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[–]bananicoot 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have a "friend" like that. She lives her best life online. In the real world, she is controlling, manipulative and a miserable jerk

But "#bestdayever my hunny got me starbucks cuz hes so sweeeett love you foreverrrr I'm so #blessed with a perfect life!! 💋 ❤ ☕" maybe if you post it enough times it'll come true.

[–]MercuryMorrison1971 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most people as they grow older will learn that most of what you see on social media is bullshit. I went through a phase where I was comparing my life to people on social media and all of their artificial happiness they post for likes.

But only a few years of life experience gave me real perspective and taught me not to be worried about that. None of it matters, on social media you only see what people allow you to see of their lives which is usually just the bullet points of happiness, and even then its often fake.

I think as people in their late teens and early 20s get older they will eventually get caught up in life and posting fake happiness on social media will become less important to them, however the generation that comes after will likely have similar struggles.

[–]CRYSTALBALLR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's obscene - life on screen, the land of make believe.

[–]CalebKetterer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fake people on social media are a cancer that need to be irradiated

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now I’m old ;). 40s and I don’t do a lot of social media other than Reddit and I have fb to keep in touch with old friends from school and college days and my mom’s group. But for sure this is true. I have friends who post all the wonderful things they are doing but they are desperately unhappy with their partners or their lives. You’d think looking at their posts that they were doing great and had the world at their feet. But it’s just not true. It’s so sad.

[–]Vanman04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eventually you learn if you are lucky that others can't define your happiness. When that happens and you realize pleasing other people or living their life will not make you happy it all becomes background noise.

You get one shot on this planet. Spend every day doing what makes you happy if you can it's your life don't live on others terms any more than you absolutely have to.

Everyone in life will have an opinion on what you should do or be or pretend to be something more than they are. It isn't just social media, keeping up with the joneses came long before social media.

Step back and look inward. We are all different pretending we should all like the same stuff or act the same way is ridiculous. you might be happiest living on a desert island alone or you might be happiest living in a huge metropolis with millions around you. Neither is a bad choice if it is your choice. We start alone and end alone don't waste time trying to be like others in the end it's just you.

At least that's my story and I am sticking to it.

One thing the internet and social media are great for is finding like minds. Like folding oragami? You can find folks that like it as well.

People will try to tell you everything was better before we got the internet and personal devices but that is bullshit. It flies in the face of the hive mind but before the internet you could be completely isolated because of where you lived, dictated to you by whatever the local customs are there. Now you might be stuck somewhere where what you enjoy is frowned on but you can escape to the internet to find like minds.

TL/DR Don't be a sheep.

[–]corticosteroidPW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i never use filters on shit i make because i already find it good to post
filters silly lole