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obstinateprocrastinate · 7 years ago

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Who am I, really?

If you, by any chance, asked me what’s the connection between millennials and technology, I would probably come up with the term “social media.” Let’s face it, people in my generation, at least, have grown so accustomed to the nature of social media that it has become a lifestyle for almost everyone of us. I dare you to walk up to a random person and ask them if they are on social media. I guarantee you that anyone you’ll encounter has at least a Facebook account. That alone says a lot about how far we’ve come in terms of being able to communicate with others across the globe. It’s one of the major aspects social media prides itself on; Nowadays, with the technological capabilities available at our fingertips, you could literally ask a relative three countries away how they are doing with a tap of the “send” button, and receive a reply instantaneously. There are obviously more things you can do in social media, and the possibilities are endless.

In spite of that, another facet that social media is popularly recognized for is serving as an “outlet.” Social media, in this sense, is used as an avenue for others to express their inner thoughts and feelings that they may possibly not be able to vocalize in real life. Some examples include blogs, like Tumblr for instance, wherein users can share with others their personal thoughts on a particular matter, substantial or seemingly nonsensical they may be. Another platform, which I want to focus on, would have to be Twitter.

When I first started using Twitter (yes, I made this account back in 2009, when I was still underage at the time, admittedly), it was for the purpose of giving my followers a glimpse of what was happening in my mundane, day-to-day life.

I still remember my very first tweet on the platform, which was the phrase “eating bacon.” It was the start of a series of nonsensical tweets that I sent using my account during the first few months of being on Twitter. Granted, all of these were insignificant and you probably, like many others, asked yourself if you saw my old tweets, “Why should I care?” However, that was how I made use of the platform at the time. It also didn’t hurt that a number of the people I followed were doing the same exact thing.

As time went by, I realized now that I’ve made some changes as to how I appeared on Twitter. I dropped the habit of tweeting out every small detail in my everyday life and started following substantial accounts such as ABS-CBN News and Philippine Star (for the sole purpose of finding out if classes are suspended, of course). I began to tweet less often as to avoid flooding other people’s timelines and tweeted stuff that could benefit those who follow me.

On a sidenote, I also changed my handle from “@yggim_g” to “@Gevarrs” and this triggered the effect of my highschool friends calling me by my username, which is a wordplay on my family name.

With all of that being said, the question arises: Is who I am on Twitter accurately represents the person that I really am?

Truthfully, the answer isn’t as easy as yes or no. Granted, I used to be loud on Twitter in my younger days, a far cry from the quiet, introverted person that I am in real life. However, the “Miggy” on Twitter now could best describe who I am today. If you would take some time to check my feed nowadays, it would usually be fileld with retweets of blogposts by Rappler or some tweet by the university. These may be stuff that could be of importance to those following me, or just simply things that piqued my interest at the time. My tweets nowadays also consist of personal thoughts that could probably apply to others and the situations that they are in.

As the saying goes: Quality over quantity.

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