You know that person on your timeline, the one who always accompanies a selfie with a completely unrelated inspirational quote? Perhaps you are that person. Did you know that no one is inspired by the quote you found, and neglected to fact check on Google seconds before you posted a selfie in a tiny bikini on a beach you visited two summers ago? It’s possible you may not know this, considering the 200 likes and 40 comments telling you how pretty you are. It’s possible that for some wild reason you really do believe that a misquote of Gandhi is appropriate for your picture. Well darlin’, I’m here to tell you -- it’s not. Not only does it come off as vain (that means you think you’re better than everyone else), it’s also not at all inspiring, if that’s what you were really going for.

I know this may come as a shock to those of you who keep a stash of inspiring and empowering quotes in your notes app, but I’m sorry (read: not sorry) to be the one to break it to you. I know this is hard to believe, but a picture of you in a sports bra and shorts with the quote, “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels,” is not inspiring, either. Actually, do you know how awful that is for someone recovering from an eating disorder to read? Do you know how negatively you’re affecting other women who follow you? Do you feel bad at all that you just made a 13-year-old feel guilty for eating a turkey sandwich on wheat bread? Probably not.

Take a step back and look at what you’re posting before you post it. Getting kicked out of your sorority and writing on Facebook that “everything happens for a reason” isn’t what the young boy who just lost his mother to cancer needed to see, and neither did the woman who has been trying to get pregnant for years, only to have a miscarriage in her third trimester. Here’s a little fun fact for all of the millennial internet gurus -- the world does not revolve around you. What have you done in your life to hold yourself to such a high standard that you believe others look up to you and your opinion? It’s time get off your high horse, sweetheart. I’m sure your butt hurts from sitting on that saddle for the last year and a half, anyway.

Now that that’s all out in the open, I’d like to take a moment and reflect on the people who do deserve to post a selfie with an inspiring quote. These are people who have done something truly life changing, people who were actually quoted saying the sentence you used as a caption for last week’s completely posed “candid” photo. These are people you’ve probably only ever read about in your history book and do you know why? They did something historic, something worth remembering. People like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Rosa Parks and others who risked their lives and their rights to do something that would change the world and the lives of those around them are worthy of inspirational quote selfies, not you or me. Next time you think about posting an inspiring quote that has nothing to do with your selfie, ask yourself what truly worthy cause you’ve fought for to deserve it.