Essena O'Neill Biography
- Title:
- Social Media Celebrity
- Position:
- Con to the question "Are Social Networking Sites Good for Our Society?"
- Reasoning:
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“I’ve spent the majority of my teenage life being addicted to social media, social approval, social status, and my physical appearance… [Social media] is contrived images and edited clips ranked against each other. It’s a system based on social approval, likes, validation, in views, success in followers. it’s perfectly orchestrated self-absorbed judgement…
How can we see ourselves and our true purpose/talents if we are constantly viewing others?… Many of us are in so deep we don’t realize [social media’s] delusional powers and the impact it has on our lives…
I can’t tell you how free I feel without social media. Never again will I let a number define me. IT SUFFOCATED ME.”
Kristina Rodulfo, “100 Shots, One Day of Not Eating: What Happens When You Say What Really Goes Into the Perfect Bikini Selfie?,” Elle, Nov. 2, 2015
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Social media celebrity, with 600,000+ followers on Instagram, 200,000+ on YouTube and Tumblr, and 60,000+ on SnapChat before quitting the sites in Oct. 2015
- Former model, IMG Models
- Education:
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- None found
- Other:
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- Was born on Nov. 3, 1996 in Australia
- Has modelled for Lorna Jane and Triangl Swimwear
- Quoted in:
- Pro & Con Quotes: Are Social Networking Sites Good for Our Society?