B12- Future of Social Media

     I think as a society we are constantly changing trends and what is the most desirable look or body. With the current rise in celebrities and influencers using Ozempic and other things for drastic weight loss that we will continue to see an increase of fitness influencer attempting to get as thin as possible. A few years ago everyone wanted the Kim Kardashian body, with large implants and fillers being all of the rage and taking over fashion and fitness influencers. Different workouts to get a small waist and huge butt flooded YouTube and Instagram to try to follow the current trends. Now we have seen celebrities and influencers get their implants removed and filler dissolved and begin to look smaller. Ariana Grande in 2016 was using filler, spray tans, and Botox. She has recently been under scrutiny as people have become concerned with her dramatic weight loss.

    Social Media affects what we deem is desirable. When social media shows us how being slim is trendy influencers will begin producing content to follow that to maintain their online relevance and presence. I think after a few years we will begin to see an increase in curvy figures as trends go though a cycle, soon we will be seeing an increase of influencers showing how to get larger hips and different ways to accentuate a larger chest. I can see this happening if a new celebrity with a curvier figure becomes viral. This is similar to when Lizzo, a popular artist was trending, Lizzo promoted body positivity and was proud to be a plus sized singer. She has recently come under fire for using Ozempic for weight loss making fans upset.

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