Two more weeks of school! Insane, I didn't realize it until someone told me last week. This semester has flown by. I've really enjoyed all of the classes I have taken this semester, and after switching majors, I can fully say that business marketing was not for me. I'm sad to be leaving for the summer, but only a few people I know are staying in Chico. I'm nervous and excited-ish to go back home to San Diego. But I'm very excited to come back because I think next year will be very VERY fun. Anyway, let's get into today's topic: social media access and equity.
Social media is the talk of the town right now. Over the past few years, social media boomed, which has created so many outlets for businesses and creators to showcase their ideas and products. When we look at the fashion world, magazines are constantly posting on social media and trying to gain a bigger audience than other magazines. Social media is a popularity war, to be the most followed, the best content, most products sold are just some of the pressures that are talked about in the social media world. By the lack of access to social media, I feel like there isn't that big of a difference unless you are a business. If you're a business that doesn't have social media, then you are probably not getting a lot of attention from different people. When I deleted social media for a few months, I felt disconnected, but at the same time, I felt very free. Not having to worry about missing something, and worrying that I'm missing a trend or out of date with culture was a nice feeling. I remember I was sitting at a restaurant and everybody in the restaurant was on their phone besides me, scrolling on Instagram and whatnot. I feel as though social media is just a way to make people feel comfortable and less alone. But my question that I will leave you with is when does social media get to be toxic?
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