Only on Camera...

It's fair to question everything you see on the internet these days. It almost seems like somewhere down the line we as a society decided that whatever we see on the internet has to be the full story & fact. As if the simple surface of something defines it's depth. As if layers and perspectives can't possibly exist, solely what we're seeing right there & then.

In fact sharing an opinion these days is shunned. You are almost instantly bashed, to the point where you likely prefer not to share one at all. Well, in some cases at least. Other people have taken all these new platforms to share their every opinion, even of the most insignificant things.  

No matter how much you try to not form opinions about people based on what they post on various platforms, we are only human, so naturally we do. At least to a certain extent. Basically we're guessing at the back story behind every image, every status. (& if you're sitting there saying you never have, go fly a kite, because you're a liar). 

But that's neither here nor there. That's a whole other beast within itself.

One of my concerns with social media these days, is that "only on camera" syndrome.

What do I mean by that, you may ask...
I mean... the whole concept of faking the funk for the camera
I mean... putting up a front so everyone sees all the good in your life
I mean... doing certain things, just so the masses could see
I mean... doing things solely for your 15 minutes...

I mean, having the picture perfect life... only on camera.

Giving people the wrong impression that they are somehow missing out in something in life, feeling like you missed a step because you're comparing someones best pictured moments, with your every day real life.

"Stop comparing your behind-the-scenes- with everyone else's highlight reel"- Steven Furtick

Say it one more time to yourself...

don't buy the hype that everyone's selling. Peoples intentions isn't always to sell an image, but we have all definitely become our own publicist these days and we sell a story via social media.

I mean, who wants to put up all the shitty mundane moments... Who even wants to see that really?...

It wouldn't be that bad if attached to every post there wasn't also a back story that doesn't always match. If you knew the tears behind some smiles and the deception behind every obsession... we wouldn't glorify all the things we see, because of the things we don't see.

but that's just how I feel about it...that's why I'm writing about it here on the internet...


xoxo
Signs the girl that hates when stories don't add up...