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Thank You Social Media

You have taught me a lot about life and don't get enough credit for it.

Flora Nguyen
Jul 11, 2016
Loyola University- New Orleans
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Thank You Social Media
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Dear Social Media,

You are one of my best friends. Although it may be a love/hate relationship, I love having your company. You have taught me a lot about life and don't get enough credit for it. I want to thank you for letting me use my freedom of expression.

Facebook

Thank you for introducing me into this social world. Thank you for making it easier for me to see what my family and friends are up to. Thank you for letting me see what people with different political/religious views think about. Thank you for sharing delicious food tutorials and adorable dog videos. Thank you for reminding me how embarrassing my statuses were a couple years ago. Thank you for allowing me to network and make connections. Thank you for showing me how to build a public image on the internet. Thank you for being there when I need to make a huge announcement. Thank you for allowing me to share these Odyssey articles.

Instagram

Thank you for letting me use the right side of my brain more often. Thank you for giving me the chance to show an artistic side of myself. Thank you for showing me pretty pictures. Thank you for allowing me to see what my friends, family, celebrities and strangers are doing. Thank you for being there when my friends or I am feeling confident in ourselves. Thank you for the opportunities that I can stalk someone that I am interested in or someone that started some drama. Thank you for being my scrapbook.

YouTube

Thank you for making me laugh, cry, happy and angry. Thank you for keeping young children occupied at dinner so I don't have to hear the crying. Thank you for letting me make videos about my adventures. Thank you for all the makeup, school, etc., tutorials. Thank you for showing me the daily, interesting lives of strangers around the world. Thank you for the music videos that keep me alive.

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Thank you for being my diary. Thank you for showing me gorgeous cities I hope to live in one day. Thank you for letting me be a part of a fan base. Thank you for being the go-to place when I hear music leaked on the internet. Thank you for showing me what an aesthetic is. Thank you for the funny responses. Thank you being the place misfits and outcasts can fit into. Thank you for letting me express my feelings and thoughts through words and pictures.

Twitter

Thank you for encouraging me to interact with people I usually wouldn't converse with. Thank you for being there when I needed to rant. Thank you for calling out discrimination, corruption, sexism and racism in the world. Thank you for listening to my thoughts. Thank you for spoilers when someone live tweets a television show. Thank you for showing me that I am not the only one that feels or thinks this way. Thank you for spreading news quickly. Thank you for hashtags. Thank you for giving us the chance to interact with our favorite celebrities.

Snapchat

Thank you for helping me with my long distance friendships. Thank you for showing me who my true friends are when they lose our streaks. Thank you for showing me how people celebrate differently. Thank you for following along on my day. Thank you for letting me skip through the stories. Thank you for the trust issues I have when someone screenshots an ugly selfie. Thank you for letting me show the small and big events to a select group of people.


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