Question

read the scenario.
ryan recently joined a new social media platform where he interacts with friends and participates in groups focused on his hobbies. through the platform, he reconnects with an old friend living abroad, discovers a community of people who share his interests, and exchanges ideas with them regularly.
what is a potential benefit of ryan’s social media use in this scenario?

• the platform often increases users’ feelings of social connection.
• social media can help foster global connections with like - minded individuals.
• the platform can contribute to unhealthy habits through excessive screen time.
• social media often encourages self - comparison, which leads to self - improvement.

Explanation:

We analyze each option:

• Option 1: The scenario focuses on Ryan's specific connections (old friend abroad, interest - based community), not general "users' " social connection feelings. So this is not the best.
• Option 2: Ryan reconnects with an old friend abroad and finds a community of like - minded people globally. This matches the scenario's details of his social media use benefits.
• Option 3: This describes a negative aspect, but the question asks for a potential benefit. So this is incorrect.
• Option 4: Self - comparison leading to self - improvement is not supported by the scenario, and self - comparison on social media is often negative, not a clear benefit here.

Answer:

B. Social media can help foster global connections with like - minded individuals.