Remember that game we used to play as kids? Simon Says. Simon Says was all about Simon, a societal figure who was democratically chosen to be the dictator over the participants until the participants died off from disobedience from Simon. Simon would say, "Simon says to touch your toes" and we would obey.

Social Media does pretty much the same thing. We are entrapped in a game of Social Media Says. Social Media says to like lattes, so we start drinking lattes and posting about it. Social Media says to tweet dramatically about life or to highlight the fake quirkiness about us and we do. Social Media says to tweet about BLM, Abortion, Trump etc etc and we do.

And so with that, we indirectly give off messages to those who follow us. We obey Simon, watch those who don't keep up die off, and feed into the monster of Social Media. We are conforming, and while conforming we are giving off distinct signals.

Think about it, how do other people's Instagram posts make you feel? What do you think when you read other people's statuses? How does it affect you? I think it affects us more than we can even see.

Even without having to directly speak a message, our social media posts articulate very divisive and ruthless messages to those who follow us. Here are underlying messages that vibrate through social media, through our screens and into our hearts.

I’m posting this because I want you to know I did not invite you to this party.

I’m posting this because I look good and I want you to miss me.

I’m posting this because everyone thinks I hate my family, but look, we are smiling in this picture!

I’m posting this picture so you think my life is all neat and put together.

I’m posting this group picture. She’s posting this picture. She’s also posting picture. All of us are posting the same picture of us so you know we don’t want to hang out with you.

I’m posting this so you think about me.

I’m posting this so you think I am cool. I look so cool in this picture. Don’t you think I look trendy?

I am posting this picture so you know, “This girl is my best friend and I officially don’t care about you.”

I’m posting this so you are aware that there was a party and you weren’t invited. Sorry not sorry.

I'm posting this photo of me sitting alone at a coffeeshop and my ex bestfriend is posting a photo of her birthday party so you know that we are no longer friends. Duh.

I’m tweeting about this show so you think I’m really trendy and up to date.

I’m tweeting this so you think I’m edgy.

I'm posting this picture so you think this guy is my boyfriend. He isn't, but you don't have to know that.

I’m posting this status so you think I am super spiritual. I don’t have it figured out though, that’s cool right? Not knowing what I’m doing is cute.

I’m posting this Bible verse so you think I’m a good Christian. I heard you like good Christians.

But I’ll also favorite this tweet with a foul word in it so you think I’m funny.

I am tweeting this Drake lyric so you think I’m cool. Drake is cool but not too rap so you think I’m fake. You know?

I’m captioning this picture of me with someone else, “You’re my best friend” so everyone else knows that I do not think they are my best friend.

Let's not forget that posting a picture or sending a Tweet is so much more than pressing a couple buttons on a device.