With regard to what social media I use, I have a Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. I myself am
extremely drawn to pictures, which is why I use social media, especially Instagram. I think that social media can be a great starting point to finding out what a person is like, which I think holds true in my own accounts. However, there is so much more to a person than what they post online. It is very difficult to find out how hard-working, loyal, or brave someone is via Facebook.
I think all this holds true to my own use of social media. Take my Instagram for example, if you look through my photos you could conclude that I’m a cheerleader, that likes to spend time with her friends, and travel. All of those conclusions are true, but there is also a lot more to who I am than that. I am very driven, honest, and optimistic which you would not necessarily be able to deduce from my social media accounts.
All in all, I think social media can be a great tool to finding out basic things about a person, who their friends are, what some of their hobbies are, and maybe even where they have been. However, there are so many more dimensions to who a person is, including their values, beliefs, attitudes etc. that social media cannot be used to fully understand someone, including me.