Social media is the scourge of our times. It has become a place for people to look and sound well-read, well-traveled, humble, engaged, insightful, opinionated, reflective, etc. etc. etc. without any authenticity and without putting in any real effort or energy. And the quest for "likes" is the worst form of external validation, again because it takes so little effort.
Don't get me wrong, I have been a slave to social media myself, and still crave "likes" on my increasingly rare posts. But having (belatedly) become conscious of just how much energy it drains from me, I recently turned most notifications off and have enjoyed the welcome relief so much that I am getting ready to take the next steps of suspending and eventually deleting most, if not all, of my personal social media accounts. Wish me luck!
Don't get me wrong, I have been a slave to social media myself, and still crave "likes" on my increasingly rare posts. But having (belatedly) become conscious of just how much energy it drains from me, I recently turned most notifications off and have enjoyed the welcome relief so much that I am getting ready to take the next steps of suspending and eventually deleting most, if not all, of my personal social media accounts. Wish me luck!
