Do you ever think about yourself on social media? Is that genuine you? Or actually, got influence from others in there?

Over the past twenty years or so, internet has become one of the most essential tools. It helps people stay connected, it facilitates the sharing of diverse media content. Generation Z is the first to be born into a time when that technology existed and the first digital natives, born between 1996 and 2012. Gen Z population has been surrounded by the internet and social media also grow up with the formations of social media and technology.

Social media benefits teens by expanding their social networks and keeping them in touch with their peers and far-away friends and family. It is also a creativity outlet. In the Common Sense Media report, more than a quarter of teens said that “social media is ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ important for them for expressing themselves creatively.” — Jean Twenge - professor of psychology at San Diego State University

People have been shaped by a lot of factors that most are from social media.In gen Z, Social media is the main issue that lets them share and present themself to the public.The media and people who we interested or following on social media are influence to us. Most of gen Z have been shaped by the factors though the social media elements unconscious. When Gen Z uses social media they know themselves what they did or what they post even though not their personality. They did not realize the influence of social media which drive them make up another identity to be accepted.

Research has shown that “cultivation theory” hypothesizes that the social reality of heavy viewers of TV,movies, and social media is shaped by what they watch or what they consumption. This has numerous effects on young people and their behaviors.

One way I see social media affecting my identity is when I post pictures. I almost never post a picture without editing it, video stories I always using the filters too, this is because I am more concerned on my shape looking good and nice color tone than actually being myself in the post. I think this is because as a society we focus on social media posts way too much, and don’t spend enough time in the real world. Many times when I see any people who dress nice or have a good perspective of taking picture, I will following automatically and those from social media is influence me.