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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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I Think I’m Addicted to My Earphones
Do we listen to too much music? Is it affecting our ability to see and experience life as it truly is? I don’t know, you tell me.
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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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The Curse of Self-Awareness
On navel gazing, thinking about yourself too much, and getting stuck somewhere along the way.
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To Do or To Have: Which Makes Us Happier?
Are experiences really better than things when it comes to happiness? This essay examines the science behind the debate and delves into the potential pitfalls of both materialism and experience-seeking.
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How to Take a Compliment
Here’s an 11-step guide to help you take compliments like a true professional.
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Lost in Transition: Navigating Life’s Liminal Spaces
Finding your footing when you feel like the rug of life is being pulled from under your feet and you’re like WOAH NELLY!!!!
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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…