What's your identity? What words do you use to define yourself? Are you unsure about what type of person you identify as in society? Do you have no idea who you are? What is your purpose on this earth…who are you? Identity can range from the gender you are to the color of your skin. It can also question what kind of person you are. Are you a business man or an artist? Your identity can also be what ideas and thoughts you have and believe.
The list of what identity is, goes on and on because simply there is not one exact meaning to the word. So what does that mean to you exactly? Are you always the same identity or are you constantly changing and evolving as you grow and learn more about yourself each day. Struggling to find your true identity can be a challenge and you may never exactly know who and what it is you want because you constantly are having new things thrown into your circle each day. In my eyes social media is the best way to express your identity. You can pretty much post, tweet, and like whatever your heart desires. I personally love the use of expressing my identity on Instagram. I think that it is a great use of showing who you are and you get to choose what type of content you are sharing.
Instagram is a great portal for millennials to express themselves. As an Instagram user, you can post whatever kind of content you want, make whatever caption you want, and follow whatever accounts you want. It is a millennial internet playground. This is a place where you can be you and get inspired from others who you may be influenced by. I can go on Instagram and look at a girl's photo and see all the love her friends are giving her. As a female, I think that is so empowering.
As simple as a little "ok girl!" comment can be to write in your friend's comment section, it has an impact on their self-esteem. Seeing people so accepting of what someone wants to post and giving them that feeling of being appreciated is something that we as humans need. You can be whatever you want to be on the internet, that's what makes it such a powerful place and an outlet that many people use to escape reality. Personally, I love Instagram. I think it is full of opportunity and inspiration. I will check it at least 10 times a day and see if I got a new follower, or a DM from someone saying they loved my post or a little motivational quote I put on my story that day. It empowers me when I know something so trivial has made an impression on someone. Even if it was only one person, maybe that person really needed to read that in the morning to get them out of bed. Being that person to give others to strength and push to get going with their day is one of the reason why I have social media.
