#Unsubscribed: How I am thriving in high school without social media (and you can, too)

Social media is the Achilles' heel of my generation. As teenagers, we are the first ones who have grown up living in a world that focuses on our number of followers, aesthetic feeds, and overall online presence. Let me tell you straight from the source of a sixteen-year-old: it is not easy It is difficult enough to try and manage our overwhelming lives already filled with extracurriculars, sports teams, clubs, honors societies, difficult classes, insane amounts of homework, the pressures of applying to prestigious universities, and an abundance of other expectations. On top of that, we are always thinking about our online profiles. Beginning in fifth grade, I was hooked on social media. I would always be checking my feed. And then I would check it again, 30 seconds later in case one of the accounts I was following had uploaded something new. From there I proceeded to battle with whether or not I wanted to use social media. To use, or not to use? That was always the question. Over time