Unless you’ve been living in a cave the past two days, it’s pretty likely you’ve heard about Essena O’Neill, the former Instagram model who has decided to quit social media (or at least, in her original identity).
She posted a video online (which has since been deleted) after having captioned a variety of her Instagram photos, revealing the truths behind her online presence.
Although Essena had some good points – predominantly about how there can be dark sides to social media – I believe social media is what you make it.
And personally, I feel we have a lot to be grateful for in regards to social media.
Here’s 17 reasons why.
1. It helps us to communicate with distant friends and family
Social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have allowed us to stay in contact with friends and family who we are unable to see in person,… Read the full story