused because I was watching Youtube videos for about an hour and working on my essay for about fifteen minutes. In conclusion, social media is a complete waste of