Social Media: Even the Non-Conformists Can't Resist

I've always tried not to be a cliché, stereotype, or follower of trends. I'll follow societal dos and don'ts, I'll be professional and mature, and I'll be sweet and kind, but under that exterior is someone who won't take no for an answer, can be overly sarcastic, is a little crazy, and always in over her head. So it's no surprise, that after swearing I'll never touch another social media site, a few months later go and do exactly that.

It all started in 8th grade I believe...maybe 9th. The timing doesn't really matter. I chose to create a Facebook account. It became really useful in staying in touch with friends in other towns and states (and the games were pretty fun, too). Eventually, though, it wasn't all what it was chalked up to be and I had pretty much stopped using it. 

Then twitter came along and I had dismissed it pretty quickly. I was barely using Facebook at the time, so another site that involved following and tweeting didn't really appeal to me. I ditched Facebook and less than a year later, what did I do? Yup, that's right, I opened a twitter account. Two days of addiction and obsession, and things fizzled out. I only used it sporadically.

Social media sites continued to pop up. Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, and who knows how many more. Instagram and Pinterest were easily avoided. I wasn't playing photographer, artist, crafter, or homemaker, so the two were pretty pointless. I had a brief stunt on Tumblr as it was necessary when I attended an art camp. Google+ piqued my interest as an up-and-coming author, as did blogging, but that too has been sporadic.

So here I am today, writing another blog post, just days after rejoining Facebook for the first time in two years. My choice not to follow the social media craze has long since evaporated, and now my goal is not to become one of those people who spend more time online than they do anywhere or on anything else.

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~Jazmine

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