By Georgia Wiseman
staff writer
Almost everyone has seen it somewhere, whether on Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat. We can not scroll through any social media without seeing an inappropriate post or language in the comments.
CNN says that we as teenagers spend 9 hours a day on our phones posting, scrolling, texting, and so much more. What many of us may not know is how this affects our future. Watching what we say online is not something we worry about as much as we probably should, because we think only our friends are going to see it. Northeastern University Admissions says, “one of the most common reasons for rejecting an applicant is posting inappropriate pictures and comments on social media.” Northeastern University clarifies “inappropriate” as any vulgar language, anything involving alcohol or drug content, raunchy pictures, and the list goes on.
Many of us are unaware of how our posts are going to affect our future college acceptance and even jobs, which brings us back to the reality that the internet has no trash can. There is no delete button that can eliminate the posts that are the yellow brick road to our future. As high school students, we envision our posts will only be seen by friends, when they can actually be seen by almost anyone. Inappropriate posts might be seen as an act of irresponsibility and immaturity which are not wanted in the business world. A moment of emotion right now has the potential to affect our lives tomorrow.
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