Note: This reaction article is based off of my observations as a content creator and the kind of articles that I've seen promoted by Odyssey or articles that have gone viral. I by no means am critiquing the existence of Odyssey or the right of any of its authors to create content.

I began creating content for Odyssey earlier this year, and over the few months that I've had the wonderful opportunity to write about the things I truly like or care about, I've noticed a trend in Odyssey that has scared me. Due to the nature of Odyssey as an online content manager that is based around the American college experience, we start to see a rise in content creators that are cut from the same cloth. The stereotypical Odyssey creator in my head has started to become a conservative Fraternity/Sorority Life member who creates content based off of their political views without attempting to engages populations outside of their smaller conservative FSL world. This has created a rise in support articles for Tomi Lahren, Milo Yiannopoulos and Donald Trump. It has created a rise in articles that come up in support of All Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter or any other stereotypical conservative standpoint. It has created articles that legitimately criticize a person only seconds after they have been killed. It has created a homogeneous image of Odyssey creators as privileged, white, conservative, FSL members. I am not critiquing any of those titles, but I am critiquing the image of the Odyssey creator.

I know many people who create content for Odyssey that are diverse. They express opinions contrary to that of the image I've previously described. The only issue with this is that their voices become drowned in the sea of the homogeneous representation of the content creator. These wonderful writers produce thought-provoking and well-written articles that deserve more attention than they receive, yet we still see a promotion of the articles about why "we should really stop criticizing Tomi Lahren." Odyssey monetarily rewards the writers who receive the highest number of shares per week (among other landmarks), so the spread of these uniform articles is rewarding the same uniform people who are writing them. Whether or not this means that the modern college student is sharing these opinions or that more conservative people on the internet are finding these articles is a good question, but that's not the point of this article.

I will be the first person to admit that I am sensitive to the articles that promote this homogenous image. I'm unapologetically liberal and am prone to hate those articles I've described. This would make me more likely to notice these articles; however, after asking many people in my life if this is just a bias that I've started to develop, many people have started to express the same concerns that I have been worried about. This is why I'm currently writing this article, to question why this media platform has started to seem like a niche for the modern conservative white college student. Is it the nature of the internet to spread hate rather than love? Are these articles being shared to agree or disagree with the points made within (and if so, why are we rewarding someone for expressing an unpopular opinion)? Why is it so hard for diverse writers to get their stories seen by the masses? Is Odyssey truly becoming a conservative stronghold, or is it just the imagination of myself and my group of friends? Is Odyssey representative of the modern college student?

There are many questions such as these that run through my head as a content creator, but I continue to write. I will express my opinions, and I will make my voice heard. We will see in this age of tumultuous discourse what is going to happen to this generation, but for now let's never forget to question even the institutions that we frequent.