Conformed to social media
I have always had this, you can say weird, attachment with the internet even when it was still on dial up and you would have to wait for your sibling to get off the phone before you can use it. I have made it a part of my daily routine ever since I found out how to use the dial up, I honestly don't remember who taught me how to use it but thank you to whoever did. I am now addicted! Aren't we all?
I have come to the realization that I have conformed to the norm. I don't think I have to explain what the norm is because some of us breathe and live the norm so that part's pretty covered.
There are actual disorders being discovered that are connected to our addiction with the internet in all its glory. I don't blame those who made the internet because without it, how am I supposed to converse without using emoticons and deleting a sentence if it doesn't sound right? You can't do that in real life. If you could then I think there'd be less things to laugh about.
That's the thing though, we are all so caught up on this social-media-whatever-you-want-to-call-it craze that we don't even make an effort to do anything else besides updating our status, uploading photographs of ourselves facing a mirror or just a so-called selfie, chatting with people online, posting a tweet, 'hashtagging' everything, posting pictures of food and a lot more stuff that only require a smartphone, the app and obviously a person.
Have you ever stopped to think about looking around instead of staring down at your phone and scrolling through these sites? Have you ever thought about not having to post about everything that is happening in your life? Have you ever stopped to think that 'hashtagging' everything may be way too overboard?
These thoughts run through my head all the time but I have never stopped logging on and checking my feed for new shit that my friends and I can talk about through our messaging apps. I only get to talk to my friends when they're online because calling them would be 'oh-so-ten-years-ago."
Why would you stop though? You get everything from the social media websites, you get the news right on your feed and the trending topics let you know what's in and what's out. I bet you're thinking that you'd be missing out more on life if you were out in the real world than being online but you're oh-so-wrong.
There are so many things that you can do without having to log in, update, check for new hashtags and such. Go out and get some fucking fresh air! I know it's so much better indoors with the air conditioning or the heating, depends on where you are in the world, but you should give the real world a chance. Get some experience, I'm not talking about XP to level up your character but you can put it in that sort of way, and live a little. Actually, just live.
Don't worry, I know how you feel. I know the real world can be scary and there are people that you have to steer clear of but there are also people that are waiting to meet you or vice versa. I'm not a conversationalist and I'm still working on my people skills but if I can converse with a cup of coffee in my hand then so can you. I haven't done that but I promise, I will!
Don't be afraid to try new things, converse with new people, gain experience and all the other shit that you know you've always wanted to do.
Stop wasting your time sitting in front of your laptop; looking at pictures of things that you want to do, making a bucket list or a to do list online of things that you think are impossible that actually aren't. Stop wondering about "what if."
Don't just live a little, LIVE.
