Social Media and Teen Identity | Kareena Antony & Emma Qiao | TEDxClearLakeHighSchool

TEDx Talks
30 May 202315:37

Summary

TLDRDas Skript reflektiert über die Auswirkungen von Social Media auf die Identitätsentwicklung von Jugendlichen. Es beschreibt, wie die Pandemie und soziale Unruhen 2020 zu einer Krise der Selbstidentität führten. Jugendliche, die in Quarantäne gefangen waren, entwickelten ihre Identitäten im Internet, was zu einer Verbindung von Selbstbild und sozialen Plattformen führte. Das Skript kritisiert, wie Trends und Ästhetiken die wahre Selbstfindung behindern und statt individueller Entwicklung fabrizierte Identitäten fördern. Es warnt vor der Gefahr, dass soziale Medien die individuelle Authentizität ersetzen und Jugendliche in einer endlosen Suche nach Zugehörigkeit und Anerkennung gefangen halten.

Takeaways

  • 🌐 2020 began a period of identity crisis for many, especially with the widespread quarantine and increased social media usage.
  • 📱 Social media became a significant part of self-identity, leading to a blend of online presence and real-world self-perception.
  • 👥 The constant use of social media has made teenagers more aware of how they present themselves, often adopting fabricated identities validated by online trends.
  • 🧩 The adoption of online behaviors into reality has hindered crucial stages of self-exploration and individual growth.
  • 🎭 Social media trends, such as aesthetics, have led to a lack of stability in self-definition and an overconsumption of virtual identity at the expense of real-world experiences.
  • 👀 The influence of social media has created an echo chamber that tricks the subconscious mind into believing in a false self-image.
  • 🌐 The obsession with fictional characters and worlds through fandoms on social media can lead to unhealthy associations and maladaptive escapism.
  • 📉 The rise of social media has created a generational divide, with younger generations growing up entirely within the digital sphere.
  • 🔄 The constant change in social media trends leads to a cycle of identity shifts, where teenagers struggle to find a stable sense of self.
  • 🤔 The script encourages reflection on whether our identities are shaped by popular culture or by genuine self-discovery.

Q & A

  • Was markiert das Jahr 2020 für die Autoren des Skripts?

    -Das Jahr 2020 markiert den Beginn einer anhaltenden Identitätskrise, die durch die globale Pandemie, soziale Unruhen und politische Spannungen ausgelöst wurde.

  • Wie beeinflusst das Skript Social-Media auf die Selbstidentität von Jugendlichen?

    -Das Skript besagt, dass Social-Media die Selbstidentität von Jugendlichen negativ beeinflusst, indem es sie dazu bringt, sich mit dem Internet zu identifizieren und ihre Identität mit dem virtuellen Weltbild zu verwechseln.

  • Was ist die zentrale Botschaft des Skripts über die Auswirkungen von Social-Media auf die Selbstentwicklung?

    -Die Botschaft ist, dass Social-Media die notwendigen Stadien der Selbstentdeckung und Selbstfindung behindert und die individuelle Entwicklung durch die Annahme von gefälschten Identitäten ersetzt, die durch Social-Media bestätigt werden.

  • Wie wird in dem Skript die Verbindung zwischen Social-Media-Nutzung und der Präsentation von Selbst dargestellt?

    -In dem Skript wird dargestellt, dass mit zunehmender Social-Media-Nutzung eine direkte Korrelation zu den Arten der Selbstpräsentation und -Wahrnehmung besteht, was dazu führt, dass Menschen ihre Identitäten an die Online-Verhaltensweisen anpassen.

  • Was ist das Beispiel, das im Skript gegeben wird, um die Herstellung von Identität durch Social-Media zu veranschaulichen?

    -Das Skript verwendet das Beispiel der 'dunklen Mädchenakademie'-Ästhetik, bei dem die Autorin ihre Kleidung, Persönlichkeit und Hobbies anpasste, um dieser Ästhetik gerecht zu werden, was zu einer Entfremdung von ihrer persönlichen Realität führte.

