When taking the social media disorder assessment, I answered no to all 9 questions. But I still occasionally use it to keep in touch with many friends and family. I live over 1000 miles from my hometown, and my support network is not very close. In order to keep in touch, I do use tools such as Facebook and Instagram. But other than that, I keep a very low profile and ensure that all privacy settings restrict as much information as possible. To me, I cannot personally see how anyone could answer yes to more than 5 of these questions, let alone 3. But why do these patterns differ throughout the world? I would say their environment, as well as social media usage. An environment helps shape someone’s outlook on life. Right now, we live in the age of technology in the United States. You have the ability to make friends, talk to family, work, and go to school without leaving their home. Though this is a great thing, because it can allow you to be more interactive at home, it lays the burden of your social life to social media. That could allow you to develop a dependency on social media without even knowing it. Though this is a great tool, it can also be a great tool for hackers. The more you reveal on social media, the more information a hacker has to develop a profile on you. Every post, every picture, every geotag, and every life update all allows them to build a profile to launch a social engineering attack against you.