Social media vs a bicycle
The worshippers of social media can't hear anything against the platforms. They are so dissolved in the dopamine hits that they can't see beyond their screens. "Why don’t you use social media in moderation? Can't you see all the good that social media is bringing to the world? Don't be a fucking hater and complainer." I wouldn’t have hated social media as much I hate it now if it was a tool that we could consciously choose to use. It is a tool that uses us. As made clear in the NETFLIX documentary "The Social Dilemma", a bicycle never lures you into using it, it doesn’t send you notifications asking to ride it, it doesn’t manipulate your behavior to keep you riding all day. I used to think that there was something wrong with me because I was so addicted to social media. Now I know that I am completely fine, social media is designed to be addictive. It is designed to keep you hooked. So, don’t give me the nonsense that social media is just a tool like a bicycle. It doesn't depend on us how we use it. Don’t be ignorant. Don’t justify your love affair with social media with bullshit.
The Celebrity Illusion
You are not a fucking celebrity. Why are you trying to pose like one? Why are you posting every thought that runs through your head as if the world would be deprived of your genius if you didn’t share your ideas? Look at the caption of the photos that people post on social media. The delusion of grandeur is real. They search for a perfect quote on google that matches the theme of the photo and also signals in some way of their attitude and superiority. Go do something with your life and achieve something asshole. Attitude captions on your photos mean nothing if you haven’t achieved anything in life. The true achievers in life never do such shit. The wannabes and the losers think that they can prove their worth by posting stupid shit on social media.
You are the product
If you are not paying for something, you are the product. Simple! Ask yourself why all social media platforms are free? Why do they desperately want you to join their platforms? They are selling you. They are selling your data. They are selling your attention. They are selling your time. You are a data-whore for the tech companies. Just like a whore in 18th century London allowed a new penis to penetrate her every other hour, we are allowing tech companies to penetrate our privacy and steal our data. We are whores for them. They constantly juggle our data (analogous to the whore's genitals) among each other. The only difference between us and the ancient whores is that at least they knew that they were getting fucked.
Live for yourself
If you are taking photos all the time and posting them on social media, are you living for yourself? Are you living in the moment? You are living for someone else's attention and validation. Nobody gives a fuck about you and your vacation. Learn to enjoy without posting a photo of your fun time on social media. Live for yourself.
Fake Activism
Everyone is an activist on social media. They have opinions about how the country should run, how we should fight climate change, and how people must behave with each other. They will raise their concerns against rapes, crimes, corruption, terrorism, racism, and pollution every day. No one is morally perfect. We all do stupid shit and we all have some weird beliefs. So, why is everyone trying to prove that they are the nicest human being on the planet on social media? Noone does shit in practice to make the world a better place but we all pretend to be rebels and activists like Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi on social media.
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