  • Wie wird in dem Skript die Bedeutung des Wortes 'slay' im Kontext von Social-Media dargestellt?

    -Im Skript wird 'slay' als ein Beispiel für ein von Social-Media popularisiertes Wort dargestellt, das zu einer Verringerung der Individualität in der Gesellschaft führt, da es eine Standardisierung von Einzigartigkeit darstellt.

  • Was ist die Rolle von Fandoms und parasozialen Beziehungen im Skript in Bezug auf die Identitätsentwicklung?

    -Fandoms und parasoziale Beziehungen werden im Skript als ein Teil der Social-Media-Kultur beschrieben, die zur Verzerrung der Selbstidentität beiträgt, indem sie eine ungesunde Verbindung zur fiktiven Welt oder Figuren schaffen und eine Art von Escapismus fördert.

  • Wie wird in dem Skript die Veränderung der Identität vor und nach der Einführung von Social-Media verglichen?

    -Das Skript vergleicht die Generation Z, die noch ein Leben ohne Social-Media erlebt hat, mit der Generation Alpha, die von Geburt an in der Medienwelt aufgewachsen ist, und besagt, dass letztere eine feste Vorstellung von Selbstidentität aufgrund der ständigen Präsenz von Social-Media nicht entwickelt hat.

  • Was ist die Hauptsorge des Skripts in Bezug auf die zukünftigen Generationen wie Alpha?

    -Die Hauptsorge des Skripts ist, dass Generationen wie Alpha nie die Möglichkeit haben, eine Identität unabhängig vom Internet zu entwickeln und somit in einer identitätsbedrohenden Situation verbleiben, in der sie sich an ihre frühere Version von sich selbst kleben müssen.

  • Wie schließt sich das Skript, und was fordert es von den Lesern?

    -Das Skript schließt mit der Aufforderung an, sich selbst zu reflektieren und zu überlegen, ob wir eine Produktion der Popkultur widerspiegeln oder ob wir eine echte Selbstentdeckungsreise durchleben.

Outlines

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🌐 Soziale Medien und Identitätskrise

Der erste Absatz beschreibt das Jahr 2020 als Beginn einer Identitätskrise, die durch die globale Pandemie, soziale Unruhen und politische Spannungen gekennzeichnet war. Jugendliche wurden durch Quarantäne zu ihrem Schlafzimmer verdrängt, wo sie sich mit dem Smartphone und sozialen Medien auseinandersetzten. Dies führte zu einer gefährlichen Assoziation von Selbstidentität mit dem Internet. Soziale Medien haben sich zu einer neuen Welt entwickelt, die mit unserer physischen Welt konvergiert und als Mittel zur Selbstdarstellung und -wahrnehmung dient. Die Autorin reflektiert über die tiefgreifenden Auswirkungen von sozialen Medien auf die Selbstidentität und wie diese das Selbstbild und die Selbstdarstellung beeinflusst. Sie stellt fest, dass junge Menschen zunehmend eine fiktive Identität annehmen, die durch soziale Medien bestätigt wird, anstatt ihre wahre Identität zu entdecken.

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🔄 Die Konsequenzen der Identitätsflexibilität

Der zweite Absatz thematisiert die Herausforderungen, die mit der Fähigkeit verbunden sind, sich in kürzester Zeit eine neue Identität zu geben, wie es durch soziale Medien und insbesondere durch TikTok-Videos unterstützt wird. Es wird auf die Tendenz hingewiesen, humoristische Begriffe und Sprache aus dem Medienkanon in das persönliche Vokabular zu übernehmen und dadurch die eigene Identität zu verlieren. Die Autorin führt Beispiele wie 'Granola Girl', 'Clean Girl' oder 'Slayer' an, um zu zeigen, wie schnell die Identitäten wechseln können. Dies führt zu einer unbestimmten und flüchtigen Selbstwahrnehmung, die von den kurzlebigen Trends der sozialen Medien abhängig ist. Die Diskussion um die 'Draco Talk'-Phänomene auf TikTok zeigt, wie soziale Medien unsere Subkonsciente täuschen können, uns in Rollen hineinzudenken, die wir gar nicht sind.

