Facebook has been around for
a while forever but I don’t think the ‘like’ madness was always this way.
Or maybe people were immune to it then.
Fast forward to the Instagram
era and it is clear where the madness is here to say.
Maybe the social media
competitions that have criteria of ‘highest number of likes’ are part of the
problem but it is safe to say that people are doing it for the likes.
Scrolling through a timeline,
one can’t help but wonder if someone had enough time to enjoy any of the events/
occasions they are at if they were busy posting everything in real time.
As if that is not enough,
posting these images is accompanied by the standard that is likes.
I think the most amusing bit is
that people will not so much as say hi when they bump into each other but will
like each other’s pictures. Shouldn’t you like someone a little bit (at least
nod at each other at the mall) so that you can appreciate bits of their
lifestyle?
Am I setting a standard here?
Personally I would prefer it if
someone liked me in real life as opposed to virtual likes on pictures that I manipulate
with filters (Hi Valencia); these likes are welcome in all forms like Javas
chicken salad sandwich, Cappuccinos, kikalaayi
and the like…
Likes are equated to
recognition or validation therefore a profiler might say that the obsession to
them is caused by the need to fill a vacuum that exists in real life.
May be this is not true in all
cases because even Cinderella’s glass slipper could only fit her but how about
people try to satisfy the needs in their real lives so that they are not
reduced to hunting for likes as though their lives depend on it?
Take a moment to enjoy that
moment, yes pictures speak a thousand words but does it have to be you that’s
ALWAYS taking/ posting the pictures?
Speak to your neighbor, learn
something new.
Attend an event without posting
a picture at the event.
Live your life; don’t let it
pass you by while you are consumed by the madness.
At the end of the day if people
like you, you will know because they will make the effort to ensure you feel
liked.
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