As already discussed, the reach of information on social media can reach broader and faster than books. Hence, Every time the media evolves, the distribution of information is also getting more expansive and faster.
Then, how is the quality of the extensive and fast information? Has the evolution of digital media brought more quality information than ever before? Unfortunately, the quality of information presented by digital media is too random to be judged because the information on digital media is too much, complex, and unstructured.
Big Data and Big Confusion
Information that is very much, complicated and unstructured that is difficult to handle is called big data. In addition, the information presented by digital media is too random to be assessed for quality and can create confusion for users in absorbing the available information.
Even worse when the user is an unstable teenager whose psychological condition is less stable. This teenager seems to be floating aimlessly on the Internet due to big data like this. If this urgency does not attract attention, it will be hazardous in terms of the absorption of information by teenagers on the Internet. This absorption process affects the quality of information for human cognitive needs, especially adolescents. If the process is to absorb low-quality information, then the thinking generated based on that information is also simple.
Based on this concern, a question arises, if in the era of writing, media succeeded in enlightening many people with reading, then how did digital media literate people with big data?
As mentioned earlier, the absorption of information affects the cognitive quality it produces; digital media users must sort out the required information. The individual himself can only handle things like this because everyone has a different mind, so that the necessary information must be unique.
Then it becomes necessary for teenagers to manage existing information to get exposure to the correct information. But for teenagers, digital media is almost like the second reality of their existence. Most teenagers spend their time in virtual public spaces provided by social media platforms such as Youtube, Twitter, Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook, etc. Thus, the information distributed is too much for one teenager to manage.