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📱 Soziale Medien und die Entwicklung von Generationen

Der dritte Absatz vergleicht das Leben vor und nach der Entstehung von sozialen Medien und wie diese die Generationen beeinflusst haben. Es wird betont, dass Generation Z die letzte Generation ist, die ein Leben ohne soziale Medien kennt, während Generation Alpha von Geburt an in einer Welt der sozialen Medien aufgewachsen ist. Diese ständige Präsenz in den Medien führt dazu, dass die persönliche Wahrheit und Identität immer weiter auseinanderdriften. Die Autorin diskutiert die Auswirkungen dieser Entwicklung auf die Selbstfindung und Identitätsbildung von Jugendlichen, die durch die Konstante Verfügbarkeit und die Tendenz, sich mit den Medien zu identifizieren, behindert wird.

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🔍 Selbstreflexion und wahre Identität

Der vierte Absatz fordert zu einer tiefgründigen Selbstreflexion auf und fragt, ob wir unsere Identität durch populäre Kultur oder durch echte Selbstentdeckung definieren. Es wird betont, dass wir uns von den Massenmedien abheben und unsere wahre Identität finden sollten, anstatt uns den Trends und den Ästhetiken der sozialen Medien anzupassen. Die Autorin mahnt dazu, dass wir uns von der Konformität abwenden und unsere individuellen Gedanken und Ideen entwickeln sollten, um eine authentische Identität zu schaffen, die auf echten Erfahrungen basiert.

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Keywords

💡Identitätskrise

Eine Identitätskrise bezieht sich auf eine Phase, in der eine Person ihre Selbstwahrnehmung und ihren Platz in der Gesellschaft in Frage stellt. Im Video wird dies durch die Auswirkungen von Social Media auf die Selbstidentität von Jugendlichen thematisiert, wie sie durch das ständige Online-Surfen und die Anpassung an Trends ihre wahre Identität verlieren können.

💡Soziale Medien

Soziale Medien sind digitale Plattformen, die es Benutzern ermöglichen, Inhalte zu teilen, sich zu kommunizieren und sich mit anderen zu vernetzen. Im Kontext des Videos werden sie als Katalysator für Identitätskrise dargestellt, da sie dazu führen können, dass Jugendliche ihre Identität an die Online-Welt anpassen und sich von ihrer echten Selbstwahrnehmung entfernen.

💡Aesthetik

Aesthetik bezieht sich auf die Wahrnehmung von Schönheit und Stil in Kunst und Kultur. Im Video wird die Begeisterung für bestimmte visuelle Stile und Trends, wie 'dark academia', als Beispiel dafür verwendet, wie Jugendliche ihre Identität an die Vorstellungen anpassen, die von Social-Media-Tendenzen geprägt sind.

💡Echokammer

Eine Echokammer ist ein Phänomen, bei dem Informationen, die eine Person erhält, nur ihre eigenen Meinungen bestätigen und keine abweichenden Ansichten zulassen. Im Video wird dies verwendet, um zu erklären, wie Social-Media-Plattformen dazu führen können, dass Jugendliche in einer geschlossenen Welt der eigenen Vorlieben und Ideen gefangen sind, was ihre Selbstentfaltung einschränkt.

💡Parasoziale Beziehungen

Parasoziale Beziehungen beschreiben die enge emotionale Bindung, die Menschen zu Figuren oder Marken entwickeln können, ohne dass eine echte persönliche Beziehung besteht. Im Video wird dies verwendet, um zu erklären, wie Jugendliche sich mit fiktiven Charakteren oder Celebrities identifizieren und wie dies ihre eigene Selbstidentität beeinträchtigen kann.

