Parody Instagram accounts take NC State by storm | Culture | technicianonline.com

Social media has sparked many debates. The infamous dress and brainstorm/green needle debacle were viral debates in the past five to 10 years. However, NC State students are now creating their own cultural debates and trends, such as “to drink milk, or not to drink milk.” This debate has sparked the formation of two Instagram accounts, @ncsu_proud_milk_drinkers and @glassofmilkncsu. @glassofmilkncsu exposes people for drinking glasses of milk, whereas @ncsu_proud_milk_drinkers supports and uplifts people who drink milk. These two accounts, however, are just the tip of the iceberg. Grant Bollmer, an associate professor in the department of communication, explained that social media often makes a bad name for itself, but “social media is all media.” “Social media brings people together,” Bollmer said. “It’s a throwback to western modernity; people discussed the news and formed communities around news and journals and magazines. Social media today follows that structure.”A plethora of new Instagram accounts have popped up since the start of the semester, such as @ncsu_grubflubs. Despite having the idea as a freshman, the third-year student running the account didn’t create it until two weeks ago. @ncsu_grubflubs posts pictures of abandoned GrubHub tickets, which brings “lots of laughs and encourages clean up.”“It brings people together…
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