What is the prompt of the essay? Essentially a thesis statement should state your opinion/the main idea of your essay. If a thesis is a question, it is no longer a statement. Depending on what you will be writing about here are some alternatives that are close to your original thesis: Social media has negative/positive effects on young adults. (discuss positive or negative effects) Social media can affect young adults in a variety of ways. (discuss both positive and negative effects) Young adults are affected by social media in many positive/negative ways. (discuss positive or negative effects)