VSCO originated as an app that, in my eyes, seemed overly complicated to use compared to other social media apps. It took a while for me to fully get the hang of the controls, and from then on I have yet to be disappointed.

Besides the sick filters, this app truly is something else. Maybe it has something to do with the people I follow, or maybe you might feel the same way as I do, but I look forward to the downtime I have in between classes or practice to tap the little black and white icon in the bottom corner of my folder.

Endless photos and inspirational/relatable quotes fill up my feed and with each push of my thumb I am never let down by each post I lay my eyes on.

It’s like a whole other world that girls, in particular, have been waiting their entire lives for.

I remember going to the mall and I would catch myself staring at other girls or vice versa, not in a romantic way, but in an admirable way. However, sometimes the girls that stared back left an uneasy thought in my mind because I was unsure of what they thought when they looked at me.

That uneasy thought still remains today, however, I feel that on this one app, it seems to be diminished. I find that more girls are supportive of one another and this is apparent by the amount of republished images that appear on feed.

I know you might be thinking that a republished image might not seem like much, but when I see the notification on my phone that something I posted was published, I feel a sense of relief. That uneasy thought in my mind starts to fade when I see that one notification.

Maybe this is true for other apps as well, however, I think I speak for a lot of people when I say that seeing any notification that does not have to do with my phone’s storage makes me feel some type of way.

I might be reading too much into this, I know it may be just an app for some people, but I really do believe it is more than that. I have always been nosy and maybe it’s just the Taurus in me, but I am always a little more worried about what other people are doing/feeling, which makes me happy to tap the icon and actually see for myself.