'Will you read my story today? Or avert your gaze, skip words composed by an unfamiliar name in your timeline?'
Tag: social media addiction
Temptations
A poem on the allure of social media and how algorithms make us lose touch with everyday reality.
Am I Losing the Real Me?
How dow we stop from becoming crass simulations of our real selves? How can we bridge the widening chasm between our joyful projections and hollow inner realities?
Why ‘The Social Dilemma’ Won’t Make Me Quit Social Media
The solution to the issues posed by the Netflix film lies not in quitting social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, but in understanding them better.
The Mask of ‘Reality’
I am weary of maintaining a ‘social' image.
Why Do Our Brains Love Instagram?
When we receive a like notification on social media, the brain's reward system is activated giving us instant gratification.
Tech Traps UK Teens in Mental Health Crisis – Can it Save Them?
Mental health professionals are using mobile apps to treat more children, reach more minorities and, crucially, catch them all earlier.
Your Body as a Weapon: The Rise of the ‘Revenge Body’ Online
Typically such bodies are built in order to make your ex-lover want you back. But you’re too good for them now.
Interstellar Insurgency: Why 1.4 Million People Are Planning to Storm Area 51
'Storm Area 51' is a summative masterstroke in Generation Z meme culture
Curiosity Killed the Cat But it Keeps Us Alive
Curiosity makes us anxious but many a time it gives hope, meaning and a reason to go on.