Sometimes, teens may have had enough. It may come when bickering with their elders because of generational divides – people wearing torn jeans, or that not tipping that tax isn’t a nice thing to do, or that climate change is, in fact, real and will be a problem for my generation. And both parties, regardless of the century in which they’re born, are usually so sure of their … [Read more...]
Zen and the Art of Being Online: An Interview with Michaela Okland, The Creator of She Rates Dogs
Michaela Okland has a video on her YouTube channel called “Imitating Creepy Men but with Helium.” The video is exactly what the title suggests, and it all fits with the online brand that Okland has built for herself over the years. She’s the creator of the smash-hit Twitter and Instagram accounts SheRatesDogs – which aggregates malicious, incoherent, and downright … [Read more...]
Zen and the Art of Being Online: How to Have a Successful Online Dating Profile
The trend of online dating in the aughts turned into the romantic norm of the 2010s with the emergence of “swiping apps” such as Tinder in 2012 and Bumble in 2014. According to a 2015 study from the Pew Research Center, 59% of Americans said that online dating was a good way to meet people – a 15 point increase from just 10 years earlier. What helps make the platform so … [Read more...]
Zen and the Art of Being Online: What Websites Can You Trust for News?
I’m sure we all remember the American Wild West that was being online during the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election. Social media users were sharing dubious stories, websites were churning out sensationalist content like hotcakes, and everybody was extremely mad online. What a time to be alive. That time shaped online media into where it is now, with a lot of … [Read more...]