2020. What a year, huh? At this point, nothing will shock me anymore. We have been through a pandemic, tons of social justice riots, rumors of a third world war, and so much more. In times of chaos and craziness, the youth of today seem to turn to their phones as an escape. But social media has its fair share of flaws. What can be said and what should be kept silent? What can be tolerated and what can be canceled? (In pop culture, being “canceled” means to make someone or something irrelevant due to current drama.) On the other hand, my generation, Gen Z, has been the loudest it has ever been in years because of social media. We stand for the voices of the silent, contribute to the heat of the riots, and act as the trolls of social media. It seems like we are taking over the world together yet we seem so divided. The constant debates on political matters and equality have made me realize how divided my generation truly is. We’ve been shouting, “Black Lives Matter”, while you shout back, “All Lives Matter.”

When will it stop?

When will we come to a compromise? It feels so close yet so far.

Social media has been a huge factor of influence on the opinions and beliefs of Gen Z and I feel indifferent about that. Should we be letting everything we see on social media control our thoughts? Is the information we are reading on Instagram and Twitter credible? Without any adults knowing, Gen Z has been at war against one another on many social media platforms, specifically TikTok and Instagram. Social media has become such an addictive drug to the youth. We simply can’t get enough of it. We feed into the platform so much that some influencers gain millions of dollars every day. Social media has molded teenagers into social rejects as we simply cannot communicate with each other face-to-face anymore.

How did we let it get to this point? Why did we let it get to this point? And my answer to this is short and simple: “It’s 2020, dude.” That’s the reality of it all. It is 2020, the year of craziness. Anything can happen at this point. Cats can fall from the sky and we wouldn’t be surprised.

All in all, I think that the only solution to this problem is if we set our differences aside and unite under one generation. We need to communicate. We need cooperate. We need to love. Until then, we will never seek middle ground. Social media unknowingly has started to divide the human race and make us addicted to drama. Just like any TV show in the world, they’ll get good sales if they have some good drama.