How many times do you refresh your Twitter or Facebook feed in one day? Do you spend time “creeping” on your friends, or people you don’t even know? Today’s society relies too much on finding entertainment from other people’s lives. We scroll through news feeds multiple times a day liking and commenting on posts and pictures of people we don’t know, or haven’t spoken to in years. But how much of it is really sincere? If you saw that same person out in public, would you go out of your way to say hi and ask them how their life is going? Or would you just keep walking without say a word because it might be awkward? Too often, these days, social media is used for the wrong reasons. People post pictures of their lives to get attention from others, instead of working on their own self-image.
Our generation cares more of what others think of them, rather than how they view themselves, or they base their self-image off of what others comment on their posts. People become obsessed with how many likes they get on their selfies, and sometimes even take them down if they do not feel confident with the feedback. Family trips and vacations are photographed more now so they can share their memories with all of their “friends.” But why would you feel the need to share your personal family photos with people you don’t speak to? Family gatherings have turned into everyone around the table looking at what their friends are posting from their gatherings and events, instead creating their own memories. I have been yelled at, on more than one occurrence, by my grandparents for not paying attention, and being more social. We often like to say that they don’t understand, and this new technology is what the world is becoming. If you are not careful though, you will lose the ones that you post memories with because instead of appreciating their time, you take it for granted. Too often we don’t remind the ones we love and appreciate how much they mean to us. Posting a picture telling someone how much you care about them is nice, but not nearly as sincere as doing something genuine and spending time with them. Our generation is too preoccupied to live in the moment, and too worried about everyone else’s lives. If we all took time back, away from technology, our generation and world would be a better place.
