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A decade later, 2016 nostalgia has taken over the Internet. With everything that's happened in the past 10 years, from a global pandemic, political wars, AI, economic instability, and social injustice, it's no surprise Gen Z wishes they could return to 2016.

In this video, I argue that one of the biggest sources of this melancholy is due to the drastic changes that were made to social media platforms like Instagram, a social media platform that heavily influenced our adolescent and teen years. Instagram was THE photo-sharing app of 2016 and largely shaped how younger generations communicate. Now, it's a home for ads and AI slop.

As a Gen Z content creator and a freelance social media manager, I've seen how much these apps have changed and how much pain they cause for both consumers and creators. Deep down, we all know social media has warped this last decade of our lives -- the question is, will we let it steal another 10 years?

Sources:
Gen Z loves the gym article: https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z...
Anxious Generation Research Findings: https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/res...
TED Talk:    • The Battle for Your Time: Exposing the Cos...  
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lenalifts/vid...
Head of Instagram post:   / ds7pz7-duzg  

Other works mentioned:
The Anxious Generation
The Social Dilemma

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