The most cringeworthy things OSU students have seen on TimeHop
The app exposes the worst versions of ourselves
It seems impossible these days to look at your TimeHop without groaning.
Whether we’re seeing an old, dramatic and obnoxious Facebook post, tweet, or a picture with our friends that’s overly edited with cheesy song lyrics, the past is not always pleasant.
Luckily, the once popular photo editing site, “Picnik”, no longer exists and most of us have managed to mature since our middle school days, but, for as long as TimeHop exists, we will be reminded of these not-so-proud moments.
In order to get a better look at some of these embarrassing moments, I went out around campus and asked students about the most cringe-worthy things to appear on their own TimeHops.
Lauren, Sophomore, Psychology
How often do you cringe when reading your TimeHop?
Daily
What’s the most embarrassing thing to appear on your TimeHop?
In sixth or seventh grade my friend and I went around filming and interviewing our neighbors about the swine flu. The video is still on Facebook.
Natalie, Freshman, Biology
How often do you cringe when reading your TimeHop?
Some-what often.
What’s the most embarrassing thing to appear on your TimeHop?
Pictures from my eighth grade trip to Washington D.C. that are on Facebook.
Ryan, Freshman, Aerospace Engineering
How often do you cringe when reading your TimeHop?
Anything past two years.
What’s the most embarrassing thing to appear on your TimeHop?
Facebook ‘truth is’ posts.
Brett, Fifth-year (Super Senior), Economics
How often do you cringe when reading your TimeHop?
75 percent of the time.
What’s the most embarrassing thing to appear on your TimeHop?
Something of me trying to be smart when it’s just lame instead. But at least I didn’t post song lyrics.
Amanda, Sophomore, Finance
How often do you cringe when reading your TimeHop?
Every single time.
What’s the most embarrassing thing to appear on your TimeHop?
When I used to say things like ‘ugh, such a long day, so done with this’ and was all dramatic.
Allie, Sophomore, International Business
How often do you cringe when reading your TimeHop?
Every time.
What’s the most embarrassing thing to appear on your TimeHop?
Pictures from when I was in middle school or high school.
Next time you check out your TimeHop and question your five-years-ago sanity, remember to ask yourself whether you’ll feel this way when looking back at what you’ve posted today in five years or so.
In the meantime, happy Facebook-ing, Instagram-ing, tweeting, etc.