Why do I feel like this: How Essena O'Neill feels about Social Media

Essena O'Neill a 19 year old Australian that was an "internet star" before quitting the use of social media. She became "famous" at the age of 15. In her email post she states "I was first Facebook famous - tall, slim, blonde, smiling, straight A student... Then I moved onto Instagram and Tumblr, then shortly after - at the request of others - Youtube." (O'Neill, n.d). Essena made the global headlines after making a Youtube video explaining why she decided to quit the use of social media in November.

She decided to quit everything because she wanted to prove that "social media is not real life" stated in Time.com. With that being said she then launched a website called "Let's Be Game Changers". Theres she posts about letting others learn about destructive nature of letting the approval from people online.

People that followed her thought that she was living the "perfect" life she stated. However that's when she explained in her Youtube video about how everything she posts are not real and that a lot of works goes into just one picture to make it look "perfect". On her website she also explains the behind the talk about each of her pictures she have posted online.

Instagram Star Reveals The Truth Behind Her Photos

However, she did also get a lot of hate not only from online users but also friends she met through social media. Lots didn't agree about what she said about how everything is "fake". She made friends a lot through Youtube. Later after announcing that she will be quitting social media her Youtube friends made videos about how they didn't understand why she said what she said and that, thats not how she acted when they met and hung out. 

Not her Youtube friend but explains about "Is Social Media Fake?"

Essena O'Neill - Why I REALLY am quitting social media (Original Video)

Learn more information about Essena O'Neill under "Information Credits" from articles.

Video Credits

1. Instagram Star Reveals The Truth Behind Her Photos, From BuzzFeedBlue : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsxSMdFC20E  
2. Is Social Media Fake?, From Shama Hyder : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvsv8FNwV7Q
3. Essena O'Neill's Original Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1Qyks8QEM 

Information Credits 

          McCluskey, M. (2016, Jan. 5). Instagram Star Essena O'Neill Breaks Her Silence on Quitting Social Media. Retrieved April 11, 2016, from http://time.com/4167856/essena-oneill-breaks-silence-on-quitting-social-media/

          Hello can anyone please make this email from... (n.d.). Retrieved April 11, 2016, from http://agirlnamedally.tumblr.com/post/136577427665/hello-can-anyone-please-make-this-email-from

          Oneill, E. (n.d.). Retrieved April 11, 2016, from http://essenaoneill.com/

          McCluskey, M. (2015, Nov. 2). Teen Instagram Star Speaks Out About The Ugly Truth Behind Social Media Fame. Retrieved April 11, 2016, from http://time.com/4096988/teen-instagram-star-essena-oneill-quitting-social-media/