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My Empathy Crisis
Empathy seems overloaded. We fight for global causes online but struggle to connect with the “Other” in our daily lives. But is technology creating a generation with empathy fatigue, or can we use it to bridge the gap between faceless compassion and real-world connections?
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The Internet Does Motherhood Dirty
A little note to my peers on having children.
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Does adulting really suck?
On why adulting doesn’t suck; but why the popular millennial narrative around adulting might be a little patronizing and overused.
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Beige Flags. Or Whatever.
It’s so hard to just be ‘normal’ online. This essay explores the ways in which we manufacture our personality online based on what’s cool, trending, and acceptable.
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Beauty and Belonging
Internet culture’s obsession with ‘aesthetics’ is getting a little out of hand. Is this another way of pushing consumerism on us sheep? Can we exist apart from our aesthetics?
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On Being a Pick Me Girl
Exploring the ‘pick me’ trope and how society rejected femininity with a passion until we collectively stopped being so stupid. Find out why we attach labels to things without realising their impact.
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How Old Are You in Your Head?
This essay explores the concept of ‘mental age’ and why we all feel younger in our minds than we are in real life.
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A Label Without a Cause: Unpacking Generational Thinking
Generational labels may have made sense in the past, but they are becoming less meaningful as demographics shift and people resist being pigeonholed.
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The anxieties of authenticity in the digital age
Navigating the world of authenticity online and how different generations are making strides towards a less performative experience on social media.
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The millennial pause, gen z shake, and digital artifacts
By Sonia Rebecca Menezes This is part 1 of an unfinished conversation in a blog called Unfinished Conversations. How very meta, lol. Here is part 2. You’re ready to film a videoYou open the camera appSwap to front-facing mode and switch to videoYou hit recordYou look for the red blink to make sure it’s recordingYou…