By Kate Knibbs
For older social media users, figuring out how to edit a Facebook comment or post the right photo to Instagram requires one’s full attention. But for the younger set, using social media is intuitive, so they can DM while they BM.
According to a report by Nielson, 40 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds admitted to using social media in the washroom, compared with 21 percent of respondents on average. Younglings are ‘liking’ from the loo with less shame than older social media users. And if that’s the number of people who admit to this type of behavior, imagine how many people are actually doing it.
The report looked at other social media behavior and found that 44 percent of young adults aged 25 to 34 admit to using social media in restaurants, so while the college-aged set presses ‘publish’ while pooping, their older counterparts are doing something worse: Instagramming their food. And 48 percent of mothers with children under 13 admitted that they use social media in the car, just in case you needed another reason to buckle up.
Of all the social media sins one can commit, communicating from the commode is positively benign. Sure, it’s gross to imagine people updating their social media while hunched over on the john, but is it not preferable to overusing hashtags or re-posting tired memes? As long as Toilet Selfiesdon’t catch on.
Read more: Social Media Habits: Young People Frequently Tweet From the Bathroom | TIME.com http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/12/study-young-people-love-to-tweet-from-the-toilet/#ixzz2tKfIF1SU
It gives you something to do when ur bored sitting there
ReplyDeleteno different than reading the paper or whatever else you do.
ReplyDeletePeople need something to do while they are getting the job done.
ReplyDeleteWhen I'm sitting on the pot I need to keep myself preoccupied. I always scroll through instagram, facebook, and/or twitter. I usually only do this at home though; I would feel uncomfortable doing it in public.
ReplyDeleteeverybody does it. gotta have something to do
ReplyDeleteIt's true, social media is taking over. Every age group but especially teens use it while eating, going to the bathroom, driving, and much more. But what could anyone really to stop it? It's not like you can just take away technology. And as long as there are rules they are going to be broken.
ReplyDeletethey do it because they are bored. or they dont want to in front of other people.
ReplyDeletepersonally i believe the young people get bored easily and that is why the are tweeting on the toilet, and yet i find it weird to be on social media while in the restroom.
ReplyDeleteDon't you think you'd do what you gotta do on the pot and get done with it 20x faster if you did it without being on your phone the whole time. But than again it gives you something to do at the same time I guess.
ReplyDeleteIt is no different than reading the newspaper on the toilet.
ReplyDeleteIts just giving you something to do when your in there for awhile.
ReplyDeleteWhatever gets your business done! Gotta do what you gotta do I guess
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