Not everyone has the opportunity to dedicate his or her life to social awareness. There isn't always time to attend rallies, and all too often, rallies and protests aren't safe. However, with social media, anyone can be an activist. Social media is the internet's version of a rally –– it's in your face, it's bold and it's often blunt.

It is key to use this tool to our advantages. Whether you're standing up for feminism, racial justice, veganism, LGBTQIA+ issues, body positivity or talking politics, social media can make a difference. It's ignorant to just dismiss a Twitter post about the presidential election. No longer is it cool to say that you don't care about politics. Talking politics on Twitter or Facebook is about all we can do right now at this stage in the election. It allows us to remind people about upcoming primaries, caucus winners and stupid sh*t that Donald Trump is saying. So many young people don't watch or read the news, so social media is where they go to be informed. Like feminism and veganism and racial justice, speaking about it is necessary because they deal with issues that affect our day to day but many people don't pay attention to.

Of course, social media has its problems. Among the trolls, memes, and all the negativity, it can be hard to notice someone who is genuine. Some people just glom onto a movement in order to get likes and followers, not because they truly care about making a difference. It's all about how you present your ideas to the world. Anger can make a difference, to an extent. However, anger that turns to threats or abuse is when the central idea of the movement is totally invalidated. It's easy to get worked up on Twitter, but in order to accomplish anything, you need to be taken seriously. Everyone has a voice with social media so using yours to its greatest power is what will separate you from the rest.

Then there are the people who take everything they see on the internet as truth, so they surround their online persona with people who tout themselves as "intersectional feminists" but aren't intersectional at all, giving the movement a bad name. Social media can be used for so much good, but there is more that needs to be done. Further researching a movement is vital to being an advocate –– of anything.

Even if you do not understand a topic like veganism, research needs to be done on why activism is so important in that area. Understanding other movements will help you understand your own because all (positive) movements are connected. Feminism and veganism walk hand in hand just as much as racial justice and body positivity do--and they're all linked to LGBTQIA+ issues in one way or another.

All of these movements, at their core, are lobbying for a better human experience.

Not to listen is just ignorant.