All the social media
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I know just how important social media is these days- it can make you famous, it can make you rich and it can even make you an inspiration for thousands of your peers. But as Voltaire said: "With great power comes great responsibility". There is so much pressure put on all of us for the proper representation lately and not only in regards to looks. Now you also have to worry about your online "look". I know that everyone says that everything you put online will one day come back to haunt you, but you never really understand the scale of things until it actually bites you in the ass.
There is a huge pressure to stay informed on all possible media platforms as that obviously provides you with a slightly more comprehensive outlook on current affairs and social problems. But young people often tend to be very impatient in their ways. And of course that also leaks into their writing and certain attempts at opinions regarding politics, environment and other topics that usually require a tad more life experience. Imagine writing a status in facebook without completely thinking it through. Imagine it ends up offending someone or even a specific group of people. Imagine it goes viral. Imagine if you become THAT person. And even though today's news is tomorrow's nothing, there is a chance that some people wouldn't want to let it go. And yet, you don't really think about all this before posting that status update.
The pressure to stay connected to everyone you know has evolved into something completely different- you now feel the need follow the people you know, the people you wish you knew and the people that for some reason wish they knew you. All the people that know you without really knowing you... You read their status updates, their interests, the books they've read and movie's they've watched. You become the ultimate stalker. And they are happy that you're interested. It is a rather twisted concept if you think about it. But we all love it and aspire to make ourselves even more popular. We all want to be the ones that are known. Regardless of who knows us.
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