November 14, 2025/Midnight
Erie, PA. – “Why is everyone looking at their phones?” my professor asked one quiet Wednesday afternoon. I looked up and saw everyone, including myself, was lost in our screens. That silent classroom said a lot about how social media has changed the way we connect. We are always “online,” yet rarely truly present.
It’s been more than two decades since the first social media platform came into existence. This may sound like a long time, however in the grand scheme of things, it is not. In just over twenty years, social media has transformed the way we connect and communicate, especially younger generations…