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THIS post got me thinking. (This is not a slam on the OP, just concern because too often things can lead down a negative path of isolation or worse).
I've always been fascinated with the workings of the mind and how society has an impact. As a human being, I think we all yearn for attention. We want people to notice us, we crave someone to validate us (pat us on the shoulder, tell us we were funny or clever or attractive). We want to be known. We compare ourselves to more popular versions.
The only problem is this...our world has become VERY self indulgent and self centred.
You can see it in simple conversations with friends, when you want nothing more than to offer your opinion or your thoughts on a topic and your friends/peer group chat above or over you, with the most applause going to the loudest person.
You can see it on facebook/twitter/youtube etc, where people are just screaming for attention with selfies photos, posts to try and lure others to comment on them.
When did our self worth and value become something that is only validated with 1000 friend requests, followers and 500 likes?
My genuine concern is that some people, especially today's youth, live for this attention so much, that they become incredibly depressed/jealous/angry when they don't get what they think they deserve. My heart goes out to them.
Hell, even I'm guilty of wanting attention, wanting people to like me. 20 years ago, it was wanting to be the popular boy/girl in school. Now it's evolved to a much greater scale. Everyone is so desperate to have this attention, they go to tremendous means to get it.
Please don't. It's an empty form of popularity. As a guy who feels really old some days (even though he's only in his early 30s), trust me when I say, it doesn't matter.
Enjoy the friends you are with and realize that, with so much going on in the world, and everyone being so damned self absorbed, people may read your posts and not respond.
Those are just my thoughts. Feel free to add yours.
I've always been fascinated with the workings of the mind and how society has an impact. As a human being, I think we all yearn for attention. We want people to notice us, we crave someone to validate us (pat us on the shoulder, tell us we were funny or clever or attractive). We want to be known. We compare ourselves to more popular versions.
The only problem is this...our world has become VERY self indulgent and self centred.
You can see it in simple conversations with friends, when you want nothing more than to offer your opinion or your thoughts on a topic and your friends/peer group chat above or over you, with the most applause going to the loudest person.
You can see it on facebook/twitter/youtube etc, where people are just screaming for attention with selfies photos, posts to try and lure others to comment on them.
When did our self worth and value become something that is only validated with 1000 friend requests, followers and 500 likes?
My genuine concern is that some people, especially today's youth, live for this attention so much, that they become incredibly depressed/jealous/angry when they don't get what they think they deserve. My heart goes out to them.
Hell, even I'm guilty of wanting attention, wanting people to like me. 20 years ago, it was wanting to be the popular boy/girl in school. Now it's evolved to a much greater scale. Everyone is so desperate to have this attention, they go to tremendous means to get it.
Please don't. It's an empty form of popularity. As a guy who feels really old some days (even though he's only in his early 30s), trust me when I say, it doesn't matter.
Enjoy the friends you are with and realize that, with so much going on in the world, and everyone being so damned self absorbed, people may read your posts and not respond.
Those are just my thoughts. Feel free to add yours.