Lately, I’ve been feeling disconnected to the world. As much as I love finding sneakers, music, exercise tips and art online, I’ve really began to hate social media. It’s been such a cornerstone of my life for the past decade and I’m really disinterested in it.
For years I could travel the world via my favorite blogger or influencer, and I felt content with gaining new knowledge. But lately, I’ve felt overwhelmed. Everyone’s snapchatting their life, or putting a filter over their food pics; this is all too much.
I feel like I’m losing touch with reality. I opened my Twitter recently and I thought, “who really cares what I think?”
Like whatever I’m about to say, who gives a shit? I mean I know people follow me, but it almost seems like it’s the polite thing to do. I know this person, so I’ll be polite and follow them because I don’t want to seem like an asshole.
Well, I think I miss when people were assholes. Don’t get me wrong, I love a meme and gif like the next person, but I’m spending too much time on social media. I’m not watching the Walking Dead, I’m watching it to make a great tweet. I mean, what if I didn’t tweet my food, what if I don’t Instagram my dope ass outfit, what if I just live my life?
Doesn’t that sound crazy? Maybe I’m not a Millennial anymore. Or maybe I’m just growing up and I need a new hobby. The only answer to my issue is balance. I only check Instagram and Snapchat once a day and I deleted Twitter off of my phone.
Too many times we are comparing our life to others, and we shouldn’t. Right now I’m focused on my life and my life only. It’s scary being off the grid, but it has really helped me keep my own thoughts to myself and build my own self-awareness.
One day I may be back to my previous usage of these social networks, but I honestly hope this is the beginning of the end for me and my obsession over social media.