My sister always says "chi boo anu ozo" which translates that every day comes with a new story and judging with a lot of things happening in our society today one can't agree less with that statement, hardly can a day pass without one new story trending in social media or the real world
If you follow my posts, you would gave noticed that I post a lot about social media and how I hate people trying to get unnecessary attention from social media users by promoting irrelevant things that don't add value to anyone, another video popped up today, and is trending as usual
Just yesterday, a lady flaunted her father's mansion which contains about 50 bedrooms and 15 parlors, different reactions followed, as usual, most people blasted her for making the video while some praised her. The second video trending showed a lady working in a palm oil factory, she called herself a "hardworking girl"
One could easily notice in that video that she tried very hard to impress anybody watching the video. However, a lot of people noticed that she started the milling machine wrongly and with the left hand and that is very dangerous and could have caused a serious injury to her or maim her for life but she did it anyway, for the love of social media and "likes" from people.
The second thing some people talked about is her mode of dressing. How could someone who claims to be a "hardworking girl" working in a palm oil-producing factory be dressed in a party gown(well, it might not be a party gown but it's sure not appropriate for that kind of work)
People do these things just for likes and comments from social media users and that's all that matter to them, they don't care about the outcome after that, they don't consider any other thing, that young lady in that video put her life at risk, with or without knowing it if she had gotten herself in the process of making that 2 minutes video the whole story would have changed in just one second.
The essence of this post?
It's simple, stop trying very hard to impress other people especially people that don't even know you on social media. When you do that, you put yourself at risk of unnecessary pressure which could lead to something you never expected. In the case of the young lady, she could have got injured while trying to impress, the same people she tried so hard to impress will still be the ones to criticize and condemn her using the same social media
On a general note, it's not a bad idea for one to take advantage of social media and the large audience to reach out to many people, but we shouldn't abuse it or use it to do things we won't be proud of in the future. Always remember, social media never forgets
