I’ve learned more about life from my dorm roommate’s Netflix choices than I ever did in class. The way she navigated relationships through rom-coms while also passionately binging true crime documentaries made me realize there’s a balance I’ve been missing. Meanwhile, I’m here cramming for exams, drowning in textbooks and student debt, while she’s out partying and living her best life. It makes yo...
I realized the other day that I'm way too invested in the lives of fictional characters. I mean, I cry harder when my favorite show gets canceled than I ever have over a breakup. It feels ridiculous, but in those moments, they seem more real than my own life. It’s like I’m rooting for these characters to succeed, and yet, in reality, I can barely get through a Monday without a meltdown. Sometimes ...
Sometimes I wonder if we’ve become so obsessed with capturing every moment for social media that we forget to actually experience life as it happens. I mean, the last trip I took, I spent more time trying to get the perfect photo of my food than actually tasting it. It hit me when I realized I could barely remember the meal, but I had a dozen pictures to remind me of my distraction. Maybe it’s time we put the phones down and just enjoy the flavor of life, even if that means it goes unfiltered.
Sometimes I wonder if we’ve become so obsessed with capturing every moment for social media that we forget to actually experience life as it happens. I mean, the last trip I took, I spent more time trying to get the perfect photo of my food than actually tasting it. It hit me when I realized I could barely remember the meal, but I had a dozen pictures to remind me of my distraction. Maybe it’s time we put the phones down and just enjoy the flavor of life, even if that means it goes unfiltered.
Is it just me, or does it feel like the more we connect through social media, the lonelier we actually become? I scroll through feeds full of smiling faces and perfect lives, yet I often find myself feeling more isolated than ever. How can we be so ‘connected’ yet so disconnected? What do you think—are we just displaying our best selves, or is there something deeper going on here?