Yik Yak is an application where people post anonymously about things, situations and stuff. Kind of like an anonymous Twitter. Yik Yak uses your location to group people together in “herds”. As if you had any question about it, High Point certainly has its own herd. Here’s the inevitable five types of people that every herd has:
1. The lonely yakker.
Thank you for being so lonely, that you have your own persona. Thank you for being that person to post, “who wants to come over and cuddle?”, “Who’s tryna netflix and chill?”, “So lonely right now, just need a girl.” Thank you, but we get it, you’re lonely and we truly do feel bad for you, but maybe posting about your thirstiness via an anonymous app isn’t the best way to find asignificant other.
2. The unoriginal yakker.
Thank you for bringing Yik Yak a quality joke that only some people thought you made up on your own. Thank you for being trendy enough to find the original funny remark either on Tumblr, Buzzfeed or whatever other trending platform, but we do not thank you for copying and pasting it just to get upvotes. Thank you to the 40% of yakkers who call out these unorignal yakkers, but the remaining 60% needs to explore the internet a little more so they can join in on the calling out process.
3. The complaining yakker.
Thank you for bringing more negativity to Yik Yak, as if there isn’t already enough to hear during a day on a college campus. Thank you for reminding us that classes aren’t cancelled, and that we all should be mad. Thank you for complaining about the Cafe food, because we shouldn’t be thankful for any of the work the employees put into it, or that we even have easy access to food to put in our bellies. Thank you, but you need to reconsider before pressing send.
4. The creeper yakker.
Honestly, thank you for occasionally making some people’s days by giving them an anonymous compliment. However, thank you to the other half of you for making it obvious that you are having some low self-esteem and want to compliment yourself. Thank you for giving us something to read and ignore, but there are so many other things you can do to feel good about yourself like taking a Yoga class or playing with puppies!
5. The yakker that contributes absolutely nothing to the entertainment of Yik Yak.
Thank you for, like the title says, being terrible, and also contributing absolutely nothing to the entertainment of Yik Yak. No further explanation needed.
Now, keep calm and yak on :)