8th March 2024
Are Gen Z addicted or informed? Gen-Z are enamoured with various social media platforms, be it YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, or even LinkedIn. Gen Z are attracted to the digitalised world, perhaps more so than they are addicted (as some members of older generations would suggest). During my undergrad days, my parents encouraged me ...
5th January 2024
Social media creates an illusion that we are all in unrealistic competition with each other Social media is an entertaining and often addictive way of connecting with friends, family, and even people we don’t know across the world. Whether you’re scrolling through your childhood best friend’s ‘I got a first in my undergrad’ post, or ...
14th October 2023
Writing from the perspective of the Instagram version of himself, can our Editor-in-Chief better understand his relationship with social media? Sometimes I think about the Instagram version of myself. As I watch them grow and develop, I feel like I’ve created and nurtured them, like a parent does with their child. Would they be satisfied ...
27th March 2023
Anti-phone policies can produce unexpected benefits, but can also lead to difficulties for clubgoers. Clubs exist for hedonistic immersion, and outside factors should surely be left at the door. But when you have a connection to the rest of the world in the palm of your hand, how can these ideals coexist? Disconnection is surely ...
27th February 2023
Has the prevalence of cancel culture online led to more anxiety about saying the wrong thing in person? From Andrew Tate to Ariana Grande, Kanye to Kris, and Elon Musk to Ellen Degeneres, it seems no-one can escape the claws of cancel culture anymore. The existence and increase of this phenomenon has led to a ...
27th February 2023
Tired of that pit in your stomach when you’re doom scrolling? Here’s how to curate a more positive feed. I recently had an epiphany about my social media usage after finding myself four videos deep in “story times” full of tears before bed; this was not entertaining, completely irrelevant to my life and not what ...
8th January 2023
Leila Edelzstein explores how social media twists the relationship between new music and a baying audience Social media platforms have exacted three major consequences on the music industry. These are the evolution of mainstream pop to support shortening attention spans, the surge of opportunistic marketing (branded as relatable), and the defining of genres by aesthetics ...
7th January 2023
Is social media dictating our relationship problems? Today, in the digital age, social media platforms seem to be taking over our lives. They are our main form of communication, sharing information, and creating content. But is this starting to get in the way of our face-to-face relationships with loved ones? Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok are ...
7th November 2022
The University of Glasgow has worked on a study showing the relationship between women’s insecurity and how they use social media. A recent study in partnership with the University of Glasgow, the University of the West of Scotland and the University of Strathclyde has shown that women avoid looking at Instagram images that reflect their ...
12th April 2022
The stigma around sexting needs to be diminished to improve the sexual health and self-empowerment of students. Any conversation about nudes has to start with asking yourself questions. When have you taken nudes in the past? Has it only ever been when prompted, or in your own time? Do you have a favourite nude of ...
