Remember when I was 13 and I wrote that article that went viral, "I'm 13 and none of my friends use Facebook"? Yeah, about that...

Now I’m 15 and I use Facebook.

I’m in high school, and Facebook is a part of my social media life, because A LOT OF MY FRIENDS USE FACEBOOK.

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As the youngest of teens, Facebook wasn’t something I used.

The lives of middle school kids are different than a high schooler's, which may seem obvious to you, but I didn’t know that yet at 13. When I was 13, Facebook was the website my mom’s friends would message me on to send me photos of their babies. In eighth grade, having just gotten access to Facebook, I wasn't concerned about status updates because, really, none of my friends would read them anyway. I had Instagram and ask.fm, which is where my friends were posting.

Then toward the end of eighth grade, I got into the high school of my dreams, and you know what happened? Every NYC eighth grader was posting about what high schools they got into — on Facebook. Suddenly, a lot of my friends were getting Facebook accounts so they could find their new grade-mates.

I’m using Facebook now because my friends are.

I wanted to be a part of it. I jumped on that bandwagon. I found a class of ’18 group, where the people who were going to my school were posting, and we organized a meetup. You couldn’t do any of that on Instagram, not really. For me, Facebook became the hub of information gathering for most of the people I knew at that point. It wasn't that at the beginning of eighth grade.

Still, I’m not on Facebook to see what my friends are doing. If I really wanted to see their pictures, I would look at their Instagram. If I wanted to see what they were actually doing, I would check Snapchat (because we can do things without getting caught on Snapchat). Almost everything Facebook used to be used for is now accessible by other social media platforms.

Even then, I’m not completely off Facebook. I use Facebook for my academic life.

I was wrong about teenagers not using Facebook, because they do. I was wrong about us only messaging through texting, because I have a vast majority of friends who I message via Facebook Chat. And yes, blocking your parents is an option.

The convenient thing about Facebook is that you can make large groups and post in that group, kind of like a group chat. It’s helpful to most high school students, because if I don’t know what my homework is, I can just post in my science class page. I post articles that I find offensive, and I like that I can write my opinions on said offense and be heard by my friends. I can promote my shows by easily starting an event, and it makes it a lot easier to stay in touch with my friends from sleepaway camp.

I don’t use Facebook to post about my life. The last time I saw someone post an actual status update, it was my Mom’s old friend from high school. When I’m bored and checking my social media accounts, Facebook is not the first place I look to for photos. I go straight to my Instagram feed, and stalk away. When people post personal videos, now with Instagram’s new video update, that’s almost always where they are posted. Even the long, sentimental posts I see more often on Instagram than I do Facebook.

What used to be so threatening about Facebook to 13-year-old me was the rest of the world seeing an “inappropriate” photo. You could easily be tagged in the background of a photo and that could be the deciding factor between you and the Ivy of your dreams. Now, with things like Snapchat, we don’t have to worry. Those “inappropriate” photos go away within 10 seconds. If I want to post a photo of my friends holding red solo cups, Yale is most likely never to see it. And beyond that, if I want to figure out if my friends are all hanging out without me, they would never dare post a status. They would post a Snapchat, which even identifies their exact location with a geotag “filter.”

Social media is a part of my life and it is real. It’s not a nuisance like it may be for adults; I’ve adapted to it the same way I did with geometry and The Great Gatsby and going to the gym. It’s not an obsession; it’s not an addiction; it’s just another thing that I have in my life. Like when I listen to my mom talk on the phone, it’s chatter in the background.

Social media isn't something I'd describe as "fun.” Fun is going to Governor's Ball and dancing with my friends to The Black Keys. Fun is turning 15 with some of my best girlfriends at Roberta's Pizza in Brooklyn. Fun is doing standup at my monthly comedy show at UCB and listening to the audience enjoying themselves. Fun is apple picking with my best friend and our families. That's fun. And you’ll see some of that on Facebook.

Other than that, social media is just a factor in my life that informs me of what is happening in my little part of the world.

Facebook may be a priority for adults but not for me and my friends. It may be a website people live by, rely on, but for me, it’s another social media website that my friends are on. With all the access we all have to these newer and more efficient and convenient social media sites, Facebook isn’t our No.1.

Facebook, we still love you. You’re helpful, and you get the job done. But teenagers now have access to all the things you give us access to, with a few more perks.

We aren’t completely off the site. In fact, it’s possible in three years, once I’m out of high school, Facebook will become a necessity — for staying in touch with my friends who are in different states than me, to show the world what college is like, to find out what comedy shows are playing or maybe even to take a quiz. Facebook did originate as a website for college students, and maybe that’s where it will always be most successful.

It comes down to this: At 13, I wasn’t ready to embrace Facebook because my friends hadn’t yet. But now, it’s one of the sites I use where my people are at. And for now, until further notice, if my friends are there, well, that’s where I want to be.