We've seen how every generations differ, how needs change and so, how technologies develop. Living in this digital world today compels us to also "make a life" in the cyber world.
Yep. I, as well, was hooked. For sure, you have created accounts in all those social media apps. And I have to admit that for those people [like me] who always felt unseen and unheard, would likely love the idea of grabbing this chance to somehow "redefine" their identity. It felt like the people in the cyber world were less discriminatory and I've felt its serving its very reason- to re-connect to old confidants, to connect to new acquiantances and to better express ourselves. It was then a harmless medium of making yourself be who you want to be.
Until one day, you became so active that you post too much. You realized you're spending hours in social media monitoring the number of your followers and counting likes. The number of people who noticed your post suddenly becomes the basis of your worth. The stranger begun to have the power to criticize you since you've made your life out in the open. The wasted hours from stalking and watching irrelevant videos. The unnecessary statuses posted due to extreme emotions, which you may or may not admit, some were posted for sympathy. But then people are not in the social media for your life alone. How the cyber world evolved from a friendly environment to being toxic. People started bashing each other. Non-sense things would be a trend. Fake news are spreading all over our newsfeeds.Then suddenly reality told you to keep things low-key. Not every life event demands to be posted. Not every situation demands reaction. And not every thing you see demands your attention. You choose where and when you use your energy into.
I hope we'll see the importance of choosing the people/things we follow and so, the things we share. Content > trend. This way we can protect how we see ourselves and how we feel about other people. Moreover, what other people would get from us.
This has been the age of social influencers- follow the influencer who makes you see the kind of influencer you want to be. The influencer that matches your purpose. Use this platform to raise awareness, to educate, to promote love and to point back people to our Almighty God.
Make it a habit to leave the cyberworld to live in the real world. To disconnect from the internet to connect to the people around you. And to improve yourself more than your social accounts and social media status.
