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Why I Deleted My Instagram Account Forever: Social Media, Peer Pressure and Living in the Moment

By Emily on August 4, 2022January 8, 2023

I finally took the plunge and deleted my Instagram account about a week ago. And now that I don’t have it anymore, I’ve started to become more and more nauseated by the culture surrounding Instagram, especially among Gen Z.

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Are We Wasting Our Lives?|Gen Z Perspective on Social Media

By Emily on September 26, 2020August 13, 2021

A few years ago, I wasn’t allowed on any form of social media, and the allure of something forbidden to me yet used by many of my peers caused me to spend almost all of middle school begging my mom to let me on Instagram. She finally relented when I turned 14.