SOCMED VACAY
By Ey Hernandez
@cheeeeeball (27)
Philippines
June 1, 2021 7:40pm CST
So I currently took a vacation away from other socmed because I was too involved and it’s getting more and more toxic by day. There’s a lot of issues going on and it’s getting harder for me to brush-off a topic that’s trending. Although, not too long ago, I’ve said that not everything in socmed is fake (which is actually true), it’s also not a healthy environment.
We got this ‘cancel culture’ all over the place. We got fan wars. We got a lot of so called ‘influencers’ who are actually not influencing but pressuring a lot of young adults causing anxiety and depression, teaching us how to prank, encourages hate & cyberbullying, showing us what expensive make-up brands to buy, what designer bags they have, teaching the young ones to dance (cool, right?) but with little to almost no clothes to get thousand of likes to get themselves validated.
And people like me, rant a lot in social media about these issues. I somehow wanted to be heard but…
IDK.
I mean, sure, this pandemic has caused us to stick our faces on our smartphones because we cannot go out and have fun like the old normal. We have TV, there’s Netflix, yeah, but there is seriously something about socmed that are getting our attention instead because we almost have no other outlet. But this is just too much.
I, at least, need a distraction, a break. I need a life. And I feel sorry for myself for going through this. I, somehow lack mental care. I did this to myself. Don’t let yourself be in this situation. It’s no fun.
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4 responses
@aidels (274)
• Philippines
2 Jun 21
I've always thought that a huge factor in the toxicity of social media is the tendency for some people to forget that behind every account is a person with actual emotions. It is usually these people who are visible because they're often the loudest.
It's good to get away from all that for a bit and recharge. I'm glad you're thinking of your mental health.
@kaylachan (71985)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Jun 21
That's why I've started to back off of Facebook. I also roll my eyes at those so-called influancers, too. Especially those claiming to work in the health care industry. I may not be in the medical field, but I do know there's a lot of no-no's that those in the medical field aren't supposed to do. Such as offer medical advice to someone who isn't their patient. You can give general advice, or direct someone to resources... but telling people to wear a mask or get a vaccine? No. Pushing for more testing and testing those who aren't showing symptoms several times hoping for a different result. No. I could go on.
You just need to know what to take with a grain of salt and what to walk away from.