💡Fandoms

Ein Fandom ist eine Gemeinschaft von Fans, die sich um eine gemeinsame Interessen oder Liebe zu einer bestimmten Kulturellen Produkt, wie einem Buch oder einer Figur, vereint. Im Video wird darauf hingewiesen, wie Fandoms in Social Media parasoziale Beziehungen fördern und zu einer ungesunden Verbindung zwischen der realen Welt und der Welt der Fantasie führen können.

💡Selbstentfaltung

Selbstentfaltung bezieht sich auf den Prozess der Selbsterkenntnis und der Entwicklung einer eigenen Identität. Im Video wird betont, wie Social Media und die ständige Anpassung an Online-Trends die Selbstentfaltung von Jugendlichen behindern kann, da sie ihre wahre Identität durch die Anpassung an die Erwartungen von Online-Gemeinschaften verlieren.

💡Generation Z

Generation Z, auch bekannt als Post-Millennials, sind diejenigen, die nach dem Jahr 1996 geboren wurden und somit in der Zeit wuchsen, in der Social Media zunehmend populär wurde. Im Video wird auf die Unterschiede zwischen Generation Z und Generation Alpha hingewiesen, wobei Generation Z noch ein Leben ohne Social Media erlebt hat, während Generation Alpha von Geburt an in einer Welt mit Social Media aufwuchs.

💡Generation Alpha

Generation Alpha sind diejenigen, die nach 2010 geboren wurden und somit in einer Welt aufwuchsen, in der Social Media eine integrale Teil der Gesellschaft ist. Im Video wird darauf hingewiesen, dass diese Generation möglicherweise eine stärkere Verknüpfung zwischen ihrer Online-Identität und ihrer realen Welt hat, was ihre Selbstentfaltung und Selbstidentität beeinträchtigen kann.

💡Echokammer

Ein Echokammer ist ein Konzept, das verwendet wird, um die Tendenz zu beschreiben, dass Social-Media-Plattformen Benutzer mit Informationen und Meinungen konfrontieren, die ihre eigenen Ansichten bestätigen, was zu einer verstärkten Polarisierung und einem Mangel an Diversität führt. Im Video wird dies als ein Problem thematisiert, das die Entwicklung einer individuellen und authentischen Identität behindert.

Highlights

2020 marked the beginning of an ongoing identity crisis due to the global pandemic and social unrest.

Quarantine led to teenagers associating their self-identity with the internet and social media.

Social media transformed from entertainment to a new world influencing self-identity.

Teenagers began to present and perceive themselves based on online behaviors and social media trends.

Social media usage among young people hinders self-exploration and replaces individual growth with fabricated identities.

The standards set by social media have become the baseline for judgment and decision-making.

An example of fabricating identity is the pursuit of an 'aesthetic' that doesn't align with one's genuine identity.

The evolution of aesthetics on social media leads to a lack of stability in self-definition.

The overuse of phrases like 'slay' on social media contributes to a lack of individuality.

Social media trends make individuals indistinguishable from the masses, reducing uniqueness.

The constant change in social media trends creates a cycle of identity swapping.

Social media tricks the subconscious mind into believing in a false self-identity.

The 'Draco talk' phenomenon on TikTok illustrates the power of social media to create a cultural obsession.

Fandoms on social media can create unhealthy associations and parasocial relationships.

Social media's influence on identity is more pronounced in younger generations who have grown up with it.

Generation Alpha is raised in the media, leading to a loss of personal truth and identity.

The rise of social media has created an environment that inhibits the crucial stages of self-exploration.

The prevalence of identity crisis among teenagers is linked to the influence of social media.

Social media creates a push and pull relationship between conforming to trends and true self-identity.

The challenge is to reflect on whether our identity is a product of popular culture or real self-discovery.

