Has Social Media Changed The Way We Live Our Lives?

Technology in terms of internet, phones, laptops etc has made the world a smaller place. We can be sitting miles away and still be connected to our friends and family. Video calls, status updates and DM’s via various social media apps like whatsapp, facebook etc help us stay updated about our loved ones and also be aware of what’s going around the world.

However this connectivity has led to a change in our lifestyle. We are under a constant pressure to put up an update about ourselves. It can be about anything and everything- from the clothes we choose to wear, the place we are visiting, the food we eat, how we plan to travel etc to bigger events like say convocation, marriage etc.

I feel we have reached a stage where it is not about updates anymore but more about how rocking our life is! All we care about is a few likes and comments! This has led to an unwarranted pressure taken by us upon ourselves. People who keep themselves away from it are considered uncool , arrogant and not willing to mingle. However all they want to do is to keep themselves private and enjoy the moments instead of capturing them for the sake of instagram ! The intensity of social media pressure is at an all time high! People popularly suffer from FOMO( Fear of Missing Out!).The urge to be online to chat or post even leads to missing out on quality time that can be spent with people sitting right next to us. All people crave for is social media presence and attention which definitely is a bad influence on our lifestyle!

On A parting note, we all know that excess of anything is not good. It’s high time we realize the purpose for which these social media apps came into existence and not let them dominate our lives by taking undue pressure upon ourselves to flaunt our lives! Let social media just be a part of our lives!