Who Are The "Chronically Online" and What Can They Teach Us About Public Discourse?

Authors

• Avery Knott, University of Massachusetts Boston

Abstract

Avery Knott is a management major with a concentration in marketing from Sturbridge, MA. Avery writes that, “as someone who has grown up with social media as a constant throughout my life, I’ve begun to feel more and more distaste towards the apps and websites that have partially defined my social experience.” She has noticed that “particularly since COVID, interacting with people in person did not reflect the interactions she was having and seeing online.” She enjoyed the freedom that this paper allowed, and shares that “being able to explore a topic in depth that interests me was a freeing opportunity I haven’t had previously.” Avery also enjoys films — her favorite is Apocalypse Now — and has an extensive thrift DVD collection. She is saving money to travel to Europe and New Zealand after graduation — and hopes to delete most of her social media at that point.

Recommended Citation

Knott, Avery (2023) "Who Are The "Chronically Online" and What Can They Teach Us About Public Discourse?," Undercurrents: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Composition: Vol. 3: Iss. 2, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/undercurrents/vol3/iss2/7