Tagged - social media
Mental Health
Navigating the world of online mental health awareness
On social media, a creator describes a list of symptoms that leads them to conclude they have depression. The weird thing is, those symptoms sound a lot like things you experience every day.
breakup
TikTok psychics and the commodification of denial
The circumstances of our breakup were messy and toxic. But denial was comfortable. So I kept on liking, sharing, and following.
smartphones
The rise and fall of the BlackBerry dynasty
The true main appeal of the BlackBerry phones to teenagers, like anything else, was that their friends had one. Even as a pre-teen myself, I had this constant fear of missing out on joining friend groups and conversations that only took place on the coveted and exclusive BBM.
activism
This is what cancel culture taken too far actually looks like
The right absolutely loves it when the left eats their own. Because it makes us weaker.
Administration
Students react to January classes moving online, guidance to remain off-campus
Many students voiced their thoughts about the decision on social media and in interviews with the Campus Times.
cancel culture
The warped transformation of cancel culture
Since then, that idea has grown claws, tentacles, and possibly a tail, and has made navigating social media somewhat of a menace.
Confessions
Pass it along: URSecretSafe might be UR’s latest IG craze
Does it bring anything new to the table, or are we just riding the high of the prospect of yet more controversy?
beauty standards
The toxicity of TikTok beauty trends
People are whole individuals with far more interesting qualities than their forehead size.
social media
Consider a social media detox. Seriously.
It’s a wonderful way to stay in touch with people, but sometimes I wonder if we’re losing touch with ourselves in the process.
social media
TikTok is more than just white girls dancing to ‘Cannibal’
As I see it, TikTok is changing the game. It is a democratic platform where anyone can participate in a conversation about anything.
