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Pose and Post (Age 7)
At age 7, I was excessively exposed in social media, I had quite a festive birthday celebration and my photos as I still very much remember today, is posted all over my mother's Facebook account. -
No Cocomelon Era (Age 6)
All I was exposed to was probably the old TV which was the CRT type, the one my grandparents had and the good old fashioned radio with the antenna. This made me explore the digital world which introduced me to entertainment, particularly cartoons, which I enjoyed a lot at age 6. -
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"Say Hi to the Vlog" (Ages 8-10)
At ages 8-10, YouTube was one of my biggest thing, one video after another, multiple downloaded vlog to watch when away from home, social media was taking everyone by a storm with trends to do and copy at home. -
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One Click Away (Ages 11-13)
Throughout these years, I finished elementary school and high school, my screen-time went up with high tech phones with great response. Opening multiple applications a day. It was mostly Instagram, Facebook and Netflix that took my time especially when the pandemic struck. -
The New Normal (Age 14)
The worldwide pandemic struck and lockdown was implemented. There was nothing to do but entertain yourself and connect to the world through social media. Messenger and Whatsapp I used for communication. To continue the learning process, online classes were implemented for students, therefore exposing me to the virtual world where you can see others real time through platforms like Google Meet which became my school's medium of learning. -
"For the Gram" (Age 15)
Instagram followers are a thing! At this age, I was an Insta addict. Posting stories everyday and photos of events in my profile. Connected with other classmates, I spent half of my day scrolling through instagram. The other half, playing mobile games, specifically Call of Duty Mobile. There were still no regular classes during this year, therefore giving me spare time after classes which made me hooked to mobile games. -
The Age of Short Attention Span (Age 16)
The fast and evident rise of the platform for people with short attention time and is perfect for passing time, tiktok. Trends, dances, fashion, vlogs, everything that is trending on the internet world can be seen on tiktok and I was a user to witness it all. The music industry has also maximized several platforms such as spotify which I use up to this day. Online shopping platforms also arose making shopping convenient for me and my family. -
The Present (Age 17)
Everything is accessible at social media and as years of being immersed in it has passed, I've grown to be exposed to a lot of media with balance in them. I use both Microsoft and Google platforms depending on which suits the project I ought to finish which makes it easy for me to do. I connect with people from many different places using different platforms. These cumulated experiences makes navigating the media world easy for me and the people around me.