Transcripts

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2020 marked the beginning of precarious

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times now At The Mention Of 2020 you

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might be reminded of the global pandemic

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that essentially shut down the economy

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and Society alike or maybe you're

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reminded of the mass social unrest that

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surrounded the presidential election or

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maybe even the vision of protests come

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to mind as tensions charged throughout

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the country but for us 2020 marked the

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beginning of what would become an

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ongoing identity crisis

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let me explain with the widespread

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quarantine afoot teenagers like us were

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confined to our bedrooms with nothing

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more than our phones to keep us amused

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what began as an innocent engagement

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with social media as a means of

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entertainment soon evolved into a

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pernicious Association of self-identity

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with the internet

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social media has become not just a

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platform for additional entertainment

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but rather a whole new world in

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convergence with our physical world

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acting as a conduit in our new

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interconnected Society where the price

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of residents in this community is the

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sacrifice and exchange of our

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self-identity

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it was after reflection that we realize

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the deeper effects that social media had

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on our self-identity that were not

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typically talked about

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and with time we became directly aware

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of the direct correlation constant

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social media usage had on the ways we

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presented ourselves and the ways we

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perceived ourselves

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we began to carry influential online

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behaviors into our reality unwittingly

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becoming versions of ourselves that

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reflected our online engagement rather

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than our genuine identities ultimately

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social media usage amongst people of

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young ages has hindered crucial stages

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of self-exploration effectively

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supplanting individual growth with the

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adoption of fabricated identities

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perpetuated and validated through social

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media

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without a clear understanding of what

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self-identity really is we began to

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cater our humor and language to social

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media creating this bubble of a false

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reality consisting of a fabricated sense

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of who we can be to stand out but not

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excluded out

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the standards with social media have set

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have subconsciously become the Baseline

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of our judgment and we often surpass

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these personal intentions and leave

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these judgments and decisions for the

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media's eyes to make

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let me give you an example of this

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fabrication of identity that comes with

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social media

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in 2020 I was obsessed with finding

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aesthetic that would really suit me and

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I could associate with the media and so

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I began to search all across the media

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it's all social platforms and I became

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committed to exchanging my entire

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wardrobe my personality my hobbies for

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this very title of aesthetic and so I

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settled upon the aesthetic of a dark

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girl Academia

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now I wanted to be that girl who wore

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Tweed Blazers and turtlenecks and plaid

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skirts listen to classical music which

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is very realistic I know but really that

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is where the issue is spanning from I

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was never into this Gothic dark

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aesthetic but I was really into the

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romanticized image of this aesthetic

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that social media users have perpetuated

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and so the more I committed myself to

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this aesthetic the more detached I

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became from my personal reality and so

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if we really thought about it could I

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really have fit into this aesthetic or

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title or was I just finding an easy

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outlet and solution that would provide

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me with a fabricated sense of belonging

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through this example it is clear that

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the constant evolution of these

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Aesthetics leads to a lack of stability

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in how we Define ourselves by living in

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this virtual world of over consumption

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we end up under consuming the real world

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leading to a loss of personal

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transformation based on real world

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experiences we often forget that the

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videos that we see on our for you pages

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are also seen by millions of other

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people around the world leading to a

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false sense of uniqueness in fact there

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are over 80 million active users on Tick

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Tock with over 60 percent of them being

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gen's ears by more and more of us

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endorsing these media trends whether

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they be oral phrases or clothing styles

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we begin to become undistinguishable

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from the masses one of the most obvious

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examples of this is the overuse of the

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all too familiar word slay

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now many of you have heard this word

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before I'm sure when any capacity

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whether it be that was so slay or were

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such Slayers but ultimately the reality

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is that this word perpetuated from

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social media leading to a lack of

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individuality amongst Society

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we believe that what social media has

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deemed to be unique is the one and for

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all standard for uniqueness and we also

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forget that the more people who view

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this content the greater this pool of

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uniqueness spans out essentially making

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it the new basic and convoluting our

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cycle of what's in and what's out

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causing our never found sense of

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permanence

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we are being enclosed in this cycle of

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swapping our humor language personality

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for the very title and the spike in

