Social Media & How it Affects Me

I remember in the sixth grade I made my first social media account and it was Instagram. My posts were so silly and weird haha. Looking back at that time it was so much simpler because I didn't care what anyone thought of what I posted, but today I analyze every picture I take or every tweet I make, just so that nobody thinks its weird or awkward. I wanted to write about this because, quite frankly social media has taken over our lives. I just hope if you read this that you may think about the affects it has on you. I honestly think that we have social media to get attention and what we really drive for is for someone to comment on our selfie saying that "You look so cute, *Heart Eyes Emojii*, but when social media first came out it was a way to connect to each other and talk to people you wouldn't normally see everyday. Here lately I have really been missing my childhood when I really didn't care how many likes I got on instagram. We have let our likes def...