ESSAYS

How social media culture of consumerism is fueling the climate crisis

Buy less, choose well, and make your purchases last. Be intentional with who you follow online, support local and eco-friendly businesses, and do what you can in demanding more sustainable alternatives from brands.

Self-care is an act of community care

Self-care is not an act of weakness, but a revolutionary protest. In a world that glorifies suffering, in a society that has ingrained in us that we must always be toiling, only for our struggles to end up at our own expense, self-care is one of the most rebellious acts we can do. It is saying “I am enough, I will care for myself because it is my right, because I am human, because the world is already going through so much pain and I’m not going to let that pain fester within me.” 

Reliving childhood bliss by untethering from social media

Social media is not real life. Real life is the golden sunshine peeking through your window, the comforting food you nourish yourself with, the loved ones you keep in touch with, the worlds of books, movies, music, and shows you immerse in, and the precious time you dedicate to yourself doing what you love and doing what needs to be done.

The bittersweet art of time traveling

Today is like a perpetual present, one that isn’t entirely pleasant. The concept of time has become devoid of meaning during the pandemic, mutating into an abstract notion that seems to stretch endlessly. Therefore, we do what we can to break free from it, however vicarious the means may be.

The power couple that is Gen Z and Millennials

Intergenerational culture wars are nothing new, but when it comes to the so-called feud between Gen Z and Millennials, two of the pioneering social-savvy generations, the echo chambers of cyberspace aggravate it needlessly.