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views in Mirch 30 second videos which

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have perpetuated our disassociativity in

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our society

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to give you a perspective on this

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distance away from our personal truths

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and our identity

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these are some phrases that we've all

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heard within the media such as oh today

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I want to be a granola girl tomorrow I

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want to be a clean girl I'm giving a

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bombastic side eye right now I'm really

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a Slayer right now

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these are phrases that we've all heard

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commonly throughout the media except

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this time we've extrapolated them into

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our own personal language and so the

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issue here is really that we don't know

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how to tune into our most authentic

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selves but rather we latch on these

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micro labels these romanticized image

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and we make them our own so if we're

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able to transform our identity over

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short 30 second videos how long is this

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so-called identity gonna stay with us

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until we get bored move on once again

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and find a new aesthetic and repeat the

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cycle of who do I want to be today

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one thing that social media has allowed

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for is the tricking of our subconscious

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Minds into believing that we are

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something we're not to really understand

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this concept I would like to take you

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back to the cultural phenomena commonly

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regarded as Draco talk now while many of

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you may not have heard of Draco talk you

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prove our point in that social media has

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become a separate sphere of society

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completely severed from the real

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tangible world because with over 29.6

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billion views on Tick Tock I wasn't

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lying when I said that Draco talk was

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truly a cultural phenomena

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essentially within the secret society of

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tick tock there was a mass Revival of an

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obsession with Harry Potter specifically

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revolving around the character Draco

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Malfoy and with this growing Obsession

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came the desire of many to identify as

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slytherins as this kind of content

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proliferated across social media apps

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people began to show symptoms of a lack

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and loss of self-identity myself

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included growing up I had always

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considered myself to be a Gryffindor

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always the group leader never afraid to

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speak my mind and always fiercely loyal

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to my friends however when Draco talk

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rolled around I found myself entering an

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identity crisis as I fell into the Trap

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of falsely self-identifying as a

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Slytherin as mitt did many others and

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this was largely a result of the echo

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chamber of a Slytherin enforcing agenda

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that surrounded me on social media

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now social media inherently Is Not a Bad

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Thing social media has provided us with

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numerous benefits to our society ranging

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from increased globalization to

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communication to news however it is

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rather the constant interconnectedness

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and coupled with the content that users

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perpetuate that end up causing these

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detrimental effects

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a very notable subsection of the social

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media universe is the formation of

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fandoms now fandoms are online groups

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which users create through a shared

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interest in a book or a fictional

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character or fictional world or

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celebrity and these fandoms will make

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short videos called edits which outline

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their interest and love for these

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fictional worlds or characters

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now this content may not seem harmful at

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face value however they reinforce

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behaviors of obsession with that

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fictional character or world and

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consequently create an unhealthy

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Association of self with that fandom

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this notion is often referred to as a

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parasocial relationship

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members in these fandoms who are part of

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parasocial relationships have become

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entrenched in these bonds and lives of

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these fictional characters and worlds as

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they use this as a means of connection

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through their social world or real world

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and this Bond begins to deepen as it

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becomes and increases as a fabricated

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mental relationship which poses as a

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maladaptive mechanism of escapism

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so instead of in instead of dealing with

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real world issues in an introspective

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way teenagers will seek comfort in

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social media their phones and often

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these fandoms however in actuality by

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doing this they are only styming their

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self-exploration of their feelings

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thoughts and ideas in the real world

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now I'd like to go back to the idea that

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social media promotes a false sense of

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identity to truly paint this picture I'd

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like to tell you a little bit about my

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best friend now though I love her to

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death she truly is the epitome of a

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teenager who lacks any cemented notion

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of self-identity consequently she

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latches on to things perpetuated via

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social media

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often confusing things that she finds

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cool or attractive with her genuine

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self-perception one of the most jarring

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comments that she made to me was after

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she sent me a tick tock edit of Patrick

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Bateman yes the serial killer from

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American Psycho and told me and I quote

