We live in a millennial generation, where print newspaper has been forgotten, and watching television news is uncommon. Instead, this generation spends more time on social media platforms where they can simply scroll down a news feed in the palm of their hands. Just today, as I was scrolling down Facebook's trending topics, I was entirely disgusted with the news that was presented: "Gigi Hadid: Model Photographed Wearing White Caped Coat With Beige Shirt in California" In case you didn't get that -- the number one trending topic was concerning a model wearing a white coat and a beige shirt.

News that seems to be reported, is nowhere near issues regarding such things like the Syrian refugee crisis, or the fact that in just one week over 100 innocent people were murdered by terrorist attacks. In this millennial generation, the attention, power, and influence social media has is incredible. However, it seems as if the only stories making the trending news on social media platforms, are everything but relevant.

Rather than shedding light on the 12 million Syrians who fled their homes because of the plagued violence caused by ISIS and the sadistic power of Bashar al-Assad, social media instead brings attention to most superficial stories that deserve absolutely no attention. Reports regarding Gigi Hadid's apparel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's

lip sync battle, Tyga and Kylie's relationship status, Sofia Vergara's wedding planning, Charlie Sheen's perpetual commentary, and Gwen Stefani's fling with Blake Shelton have no significance or usefulness whatsoever.

The problem with social media is it reflects exactly what our world has turned into, and what we often times prioritize. We live in a world where supermodels are of more relevance than children who have no other option than to leave their homes and face the risk of becoming ill, malnourished, abused, exploited, or killed. Celebrities are recognized far more than victims of recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut, and trivial things have taken over all of our lives.

Just because social media platforms choose to report petty information, it doesn't mean that it's information deserving of our attention. We must learn to participate in the news that is relevant. If we continue to focus on what Gigi Hadid is wearing, how are we supposed to solve actual problems occurring in our world?

Think about what news matters to you, and how it can reflect the person you are. The news trending shouldn't be about shallow occurrences, rather, it should be about news that'll help us focus on things that are truly important.