Ever since the power of social media has taken over the
entire planet, people have never been this active. Considering that we have
only been alienated by this addictive network only 2 decades ago, it seems that
we have been socially inclined forever. Like water, food or shelter, social
media is now part of man’s basic needs and he cannot live a day without
checking how many likes, comments, retweet, regrams or shares he already has
for something that he posted via his account on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,
Pinterest, etc. Sometimes, we forget to do things like eating our breakfast,
walking our dogs and doing our home works but it’s impossible to forget
visiting our social media accounts.
Being
in this era of social media dominance, the human populace is suddenly divided
into 3 kinds: those who like social media, those who dislike social media and
those who neither like nor dislike social media. To begin with, those who like
social media are those whose life was dominated entirely by the thought of
having a virtual life. They are those with a huge fan base (this includes
followers, colleagues, subordinates) and everyday, they keep track of what has
happened to it. There really is no certainty if they are enjoying the life they
live or they are just living the life they enjoy, which on their case, is a
virtual life. But we cannot blame them, can we? If being socially popular gives
them the self-confidence that they are longing for, why would we intervene on whatever
it is that they do to make themselves more eminent? To put it simply, we should
respect each other’s prerogative so if they wish to rely on social media in
order to be more human, just let them be. They don’t mind you being
narcissistic, anyway.
The
second type is those who dislike social media. Categorically, they are those
who were never good at being socially active so they would rather insist on
conventional ways to communicate with other people in the most discreet way
they can. They are those who, up to this time, still loves writing mails and
calling on telephone booths. For them, they’re still the best way to convey
whatever they want to say to someone or whatever feeling they have that needs
to be expressed. In other definition, they are the ones who, when it comes to
reading, prefer physical copies like books or magazines over soft visuals such
as website articles or blogs. Oftentimes, they are the ones who don’t have any
social media account as they find it bothersome to create one if they won’t be
using it anyway. So, when you ask them what’s trending, they will just look
into your eyes clueless.
And
lastly, the third kind is those who neither like nor dislike the social media.
Someone has to be on the neutral so I guess they were made to stand in the
middle. Obviously, they are the ones who don’t give a damn about social media.
Ask them about anything related to it and their answer will always be “No
Comment”. Love them, hate them but at least they have the stand to not give a
stand about social media. It will all be pointless if we’ll force them to like
or dislike being socially active because basically, they don’t want to live in
a society where all that matters is being popular. For them, it is better to be
out of favor but free than to be well-liked but grounded.
So,
what kind of person are you? If you’ll ask me, I’m in the middle of the first
and the second but not technically the third. I like social media, I wouldn’t
write about this if I don’t, right? However, at the same time, I also dislike
how it affects people that much that sometimes it becomes scary. And now I’m
confused, do I like or dislike social media? Well, no comment.
When
you read this, let me know and post your thoughts as a comment below. We can
also talk about it over a cup of coffee; you can reach me at 892-290-0821.
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