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I am so him

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now well at first I laughed at her utter

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delusions I soon realized that this

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comment reflected a much deeper societal

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issue because as I was scrolling through

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the comments on this video many other

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people commented something of the same

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connotations

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now I'll admit it's truly unfortunate

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that the casting directors chose someone

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as hot as Christian Bale to play a

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malicious sadist but ultimately it is

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the social culture of social media that

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allows people to have a skewed

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perception of themselves confusing what

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they find attractive with their actual

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self-identity my best friend the same

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person that cries at sad cat videos and

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is too afraid to lie to her parents

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about literally anything has somehow

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tricked herself into believing that she

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relates to the hot but nevertheless

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Psychopathic Patrick Bateman it is

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ultimately the echo chamber of social

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media that creates a perfect storm of

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social conditions that completely

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inhibits a completely inhibits a

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developing identity putting them in an

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arrested state where they simply mimic

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personas fabricated online and tricking

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themselves into believing that they are

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genuine and individual

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now let's take a walk back down memory

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lane to retrace as to why we have come

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lost within ourselves starting by

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comparing life before and after social

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media now social media has expanded onto

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more and more Generations as people

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begin to grow and social media becomes

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not an entertainment platform but rather

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an integral part of society

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with only seven percent of adults being

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active social media users in 2004 to a

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staggering 80 percent of American adults

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being active on Facebook alone in 2014.

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these social media users have

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successfully created a phenomenon where

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the online world has began to bleed into

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the physical world extrapolating and

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exaggerating the distance between

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personal truth and identity

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now with 3.5 billion people out of our

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Global 7.7 global population being

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active social media users we have

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perpetuated this Distance by being

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stimulated so virtually and so

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constantly that We crave these social

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signals that tap into our associativity

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and therefore associate ourselves with

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the media's face and the media's words

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now to put this distance between

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Generations in a more comparable scale

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let's compare the outbringing of

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Generation Z and generation Alpha

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Generation Z is the last generation to

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have a true comparison in Lifestyles

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with and without social media whereas

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generation Alpha is literally raised in

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the media from being posted when they

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were first born to their first steps to

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even their first achievements this

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constant of posting has allowed

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generation Alpha to become lost in the

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media as Generation Z was able to really

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truly experience life before technology

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whereas generation Alpha is stuck in the

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media

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generation g z is truly lucky enough to

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be able to grow into the social media

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and are given choices to do so or exit

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out the media however generation Alpha

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only knows one virtual life and so

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they're left with no precedent to Aid

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them in the development and standing of

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their social positions and statuses

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within Society

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in her book the end of forgetting

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growing up with social media K Acorn

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talks about the relationship between

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one's past self and one's present self

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as the rise of social media Works to

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memorialize one's past self preventing

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them from ever really growing away from

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it she mentions that the inability to

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tether oneself away from their past can

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induce identity crisis as they feel

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trapped and confined to this past

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version of themselves this is an

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especially alarming concern for the

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upcoming Generations such as generation

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Alpha as they were never given the

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chance to develop an identity

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independent from the internet and are

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now not given the chance to to separate

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themselves from their past which can

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often be detrimental to the long-term

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authenticity and self-identities

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so from the rise of Aesthetics to the

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formation of parasocial relationships

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social media has effectively and

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successfully created an environment that

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stymies the crucial stages of

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self-exploration and Discovery in a

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teenager's Coming of Age years

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now as the influence of social media

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increases so there's a prevalence of the

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teenage identity crisis

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and as Trends come and go so is

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Association of a teenager's identity

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successfully creating a push and pull

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relationship between conforming to

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trendy Aesthetics and conforming to our

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true intentions and ideas

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rather than creating an identity based

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on experiential Memories We hover over

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periods of identity trials provoked

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through mass media leading to a never

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found sense of stability and how we

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Define ourselves so now as we ask

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ourselves who we are let's really

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reflect and think whether we reflect

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popular culture or are we really a

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product of our real self-discovery

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