I love social media. I’m always on Twitter, Snapchat,
Instagram, Facebook, etc. For those of you who don’t know what those are:
Sometimes I never post anything, I just scroll and see what
other people have to share. Yes, social media is an amazing way to communicate,
share ideas, and exchange information whether it being in words, pictures,
graphs, etc. but these purposes often slip my mind. I’ve become so accustomed
to having social media that I have to take a step back and appreciate it from
time to time. So, for this past week and in honor of exams, I decided to stay
off of social media.
First and foremost, I did go most of the week without social
media but I didn’t quiet succeed. I stayed off of Facebook, Twitter, and
Instagram but I gave in on snapchat. Posting on snapchat is so simple and quick
that I didn’t notice when I was actually doing it.
If I had to pick, I think Snapchat would be my favorite form
of social media. I have snapchat streaks, when you and a friend have snapped
each other consistently for a number of days every day, with nine people. My
highest is 262 days with my neighbor from home. I also love the snapchat
filters and how they incorporate emoji’s into the app to indicate things such
as streaks and best friends. Many people say they love Snapchat because it
gives them a thrill as the pictures vanish. Because the pictures go away, they
feel they have to stop what they are doing and give snapchat their full attention
because if they don’t look right now they “will never see it”. In my opinion
that sounds like an extreme reason. I don’t open snapchats unless I have time to
do so. I wouldn’t stop everything I’m doing to see my friends make a funny face
or a smart comment. My second form of social media would definitely be Twitter.
It’s also simple and quick. Unlike Snapchat, it’s easier to stalk people
because it doesn’t show who views your posts (lol).
I learned that even if I don’t get on social media, I easily
find other things to distract myself with. I have no idea as to why I
procrastinate so much. Whether it be because of movies, naps, listening to
music, drawing pictures, I’m just always doing everything EXCEPT what I’m
supposed to be doing. Maybe that’s why I’m typing this post at 2:30 in the
morning.
Feel free to follow me:
Twitter and IG: ryannlynn_
Snapchat: rlynn
Thanks for reading. J
Snapchat is definitely my favorite app, too! I'm pretty sure my snap story reached triple digits after all the things I posted for THON. And I also love the filters and I currently have 14 streaks going and it's always really annoying to lose those! Anyway, I agree overall with how hard it is to completely cut out social media as it is such a big part of our lives.
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