Hello friends. In today's episode（插曲）, we'll be discussing a very crucial（至关重要的）, informative（ 提供信息的） and interesting topic. I hope you'll enjoy the conversation and learn a lot from this video. If you do learn something, try implementing（实施） it in your own life to improve yourself. Plus, by improving your English, you'll also gain（获得） some knowledge. I promise that you won't be disappointed（使失望） if you stick（刺） around till（ 直到） the end.

  Before we begin, let me ask you a question. Which social media platform do you use the most? Which one do you think is the best? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below. What's the mean dark side of social media（媒体）? Well, social media can have negative effects on our mental（智力的） health and well-being.

  For example, constant（不变的） comparison（比较） with others, cyberbullying and addiction（沉溺）, are some of the dark sides of social media（媒体）. Hi Tom. It's been a while since we last saw each other. You look tired. Are you feeling okay? Hey Daisy（雏菊）.

  Yeah, I've been feeling a bit weak lately（近来）. Some of my friends pointed（指向） it out to me, and now I'm starting to take it seriously（严重地）. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Is there anything going on that might be making（使） you feel this way? Have you been taking good care of yourself lately? I'm feeling a bit lost lately.

  I've been spending most of my time at home and not doing much physical activity like I used to. It's making me feel a little down, you know? I understand your situation, and I'm here to help. I recommend taking a break from online video games and limiting（限度） your social media（媒体） use to the extent（程度） possible. Additionally（此外）, consider taking a short walk outside to refresh your mind and improve your mood（心情）. These simple steps can have a significant（重大的） impact（影响） on your overall（全面的） well-being.

  Wow, great tips. Hey Daisy, don't you use social media or play video games? I don't like to play games online. How about you? I enjoy playing games online, as you know, but I can understand why some people might not like it. What about social media?

  Do you use it often? Yes, I do use social media, but I think there should be a limit to its usage（使用）. It can be a bit overwhelming（压倒性的） at times. When something is overwhelming, it means it feels like too much or too intense（强烈的）. Imagine trying to carry a huge pile（堆） of books all at once. It's too much for you to handle（拿） comfortably（舒服地）.

  Similarly（类似地）, when someone says social media（媒体） can be overwhelming（压倒性的）, they mean it feels like there's too much information or it's too stressful（产生压力的） to handle（拿）. For example, someone might say, "I find（找到） social media（媒体） overwhelming（压倒性的） because there are so many posts and notifications to keep up with." I don't keep my phone with me all the time and try to keep it at a distance. I completely understand. It's important to find a healthy balance（平衡） in everything we do, especially when it comes to social media. I never felt that I was wasting（浪费） my valuable（ 值钱的） time from my life.

  Yeah, it's definitely a serious problem. Nobody talks openly（不隐瞒地） on this topic. Now you tell me how much time to spend on social media every day. I don't really count how much time I spend on social media, but if I had to guess, I'd say I spend about four to five hours on it each day. How about you, Daisy? Well, as I mentioned earlier, I'm not very active on social media.

  I usually spend around 20 minutes to an hour, but not more than that. I like to limit my time on social media and focus on other things. I feel like it's hard to find enough time to meet my friends and improve my relationships with them. Instead of celebrating with them offline, I often end up tagging（标签） them a happy birthday on social media（媒体）. It's a great point. It's better to call and talk to your friends instead of just tagging them on social media.

  I believe that personal conversations are more meaningful（ 意味深长的） than just wishing someone online. It's important to maintain（维持） our relationships in real life and not just on social media（媒体）. What do you think? Do you prefer having a real conversation with your friends or just tagging them on social media? Honestly（真诚地）, I completely agree with you, Daisy. Personal conversations definitely feel more genuine（真的） and meaningful（ 意味深长的）.