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Social Media for modern lovers in the digital age.

Not So Jedi Purchase
2020 was already a different kind of year for everyone. I'm pretty sure I don't need to explain why! So, if you're like me you wanted to keep your shopping in the malls limited over the holidays. I swear I spent more time on social media in 2020 just looking at ads. In November and December, I bought every Christmas gift off either Facebook or Instagram. I purchased a light-up piano for my autistic daughter, I purchased my oldest daughter a crown ring, I purchased my brother-in-law a small projector to watch Netflix on in his room, I even purchased a star in the sky for my stepdaughter, and many more cool items. I felt pretty good about my purchases. They all even arrived on time. Except one! It was a duel lightsaber from Star Wars. The video and pictures for this item were epic! Here let me show you...
By Melissa Bezborotko 5 years ago in Humans
The diet culture trap
Over the years, I have gained a few kilograms. From medication fails to be locked inside, due to Covid-19. Sometimes, my teenage self creeps into my head, because back then, I was too young to understand the societal pressures of being thin. It was thin, or nothing. Big was not beautiful. So, I lost a heap of weight, and not in the healthiest way either. I am now twenty-six years old. I am big again, and I am trying to believe I am beautiful. I changed my perspective and started to follow plus-size accounts on Instagram. It was a nice change to see a bunch of humans from around the world embracing the idea that all bodies are beautiful.
By Louise Sly5 years ago in Humans
My battle is with Facebook
Sometimes I see posts from girls in a large Facebook group I am a part of and I think to myself how the hell did they spend all that money without realizing until now? Or I will look at their Afterpay balance they are sharing and think why do people spend so much on useless things?!
By Eloise Robertson 5 years ago in Humans
Where did all my money go?
When I’m scrolling on social media it always seems innocent at first, until in between my friend’s stories is an ad, for something that I really don’t need, but it piques my curiosity anyways, so I follow the link. One thing that I am always looking for, is comfortable clothing and activewear, so if someone is advertising Activewear, I am usually going to check those out. Everyday we’re hit with a ton of different ads and or advertisements, so I won’t talk about them all, but I’ll mention some of the ones that have caught my attention the most.
By Mercedes5 years ago in Humans
Social Media is Shaping a Whole New Generation of Narcissists
In the era of me, my cellphone, and I, if I were to ask you what's the first thing that you do right when you wake up, chances are that the answer would be 'I check my social media'.
By Lara Hayes5 years ago in Humans
AIYA MAYA
Centuries-old, the same stories told, making little to no impact on the continent made us sore. Speaking our truth would make us soar, and so the narrative changes!
By Theo Baidoo5 years ago in Humans
Capturing Moments
As an 18 year old, I have been fortunate to grow up surrounded by changing technology, and this allowed me to develop my love for photography. Capturing moments in time is beautiful to me, and I always enjoy being able to look back on the memories that are encaptured with them. Growing up, taking photos became more important to me so that I can freeze moments with my friends, my family, and have them forever to treasure as life becomes more hectic with every year that passes.
By Amy Wells5 years ago in Humans
I Solved the 100k Puzzle
I finished the 100k QR code puzzle on Feb 21st, 2021. The completed puzzle 🧩 is still sitting on my coffee table. It serves as a reminder of how hard it was and how good it felt to finish it. It's also a cause of great disappointment because I'm not $100,000 richer. In fact, I only won .25 cents.
By Ant5 years ago in Humans
Smoke and Mirrors
I’ve always been a private person. When people I know add me on IG, their first response is usually “woah, you have like, thousands of followers??”
By ChromeRose 5 years ago in Humans
#NotebookChallenge21
It was an Instagram and Twitter thing, but she’d been obsessed long before that… long before it had become a; “thing”. Now, it was all about the photo, not the content, not the sharing. You found the notebook, took a quick snap and posted it on social media, before you even looked inside. Nowadays it was just a hashtag. #NotebookChallenge21.
By Liesl Yvette5 years ago in Humans
Little Black Book
I read a book once in which the author explained the importance of keeping your brain active. Apparently, our brains are lazy. Take that, Dad. I’m biologically wired to be lazy.
By Adam Patrick5 years ago in Humans
Touched By A Stranger
She is a kind hearted soul, deeply entrenched in the vouyerism of our cyber world. Elisa spent her days much like any other. She wakes with coffee, her trusted phone, and her FaceBook app. She opens and begins to scroll. Hours pass as she love reacts to random photo posts, leaves an encouraging message for a stranger going through a tough time, leaves a snippet of what her day will be like. Never truly knowing the impact of her actions, like so many of us.
By Danielle Dressell5 years ago in Humans