Nowadays young people spend too much of their free time in shopping malls. Some people fear that this may have negative effects on young people and the society they live in.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Shopping malls are consider an emblem of metropolis nowadays and a majority of young generation spends time on entertainment and shopping in those locations. It is controversial whether they bring along benefits or negatively influence the youth and society, in my perspective, I suppose there are more adverse aftermath than advantages.
It is believed that the habit of coming to shopping malls not only evaporates outdoor-activity routine of youngsters but also directly affects the locally small and medium scale businesses. Except schooling and working, people do not have abundant spare time and the prevalent destination providing enough services satisfying young people are shopping malls. Therefore, playing sports, camping or short traveling are disappearing in behavior of youngsters as it is more preferable to go movie theaters, various restaurants or supermarkets in those malls. The outcome of sedentary lifestyle leading to some illnesses such as obesity or diabetes. Furthermore, many small restaurants, grocery stores and entertainment centers in locality cannot compete and close eventually.
The next problem to argue is that the pollution in alarm which damage the living environment of human. Congestion exhaust by large amount of customers, emissions from electric system consumed in shopping centers are devastating the outside air of many major urban areas and the vicinity. Moreover, the amount of plastic waste littered into the human habitat threatens environmental ecosystem. These situations directly and indirectly impact on young population’s health in long term. For instance, people can get respiratory diseases or be infectious by toxics of plastic from contaminated food.
In conclusion, as some analyzed issues which the youth and society are suffering from detrimental effect causing by shopping centers. People at young age should swift from these harmful activities to more energetic exercises and explore local culture to maintain and develop regional businesses.