Social media can be a great place for celebrities and public figures as they get to share their life with their fans through it. But the downside of it is that fans and people on the internet can say anything to these public figures without having to face any repercussions. This is why people who are popular find it very difficult to balance their presence on social media.

Recently Naomi Osaka shared her experience of social media during an interview with Dr. Brian Hainline. Her bittersweet connection with social media will surely come out to be related to all other tennis players and public figures.

Naomi Osaka gets candid as she talks about her take on social media

Dr. Brian hosted a live interview from the US Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. At the interview, Naomi was asked about what her experience has been with social media being potentially harmful as she is an active user.

To which she responded, “I definitely got very scared of social media. I also try not to look at comments and it makes me sad because there are also people giving me positive messages, so it’s a little sad, I feel to miss out on them. But I think for my mental health potentially seeing something really bad, it’s not worth it.”

Her response clearly shows the two sides of social media for public personalities. It indicates that even though there are a lot of people supporting you and cheering for you, even a handful of negative comments can make it all go nasty.

This is why people like Naomi who cannot have a private profile have to sideline themselves to a certain extent.

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In fact, Naomi is not the only one who feels this way about social media. Michael Phelps, the Olympic gold medalist was also a part of the panel and shared his views on it.

Michael Phelps agreed with Naomi Osaka’s view on social media

The 2023 US Open Forum on Mental Health and Sport was an amazing session as the players openly talked about the challenges they faced with the usage of social media. Michael Phelps shared how he is very authentic on social media. He shares stuff that he can relate to which can be quotes, personal photos, and happy moments.

Further, he also added that even though his social media represents him ‘as he is’, still he gets harassed by people on the internet. He has had people talk wrong about his kids and family. This downside of social media has him on the edge so he tries not to read comments.

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