The ‘Not-So-Social’ Media
I figure the majority of you are well aware of the social media. It’s nearly impossible to discover a person who isn’t. Every one of you has Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp running on your gadgets for a large portion of the day. I don’t especially criticize online networking., but I really need to rant it a little for what it has done to everyone of us including me. I am no saint, I am equally addicted to it. I am going to write about how really web-based social networking is removing us from the genuine significance of being “social”.
With each unaccepted friend request to a person, we feel like a disappointment. Vexation is the thing that we feel, specifically, we begin reviling the individual. It has occurred with every one of us. Wearing covers to demonstrate the world that our life is astounding, everybody really does that. But only we know how deep we are surrounded by unique problems we have. Lots of companions on Facebook, however, we just can depend on a couple of them. Not those we play around with, rather the individuals who will unquestionably enable and support us in our harsh times.
With each bleep on our smartphone, we rapidly observe the screen that somebody may have messaged us, just to discover that it is possible that it is a Whatsapp group message or message from the beloved service provider. Everybody is happy in their lives, right? That random classmate simply posted a pic with a “beautiful” collegemate, and I, then again, am sufficiently shy to try and go and say “Hello” to the one I truly like. Old friends are going to exotic Australian and the United States trips, on the other hand, I am sitting at home exhausted and looking over my Facebook screen in absolute boredom. We are a generation who like to put filters on everything, social networking has shown us this. You need to indicate others that you are cheerful to be socially acknowledged in life.
Couples going on dates together, still not investing energy with each other rather admiring their screens most of the times. A date literally means to get to know each other well, however you are rather giving more significance to the screen than the other person you are with.
We calculate our acceptance by the count of likes and comments. The person who frequently gets more likes is dependably been announced as the champ, not a prize is given, but it is indeed a social morale boost. Don’t we check regularly to count the likes whenever we post a new picture? We are cats, all things considered, putting on a show to be “The Lion” on the online networking.
Every “somebody liked your post” notification gets us a surge of dopamine, this dopamine is a similar substance which influences us to feel great when we smoke or drink. On the whole, it is exceedingly addictive. One does not need to know the skill of starting a conversation before going on a date. Gone are the days when getting the number of some person was more than half the task done. Simply swipe right, got a match, kid I am such a stud. Today, we don’t even know the definition of what a meaningful relationship is all about.
The past limitlessness feeling of viewing a dusk or getting depleted by the rain shower is the thing that I profoundly miss today. The wonderful moments you have, by spending “real” time with the people you really care. God, I need to eat my meals, not click them. I need to lie over the wet grass, not gaze unendingly at my blazing screen. I need to cycle in the breeze not click selfies twelve times each day. Whenever I go to a place, I want to absorb it instead of clicking thousands of photos. One or two photos are fine, you know that too. When I meet a person for the first time, and I share numbers, I don’t want to talk on WhatsApp, rather, I need to call to simply request a future meet. The best memories are created with hugs and talks, not chats and comment mentions.
It’s easier to pretend to be happy than to be really happy. It’s easy to roast each other with social commentary just for being the part of the crowd. A meal is best enjoyed without the trouble of a message or a notification, with the true emotional connection with friends and the people you love.
I wish a day comes soon when our devices have a low battery, probably it would take us a step closer to humanity.
All of us could have lived better lives if we had hands to hold rather than keys to press.
Rishabh Jain
About Me: I am a college student at IIIT Gwalior. Deeply interested in problem solving and computer science in general. You can find me here at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishabh-jain-bbbb9b136/
