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What do we think of the social media trend where we post pics of our food online?

Posted on by Jack Loessberg
What do we think of the social media trend where we post pics of our food online?

In 1825, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, a French philosopher and gourmand, said, “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.” In a way, we are defined by our eating habits and the choices we make in terms of food. However, I believe a human is more than his or her eating decisions. Today we live in a world where we are used to sharing everything on social networks, and food is…

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Anonymity Turns Us into Monsters

Posted on by Camille Lemieux
Anonymity Turns Us into Monsters

Social media has become an ever-present necessity in our lives, and it can even be said that it dictates our generation. With social media, however, everything is public and there is no anonymity—until recently. There is a new type of social media taking college campuses by storm, and its name is Yik Yak. In this application, people can post anonymous comments in their local area. If a comment gets “downed” (disliked by a user) five times, it gets permanently deleted. Many…

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