Fighting the Negative Impact of Social Media!
It’s no mystery that influencers make their money from selling us things. It’s a lucrative method of advertising for companies. You’re more likely to buy a product if you know of and like the person selling it to you. Unlike […]
News about the Metaverse is everywhere: news about it changing how we work, how we shop, how we socialise. Basically, how it will change our lives. But, instead of the wave of anticipation and excitement expected from the announcement of […]
The ethics of fast fashion has been a hot topic for a few years now. From online retailer Missguided’s £1 bikini in 2019 to SHEIN’s rise to the largest fashion retailer in the world as of 2022, the topic of […]
How many of us feel so stressed in our lives with work, school, and family obligations that we feel like we don’t have time for anything fun? Well, the data shows that we are highly stressed: Almost half of all […]
It’s not a new idea that social media does more to divide us than bring us together (it’s original selling point). We often choose it over in-person interactions. But, it’s with the vague excuse that we’re technically interacting with our […]
Traditional social media has a plethora of adverse effects. Many of these drawbacks we have heard continually about (and many have been written about on this blog): worsening mental health, increased loneliness, body image issues, etc. But social media, it […]
There have long been negatives attitudes towards reality tv. It’s considered ‘low-brow’ and ‘trashy’, often referred to as a ‘guilty-pleasure’. These judgements, both of the shows and the people who enjoy them, are often unfair. However, there are some damaging […]
In today’s world, it is very hard to be young and not have a profile on a social networking site. The Internet, commonly referred to as “the web”, has made the world a smaller place. These platforms make it possible […]
All forms of media influence individuals greatly. The media we consume affects how we perceive the world, think about others, and think about ourselves. For many women, the media they see and consume deals with limiting women to what they […]
In my last couple of posts I have gone over the origins and development of fake news, and our present situation. Here, I will explore the potential future we face with fake news. I’ll briefly discuss how different generations process […]