In my life I often hear people usually adults use the phrase "social media isn't real life." I totally understand this and think it needs to be articulated more to the younger generation. I believe this because so many people have fallen into the trap of comparing themselves to other individuals online. While I dont think social media is inherently evil I do believe it can cause negative attitudes towards yourself and others when you spend too much time comparing yourself to others lives. You have to remember that those pictures or videos are only a small portion of what we see in their life. People are usually showing the highest highs on social media when they post to boost their presence without showing the lows and negative feelings they have. I would advise every person to make their own conscious decision on how they want to interpret and consume media, but make sure to know they negative implications overconsumption and comparison can lead to.

The reading says that existentialism could be considered a form of nihilism, but I would have to disagree. While I do agree that both agree that there's no form of a built-in morality system, but nihilism's main ideal is that nothing matter. On the other hand existentialism argues that since there's no rulebook for life we are left with a complete responsibility for every choice we make. That is more responsibility onto us and the decisions we make which argues against the idea of nihilism that nothing matters. I think a better wording to this would be that existentialism is a response and action to nihilism and not a form of it.