I feel as though the generation that got hit by social media during the years of grade school have fought the hardest with phoniness and fabrications. Instead of genuinely wanting to go to go do something, it seems as though a concert is a really good excuse for a new outfit and having a photoshoot.

Don't get me wrong, I myself love music and concerts and other social activities but there have been times when I stop myself and ask why I really am doing something. There have been times when the answer is "because everyone else is," or "if I don't go and post something, then it will be obvious I didn't experience it" or "it will make me look cool that I went to this".

It took time but I recently came across the idea that if I do things just to create a persona with some idyllic life, I won't even be living with the essence of truth. There are many types of negative or selfish motives but I think at this point, there are also peer-approval motives.

We all have these templates in our minds for how we should behave and act in order to be a part of something. Now, media is an extension of that and thus, insecurities and the neediness of youth to feel they are in control of how people view them .

There is one version of you, there will never be another person who has all of the individual characteristics you behold. Due to that, I think it's important to honor all that you really want and feel you deserve, and to show that (if you desire) to the world.

Creating something that doesn't actually align with you, will eventually catch up with you. Be all that you are, even if it doesn't make for some great feed.