These digital collages reflect on the influence the internet and social media have had on my perceptions of myself and the world around me. So much effort is put into promoting self-love, positive ideologies, and mental well-being on the internet, but it does not seem to translate into the temporal realm. These neon infographics severely misrepresent the reality of health, healing, and community. When we portray mental illness as something romantic, trendy, or cute, are we sending the right message? Can a political statement really be considered a core part of your identity? Is the saturation of information enlightening and helpful or over-stimulating and inflaming?
It is important to strike up conversations about how these internet tools are being used in society. There are aspects of our being far too complex and profound to synthesize into an Instagram post. Look less at your phone and look more at the people around you. What notifications are they sending you? We love it when the dopamine hits from a momentary internet thrill- but we are robbing ourselves of the opportunity to enjoy so many more lovely, yummy chemicals and sensations when we love and support one another IRL. Face to face. Eyeball to eyeball. Hand to hand. Maybe even hugging. (With the phones locked in a safe in the bunker in the basement.)
In the words of Kierkegaard, “to be human, is not a fact, but a task.”
The most altruistic thing one can do is be human with another human.
Lest the Age of Information dissolve us all into e n t r o p y.
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