Think back to a time, maybe not too long ago, when you were still a teenager. You had just gotten back home from school, and you may well have been listening to a playlist including bands and artists like Lana Del Rey, The Neighbourhood and the Artic Monkeys.The first thing that you do when youContinue reading “A Deep(fish) Dive into 2014 Tumblr: How it was different, how it could be helpful and harmful to young people and why it might be coming back… “
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Cutting off Life Long Friends
Everybody loses friends sometimes, and it is never a nice thought. But especially when we are young, we are changing so much, and we are meeting so many new people that it is only natural. However, there is something special about remaining friends with those who we have been close with since childhood. This isContinue reading “Cutting off Life Long Friends”
Lucky Girl Syndrome
If you are still addicted to TikTok, or even if you decided to delete TikTok only to end up wasting too much time scrolling through Instagram reels instead, then I imagine that you would have at least once stumbled across the term ‘Lucky girl syndrome.’ You may have also heard people taking about manifestation, andContinue reading “Lucky Girl Syndrome”
Can we Really Split People into Different Colours?
Can you Really Split People into Different Colours? Hello, so this is a post where I am going to be taking a deeper dive into a topic, with the focus being my take on the book “surrounded by idiots”, written by Thomas Erikson. ‘What the hell Love?’ Judging from the title, you might be thinkingContinue reading “Can we Really Split People into Different Colours?”
Early Pandemic Nostalgia
This post is all about the nostalgia that some feel for the pandemic, especially in 2020. The post will begin by talking about this on TikTok, where the nostalgia is widespread. Then, it will discuss some of the causes of this nostalgia, including that nostalgia for the pandemic is anticipatory nostalgia, as well as the focus that there was on the community during the pandemic. Then I will discuss some of the positive and negative impacts concerning nostalgia for the lockdown, and regarding nostalgia in general.
The Overachiever
Back at school there were always at least a couple of people who just seemed to be good at pretty much everything. Their grades would always be top notch, they were always playing in (and probably winning) a wide range of sports competitions and on top of everything else, they also happened to be veryContinue reading “The Overachiever”
Vape Culture
This post is all about vape culture, including the advantages and disadvantages of vaping, and the impact of vaping on young people. I will include how vaping has become so mainstream and popular with Gen Z, the way in which vape shops profit by reaching new audiences and I will even mention how vaping can link to toxic masculinity! Also, I have left a link to my podcast on this topic at the bottom, so please feel free to check this out!
The Sad Girl
You know what sucks. Feeling upset, hurt or really just sad. Perhaps it has finally been made clear that the guy or girl who you were interested in did not really have the same feelings for you, perhaps you were unable to afford to see your favourite band play or perhaps one of your goodContinue reading “The Sad Girl”
Unrealistic Expectations in Relationships and Sex
This post is all about unrealistic expectations in relationships and sex. This especially concerns the impact of this on Gen Z and teenagers, who spend considerable periods of time on social media, and who are more gullible to being influenced by films and TV. I will also explain the root cause for why so many people have unrealistically high expectations, and I will talk about steps that can be taken to improve the situation.
Travel TikTok
Who else spent all last summer working? And who else now barely has any money, and will end up going into overdraft? I remember that on my days off, I would look at travel TikTok. Which I guess makes sense, considering that we had been in a pandemic for the last, well, 1 and aContinue reading “Travel TikTok”
Personally Political 