In a world of Facebook,Twitter and Instagram everyone gets a platform to showcase his/her mundane to triumphant moments. However, I feel that too much unwanted and unfiltered information gets poured into the social media. Should we know what our friends ate for breakfast or what she is planning wear to a party that evening? What merit does these acts carry to get 100 "likes"? Noble deeds of many soldiers,policemen and firefighters goes unappreciated.We live in a narcissistic society where vanity runs in every one's veins and pride pulsates in every one's pulse.Who gives the bragging rights for some people?! May be they take it for granted.
Last December when Chennai was drowning in the flood,I kept pouring all the messages about the city to a whatsapp group here. I was so shocked to see that the hands of these elite ex-Chennaites were tied up in packing their baggage for their cruise trip or buying Christmas gifts! These are the responsible citizens who will never miss an opportunity to use the spotlight to their advantage. They quickly get transformed into Mother Theresa, be it a social event or a social media.
Even in a chat group, some members are oblivious of the topic of discussion that day and keeps bombarding others with so called proud moments. These "so called" achievements my range from preparing coffee to riding a bike!Few others think that their way of living is superior to others and try to blow their trumpet on every occasion possible. They have to realize that driving a Mercedes or carrying a Micheal Kors doesn't necessarily put them in every one's friends list. There are still people in this world who give importance to the size of the heart than that of the wallet! Why is modesty missing these days? Is the spotlight that social media brings have transformed us all to fame mongers? How will the next generation turn out to be, being bred in an ego-centric society? Where will this going to end?!
Last December when Chennai was drowning in the flood,I kept pouring all the messages about the city to a whatsapp group here. I was so shocked to see that the hands of these elite ex-Chennaites were tied up in packing their baggage for their cruise trip or buying Christmas gifts! These are the responsible citizens who will never miss an opportunity to use the spotlight to their advantage. They quickly get transformed into Mother Theresa, be it a social event or a social media.
Even in a chat group, some members are oblivious of the topic of discussion that day and keeps bombarding others with so called proud moments. These "so called" achievements my range from preparing coffee to riding a bike!Few others think that their way of living is superior to others and try to blow their trumpet on every occasion possible. They have to realize that driving a Mercedes or carrying a Micheal Kors doesn't necessarily put them in every one's friends list. There are still people in this world who give importance to the size of the heart than that of the wallet! Why is modesty missing these days? Is the spotlight that social media brings have transformed us all to fame mongers? How will the next generation turn out to be, being bred in an ego-centric society? Where will this going to end?!
What a wonderful thought. Completely agree..there are many who write everything and anything on their Facebook to get likes. The folks who ran during Chennai floods speak about their love for Chennai city..such wierd and narrow minded people find no where in the annals of history and culture. It is better to believe that friends outside social media are better than risk oneself
ReplyDeleteThin line between sharing happy moments with family/ friends and being pompous with brash display of self centered events....
DeleteMore than the share/content, the intent of the sender and the perception of the recipients matter...
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