Techie Girl; why the internets rad

      I love the internet and my phone like so much.  I know that theres lots of research saying that this generation (our generation I guess) is alienated by technology; that because of the distraction we don't have the best social skills.  Yeah, I can be socially awkward but I'm pretty sure thats cause I'm kinda kooky, and guess what? The interweb has introduced me to people that I have stuff in common with, AND it's given me funny cat videos and has taught me how to do cool stuff with my hair.
  But I get the research, and it's definetly accurate. I look at my five year old cousin who's obsessed with like iPads and Zombie games, and he has a hard time being away from that stuff but for teens I think the internet is extremley helpful, and not just with school work.  I've been introduced and inspired by so so so much stuff! I'm pretty much sure that I've formed my own political beliefs by reading articles, learning about feminism and getting involved.  The internet is rad; but there are definetly some "rules" to use it. Like don't talk to strange creepers, but I mean some people on the internet are so cool.  Not gonna lie my most major girl crushes are on girls whose articles or photographs I love (eg. Hazel Cills, Petra Collins, Olivia B.) I like just find them super cool, and I can look at their work and be inspired and thats all thanks to my handy dandy compooper.
    Let's not forget clothes/makeup/hair/nails.  I find all this stuff on Stumbleupon and it makes me try new things, and makes me feel good about myself, inside and out.  I love that I'm able to click a button and find an infinite amount of stuff on a screen.  Don't get me wrong, some shit on here is wack (lol at my vocab) but there's such cool stuff out there!
   The internet helps people find new things, like awesome music (I now have a new found appretiation for the Tom Tom Club) and I love to find articles about women's rights and current events.  Also the internet has some cute cat videos and really hilarious celebrity tweets, not to forget things about stupid people and gifs of funny faces.  I mean, that's pretty much everything on my screen.
   But the computer is definetly not the center of my life, I think that it's awesome for inspiration, girl crushes, and stuff to make you happy and feel good.  The internets pretty rad, and I like to think I get a little bit hipper (thats what the kids say right) when I learn from it.

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