Tik Tok, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat the social media platforms are endless. Sometimes they are glamorized by influencers or one of your friends. But what’s the story? Are they really doing all these amazing things? Lavish getaways, the perfect relationship and numerous best friends to take selfies with. If you know what I’m talking about I bet you have at least one, if not more that fits that box of living their life through an app showing people how happy they are, but on the inside life isn’t so picture-perfect.Â
What I have noticed more now that I am out of High School and most of my peers have established careers and started families, the basics were almost thirty kinds of things. When I’m scrolling through Instagram, you can tell who the popular kids were back in the day because they still think it’s the same game, the popularity contest. The pictures of vacations that they go on 2-3 times a month and the captions of “living my best life.” We get it, you have money, but the real question is, is it bringing you happiness through the materialistic and the lifestyle or genuine happiness?Â
I’ve been wondering about the answer through several social media posts I see too frequently. Another one popped up on my feed which was kind of comical, posting about their relationship when in reality off Instagram, off Facebook, it’s not all smiles, it is they get on each other’s nerves, and they fight too often. Why post? Why not keep it private? Do we really need to live through others’ façades? A word from the girl who has been through it all on social media, keep it to yourself. If you’re not genuine about the situation, how do you expect others to take you seriously? How do we know the real you?Â
The biggest thing I’ve learned from social media evolving so quickly is to post what is true to you even if isn’t your happiest moment. We are not perfect, we’re meant to be flawed in more ways than one. The problem with social media, especially with influencers is that most people think their lifestyle is all fame and happiness but it’s a painted picture that you want to see, not in true form. If people see the real sides of each other, there is more to relate to. Relating to the fact that you go through depression, relating to the fact that you’re not in the same space as most late twenty-year old’s, and relating to the fact that life is tough, and you better get a helmet. Make what you post on social media relatable to the true you. You might just help someone who’s going through it just like you are. You realize that you aren’t alone in this great big world. Be relatable, be the true form of your own influencer.