Scroll through TikTok long enough and you’ll notice a pattern — there is no line between entertainment and shopping on the app anymore.
A storytime video turns into a product description. A morning...
Before advocating for governmental change based on religious beliefs, people need to think beyond themselves and understand their privilege. This statement has less to do with my political stance or even faith and more with my belief that religion should not be involved in politics whatsoever.
There is an innate desire to romanticize the mundane and to dwell in the sounds, scenes and words of thoughtful people. As senseless as it may seem to mull over thinking, creators like Mecey show just how comforting hearing one’s thoughts can be. This art of expression appeared to be lost on the app.
The intrigue of watching reality television, though, is how involved the viewer becomes in the lives of the cast and the unraveling of their reasoning. And, in these two shows specifically, the casts really are friend groups. This was a concept that took me a while to trust because my relationships have never felt as saturated and inconsistent. The more I sat on my couch and researched, the clearer their sincerity became to me.
Perry went through this online journey for over a decade and became obsessive about it. Whether he was in control of the social experiment or not, the dramatic experiences he put his body through and posted online show just how much someone is willing to endure for attention.
Once a trend is out of style, our minds are clear, and we can see its imperfections, but in an environment that thrives on conformity, it is difficult to imagine a life without a fleeting emblem.
Spanglish representation breaks this mold of Spanish and English as separate entities that only coexist to define the other and enlightens this common way of speaking that Americans prefer and comfortably use with no binary presumptions.
Rizzi gave the face of Dr. Miami’s online image a new look. She reshaped the sterile and technical notion of a plastic surgeon into a lively character with a sense of humor and millions of fans.
Social media has reached a point where anything is content, and the lines between private life and content have been blurred by the high rates of monetization and virality. I am sure Austin is hurting, but it is obvious that these Snapchat skits are for profit and shock value more than anything else.
I subscribed to Emma Chamberlain in 2017 immediately after watching her Dollar Store haul. From that moment forward, I was a fan. Her sense of humor, comfortable style and coffee order made their way into my routine. My first coffee order was her grande vanilla almondmilk latte, and I liked it enough to consistently order the same drink for about four years.
