Social media, we all know and love it. Hell, sometimes we downright hate it, but it never fails to entertain night and day. However, aside from all the fun and games, there are some serious downsides to social media that we either don’t address, or don’t want to address. Here are some things to keep in mind when yuh scrolling, and why taking a break from social media sometimes may be a good idea.
Feeling yuhself syndrome
These days it seems like we don’t only want to be accepted, but to be constantly reminded by those around us that we are the sh*t. Our generation has reduced itself to measuring our self-worth by the amount of likes and retweets that we get. It goes to the extent where some people even try to define themselves online, instead of their profiles complementing who they really are. It not that serious, jus be yuhself.
Most Coas’
So yuh ex now like a picture of your bestie on Maracas in her thong Rebel swimwear, and all of a sudden you changing yuh status to “These hoes aint loyal nah”. Some things that others do/say on social media do in fact tend to make others feel some type of way. So what better way to deal with this than jus taking a breather and stepping away from it every once in a while. Just had a bad break up? Doh go and stalk. Know yuh f*ck up over the weekend when you were drunk? Stay low. Cause else, if yuh can’t handle the heat…you get the idea.
Caring about the wrong things
So churches around the world are mysteriously being burnt down, poverty, plane crashes and widespread diseases…..but somehow all we can find ourselves talking about is Caitlyn Jenner and she mixed-breed cyat. Social media has made everyone, us included, victims of marginalizing…well, bullsh*t. There are often more serious issues than can be addressed and that need to be discussed on a global scale, but yet we still remain on the small minded chatter. Although the ole talk does be sweet, maybe it’s time we try to keep the other things in mind.
TMI
Fun fact: whatever you post online, whether you delete it or not, can always be recovered. Many do not seem to keep this in mind and do not think before they click send or post. We understand, yuh body sweet like molasses, but that does not mean we have to see every nook and cranny EVERY post. Leave a lil for imagination nah. Same speed, be careful what you share about yourself. You never know who’s watching, and I’m sure you wouldn’t want to find out the hard way.
Being Idle/Wasting time
Trust, we love a scroll through as much as everyone else, but we spend too much time doing just that. Ever pick up yuh phone and only realize later that you’ve been reading through Trini Twitter bacchanal for over an hour? We know the feeling. So put down yuh phone and keep it down, you would be surprised how much more productive you are. Keep it for more convenient times, like when yuh hadda hit the throne.
Cyatfish
Well, this is self-explanatory. Not everyone is who they say they are online, and it is very easy to get the chain up. If you think filters are your only worry, boo boo, we are in 2015. There are now apps which apply make-up and shrink waists, etc. Yuh understand? Stay aware, or rather, beware.
Stuck to yuh phone
Well this can be seen anywhere. A group of padnas, if you check 2 out of 4 of their status, it reads “Chillin with the bredrins”, yet they are all dowwwwwwwn in their phones. Social media has made us, ironically, less social. Just now we will see children learning to type before they learn how to speak, because at the rate we going, who needs to talk right? (Well, maybe to talk to Siri). Bout time we got serious and learn how to appreciate the moments with those around us. Rather than those in the cyber world who we, in reality, just don’t f_ck with.
