Funeral worthy picture - a term that I discovered watching a comedy sitcom on TV. If you read the words carefully, basically what it means is the top rated picture, the one that you want people to remember you by. While there have been times when I have wondered about what photo would finally make it when I don't make it, updating pictures that are social media worthy predominates my mind. The photos are now rated as whether they are worth sharing on social media or just for being lost in the abyss of unwanted pictures
We live a world where our every action is recorded. All of us live in many ways like the stars of reality shows. Our celebrations are recorded and shared, our disappointments and even our day to day trails and tribulations. But more than anything our victories, our so called achievements, be it in work, charity or our successful relationships, are what we flaunt the most. It is human nature and I am guilty of doing the same. Whether we like it or not, social media has just extrapolated our desire to be liked and admired.
In today's world of fake candid pictures, of pictures of travels and all things bragworthy, there is an urgent need to do things hidden in shadows. To consciously look at a picturesque view and not reach out for your camera, to celebrate an occasion without taking pictures, and also to declare your love for your dear ones in a more private setting, like in person or by calling. The need to demarcate private from public and also to understand that all we see on social media is as true as reading a book of fiction or watching a movie.
Humans are vain, we always were. I would be lying if I said that I am unaffected by how I am perceived by "my friends" on social media. So if it can affect someone like me, with a very high self-esteem, I wonder how it affects teens and pre-teens just trying to find their bearings. The pressure to fit in with your peers, to have a life as exciting as the pictures posted by your friend, to look as pretty and get as many likes as them, can be unnerving. I speak for I have a teenager and although there is nothing wrong with being on social media and following the trends, the fact that everything needs to be recordable is worrisome.. Kids need, adults need, to consciously resist the urge to share. To do good, to volunteer, to shower love and praise, without it being used as a tool for self-promotion. The need of the time is to bringing ourselves to be our authentic selves. The need of the times is for kids to learn that the world doesn't revolve around them and the likes or lack of it on social media can't define them,
We live a world where our every action is recorded. All of us live in many ways like the stars of reality shows. Our celebrations are recorded and shared, our disappointments and even our day to day trails and tribulations. But more than anything our victories, our so called achievements, be it in work, charity or our successful relationships, are what we flaunt the most. It is human nature and I am guilty of doing the same. Whether we like it or not, social media has just extrapolated our desire to be liked and admired.
In today's world of fake candid pictures, of pictures of travels and all things bragworthy, there is an urgent need to do things hidden in shadows. To consciously look at a picturesque view and not reach out for your camera, to celebrate an occasion without taking pictures, and also to declare your love for your dear ones in a more private setting, like in person or by calling. The need to demarcate private from public and also to understand that all we see on social media is as true as reading a book of fiction or watching a movie.
Humans are vain, we always were. I would be lying if I said that I am unaffected by how I am perceived by "my friends" on social media. So if it can affect someone like me, with a very high self-esteem, I wonder how it affects teens and pre-teens just trying to find their bearings. The pressure to fit in with your peers, to have a life as exciting as the pictures posted by your friend, to look as pretty and get as many likes as them, can be unnerving. I speak for I have a teenager and although there is nothing wrong with being on social media and following the trends, the fact that everything needs to be recordable is worrisome.. Kids need, adults need, to consciously resist the urge to share. To do good, to volunteer, to shower love and praise, without it being used as a tool for self-promotion. The need of the time is to bringing ourselves to be our authentic selves. The need of the times is for kids to learn that the world doesn't revolve around them and the likes or lack of it on social media can't define them,
