Tagged - social media
Artemis II
Not everyone can be an expert, and that’s okay.
My feed filled instantly with influencers explaining the mission. Some of them had millions of followers. Their videos were polished, confident, and loaded with terms like "trans-lunar injection" and “free-return trajectory.” They spoke with the authority of people who had studied astrophysics and literal rocket science their entire lives. Read More
logos
Student opinions on the new logo
On a post on the r/Rochester subreddit on the rebrand, the top comment as of Oct. 19 reads: “It looks like one of those colleges you see advertised on tabloid websites that accept anyone with a pulse.” Read More
fashion
Should you follow fashion trends?
Fashion trends can be exciting, but do they actually help us develop personal style, or do they just make us spend more money? Read More
Influencers
Notes by Nadia: Can we really trust our favorite influencers?
We rarely see the unglamorous aspects of our favorite influencers’ realities. Read More
influencer
Riseup with Riseman
“I decided to make one for fun — really poor quality — and I put it on my Instagram just to see how people would react," Riseman said. Read More
beauty
“TikTok pretty”: Beauty is more of a public performance than ever
Beauty has seemingly become a matter of public affirmation: something that, in its most desired form, draws a type of universal and objective consensus. Read More
celebrities
We need to talk about parasocial relationships
Parasocial relationships were once seen as harmless. Now we're seeing how obsessing over a public figure’s life can turn harmful. Read More
age of technology
Technology, humanity, and the death of death
I have long felt that the most human phrase of all time is a simple and short one: “I was here.” Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
