Social media in real life would be the worst… because there are some things you can do and say on social media that are simply #inappropriate in real life.
Bragging about your food, bragging about your partner, bragging about your travels – oh, did we say bragging?
Sorry. We know we’re all so #humble and #blessed.
The Mamamia team put their heads together to brainstorm some of our favourite ways the nuances of social media don’t quite translate to real life.
We narrowed it down to identifying the kinds of people who fill our feeds with not-so memorable moments.
The breakfast poster, the humble-bragger and the all-mighty hash-tagger… Ring a bell?
Let’s do each-other a favour keep our hashtags written, our food to ourselves and our friends feeling like we’re not just with them for that #instaperfect moment.
@allofus.
Top Comments
What is the RL equivalent of searching your ex partner, and past flings, FWBs and crushes? Even years down the track, even if you were only together a handful of months or a night or two?
Heaps of people do it, and I've had to talk to a partner I loved about his search habit which I found devastating. It made me question if he was really ready for the commitments he was making to me and us. I felt like I couldn't trust his heart or intentions, or the actions we were taking. Thankfully we resolved it. We were much bigger than past people. (I do not have a social media account myself).
I think social media makes it all too easy to stay in touch or keep track of someone, or view their life updates and photos albums long after the expiry date. Losing touch, losing track and forgetting the old details is important to the present and the future. You cold lose someone over it. And that's even before I even mention the many the sexting, flirting and hook-up habits and apps that help people cheat. I do think society is beyond saturation point, it has become incredibly normal and reset expectations amongst under-35s, but especially under-30s. I've had a couple of organic short-term flings in my past, that's nearly always been the case in society, but I think we're at a point where sex has become such as easy commodity that it's losing value and meaning.
Many young adults and teens change their bed linen less than partners, and I do think it's getting unhealthy. Not so much morally but emotionally it does something to the heart and mind. There's something about it missing, kind of 'earning' it - whether it's just the chase (if it is more casual) or actually courting, dating and falling in love. I think it's not casual sex anymore, but literally disposable. It's so normal for teens now to just sleep with a friend or two like it is nothing but getting rocks off. Lots of teens have their first experience that way now. I don;t believe it has evolved organically, but due to online porn and social media, where everything is about sexual commodities. That's all they have ever seen or known in their young lives.