SOCIAL SHENANIGANS

I know you all know what I’m going to be writing about. The topic says it all. But we’ve all faced and been a part of our very own Social Shenanigans, haven’t we? C’mon, tch, don’t lie. It’s very cute of you to deny it.

Before I begin, I would like to declare that this post was made in NO way to offend anyone. And it is purely for fun. do read ahead.

So, I recently had a conversation about how social media is full of so many things, and how it is actually ruining my peace, in a funny way. And apparently, I wasn’t alone. To all the people who actually use social media to entertain yourself by watching these shenanigans, I have a question for you. How do you pull of this stunt? And to all the people who use social media to do these shenanigans and entertain yourself, I’ve a question for you too. Why do you pull of this stunt?

We have all grown, and by we, I mean the #90skids, from an analog to a digital world. The transition was weird, and it took time. Ofcourse. If u no wat i meen. *Insert mocking spongebob gif*

We have had our fair shares of weird stuffs we did online as we started. Now that we have figured out how to be sanely social, boy, have we got real competitions from the Millennials.

And the need for validation didn’t start as social media began. We were made to be validated by our every actions by our family and friends, the entire time we grew up. But why? Are we satisfied?

But, this isn’t a post about why we do what we do. But about what we do. WE. I am including myself, why not?

There are these kinds of people on social media who I really do appreciate for the amount of effort people put in to make their pages and posts look aesthetically appealing, I swear, takes a lot of patience. But, I’d like to have a look on your room or your desk, is it that aesthetic too? Have you folded your bedspread without your mother yelling at you? Share with us, please?

Let us all learn cleanliness and organisation from you. But I really do appreciate the time you put into it. Not kidding.

Then there come the type of people who not only pull off amazing photographs in the same occasion, emphasis on plural, but also post them all in such an arranged order with amazing captions too. I would like to borrow your phone and your photographer.

All my normal photos are close to my aadhar card photo, you can identify me, unlike any one of your aadhar cards. And by the way, can I be friends with your friends who patiently take good photos of you? Can you also teach me how to wake up with ‘I am going to dress up well and post three photos today’ mood? I can’t seem to cure my morning grumps. And hey, one last thing, You do look nice in all of those photos, Eye-candy stuffs ma.

Then come people like me. If you follow me on social media, you would know that I rarely post photos on my feed. But you know I am active. But I post atleast some meme on my story. I comment on your success, like your efforts that you put in making aesthetic content, and I reply (late but often) to your selective share of memes. We are one kinds of sociopaths, but there comes the real sociopaths of social media.

They do not post photos, they do not post even educational content on stories, they hardly reply, they rarely show presence by liking, BUT they are secretly and silently active on social media.

HOW DO YOU DO THAT, CATS?

Why do you use social media for, how entertained are you, how do you feel, do you really exist or is that your spirit lingering around, what do you do in your day? We want to know.

There’s obviously a lot of shenanigans that happen on social media, but that’s how we roll, yo.

If you think you can’t relate to any of the above, tch, I think you’re just bad at acting. Vvv cute of you. But if you did relate, it was one personal attack, and even if you act like it didn’t, show some thumbs up, eh?

Thank you.