Living in the millennial era contains a lot of standards in order to be a part of society. For myself, I don't identify with being a true millennial for the soul fact that I don't embrace technology or use it to its full potential. If you knew me, you would know that I don't have an Instagram or a Twitter. I also barely post on Facebook itself. So in this day in age, I guess you can say I am old school or "not with the current trends" but that doesn't stop me. I tend to live in the moment and not focus on when am I going to post this picture on Instagram to get the most likes and add that #nofilter because I think I'm cool, trendy, and even unique. Recently since writing articles for The Odyssey, I have been the most active on social media. Slowly but surely, I have been pushed out of my comfort zone, and, in this case, it is paying off
"Like for like," "shout out for a shout out," "follow for a follow" – these words or phrases are mentioned all the time on social media in order for us to "live our internet persona" or to gain as many followers as we can.
This poses a question from me. Are we that obsessed with the amount of followers and/or likes we get? Have we become so narcissistic in that manner for people to see our stuff? And is our private lives actually private anymore?
Now, I am not saying that all technology is bad. The only bad aspect that I have about technology and social media platforms is that we often become obsessed with the fact that we need to have as many followers or have the most likes to seem as "popular" irl (in real life).
Albert Einstein once said: "I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots." Well America and the rest of society, I think we have hit that one on the head.
Isn't technology supposed to help us rather than consume us?
I am guessing the reason that we might put so much effort in our online profiles is that we feel entitled to show the entire world that we are number one!
Or maybe to just get either Insta famous or Twitter famous...#famefortuneandmore.
So all in all, I hope you can understand my frustration. Technology is great and useful when you have it at your fingertips. But in reality, living in the moment and understanding what life means, is much more important than reaching another follower or receiving 1,000 likes on your photo. I mean I am not saying delete your profiles and start a new or fresh I am simply just saying, do you really need it for the gram? I am sure your friends will still love you no matter what.
Sincerly,
-A Confused Millennial
