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We Call This Thing Social Media, But It's Anything But Social

Social media has become the white noise of my life, that dull, yet annoying, continuous sound.

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We Call This Thing Social Media, But It's Anything But Social
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I don't even know why I have social media. I cannot possibly be the only person in the world who is completely and utterly over hearing and reading the same things on social media. Between the election, the clowns, break-ups or disrespectful memes it's all we ever see.

Half the time, I am more interested in the select few friends who are doing really interesting things with their lives. Quickly, that's destroyed by hearing someone else say something about Hillary or Trump. I remember before social media my elders were discrete about whom they were voting for instead of beating down your throat with a creative meme. Now, during a debate, so help me God if I sign on to Snapchat and don't see both candidates with the puppy dog filter. I am guilty of doing this too, but maybe we should be less interested in likes.

I feel like we've all just become robots, brainwashed. All we do is scroll and stalk -- we let the likes or "reactions", control how we feel about ourselves. If we're interested in someone, we know about their lives back to when they first posted something on Facebook. We leave nothing to the imagination and we certainly leave nothing to be discussed about. I play with the idea constantly of just getting rid of everything. I keep it for my family who lives in different states so I can see updates of their lives otherwise I think it would've been long gone.

It's a quick way to become informed on the world around you but not everything is credible. I cannot once more get an update on a clown near me. I not only will quite literally poop my pants if I were to see one, but seeing them on my timeline is NOT much better! On the bright side, I, like many of you as able to see some things about friends or family members, or their children because of social media. Which of course is beneficial.

The downsides to having social media have become more apparent to me recently.

It seems like when I'm single, I get all this unwarranted attention. I have to say, a couple years ago, I was sort of chubby. A nerdy girl. My idea of a good time was watching some TV and going to the park with my son. Lately, it seems that I've become more social which is a lot of fun being that I still am in my early 20s. On the other hand, however, the attention I've gotten is less than desirable.

Social media has become the Bible. If I post a picture with a guy, he cannot possibly be my friend he HAS to be a boyfriend. If I post a picture at a bar, I HAVE to be wasted. If I call someone handsome, I have to be a flirt. It just seems like instead of getting to know someone for who they are, we're getting to know them for the pictures they post on the internet. I just wish there was more positivity instead of assumptions and hate.

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