When Myspace started years back, no wait. Friendster. Haha, it was, just a mean of communication, an alternative to phone calls. So to say. There weren't many applications on it. It was just, that. A place for you to share pictures, and stuff online. People don't cling to it as much. At least, that's how I remember it.
Then came Facebook, where at that moment served no more than Myspace. And then tumblr, twitter, instagram. And to bind them all up, smartphones, giving you access to them wherever there's internet--that is, almost everywhere. It started like a speck, these social sites. When we first joined in, "I just wanna be updated with the outer world, beyond the walls." And that speck, grew into us, and soon, we were engulfed with it. If before facebook is to aid us in life and help improve it, now life is the application, that completes our profiles. It's like you go and get a life, just to post it on the internet. Twenty-four-seven-three-hundred-sixty-five-and-a-quarter.
You don't go to places just to take pictures, and then leave. It's like, doing something just for the sake of 'looking cool' on the internet. You're gonna miss out on the essence of whatever it is you're doing. Sadly. Every moment you spend typing in, and posting out 'big things', you miss out on the little things that really matters. I've been there. It's a prison without bars. Technically, the bars on the top of your phone display screen are the prison bars. Y'know, these o))) *more or less*
I mean it's good if you're using it properly. Take it as it is. Going overboard makes you look, well--something. For business, for the news, and to keep updated. But the thing is, we believe everything on the internet, and we judge too quickly. Someday we won't even think for ourselves.
"I swear it's true man! No doubt about it"
"were you there to witness it?
"No, but I saw the pictures on the internet"
For all you know, the story might have been spun more than you've spun in your life. Don't judge a person, especially your peers by what they say on the internet. My cousin curse a lot on Facebook, like hype teenagers. But in reality, she's kind. At least she seems that way in front of the family. Who knows.
Another thing, trying to be smart will not make you look smart. Be yourself, and people will see you for what you are. And I can honestly say, the people that you look down on facebook, twitter, tumblr, or instagram, are actually a whole lot better people in reality. We're just being prejudice. As I've said, it lacks the essence of life, you don't really see anything, just what you think you see. "Say what you mean, know what you mean, and mean it." Stop posting about how miserable you are on your profile. The most you could get is an advice, a 'be strong' note, and a smiley ---. Be strong :') Seriously STOP (admittedly, I've done so myself. Which is why I'm telling you to stop, because it didn't help me at all), go to a friend, THEN let it out. It makes a lot of difference. Even a talk on the phone is better than texting online.
I saw this one picture, regardless of how truthful it is, it means well. A sign in a train, that says something like "You're looking at this sign instead of your phone. So thank you" See? When looking up at a sign is a big deal! I guess you kinda get the picture now. Like near extinct animals, the dying culture is valued more. I see so many things on facebook (because I only have an account there), pictures, self-notes, a lot of instas and #hashtags, I don't feel as much to joining in. And with toddlers having their own iStuff and androids, I fear they might not experience real world interactions. Only in their tabs, simulated. Our generation witnessed the transition, we should see this clearer.
You know how in the movie Terminator, the human race is at war with the robots? It's similar, but we're not fighting, we're obeying them. Brainwashed zzz~
note to self; BE the change,
-Hafidz (the 'D' thickens the 'Z')
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