*clapping* ahh
Hey y'all so today
I wanna talk about Instapoop
and how it instantly makes me feel like poop in three areas
specifically: my weight, my wealth
(more specifically my lack of wealth ha ha ha ha),
and my age. I hate when Instagram
like recommends me the stupidest stuff
on my explore page especially from people that are like you know rich
and hot and young and famous
(Instagram): Have you seen this
picture?
(Curly Penny): Uhhh
okayyy (Instagram): Hey psst
(Curly Penny):Woow
very very relatable yes
I don't understand what Instagram wants me to do, do they think I'm just gonna be like
Wow this person is really hot and skinny
and ripped but also rich and famous
and doesn't have to work like a normal person wow
that is so relatable
NO! It makes me feel like crap
I will personally never understand how people
willingly follow other people who
make them feel inferior. Why would you
follow someone who is constantly flexing
their wealth on you? They're literally telling you
"Look how rich I am and look how poor you are"
"Look at my chiselled abs
and look back at your
potato sack body" "Oh you work a 9-5 at Fed-Ex? Yeah, I wake up at
11:30 am" Can someone explain?
Can someone fill me in on this because I don't
I don't understand. There are some people who argue that it's like
"oh you know, seeing those kinds of people it's like "goals",
it gives me something to look up to" But I think there's a difference between
meeting your basic needs and a little extra
to have a little fun and jumping into
this endless rabbit hole of greediness
and it's never enough and there are
celebrities that are millionaires and they're still depressed
Don't get me wrong- I love Instagram and it allows me to have a platform to
connect with people but
I do feel that its a big contributor to this
toxic culture where we want more and
more and more and what we have is not enough and
we feel inferior like we're worth less
because others have more things.
And it's gotten to the point where little kids don't even
have dreams like "Oh I wanna be an astronaut I
wanna be a
doctor, I wanna be a surgeon"- they wanna
be Youtubers. You know what, I'm not going to be a hypocrite
- I love YouTube- it's given me a platform and it's fun and
all that, but YouTube should not be a
goal. It should be something you for fun and out of
passion. And the reason the reason kids are saying they want to be Youtubers
is because they see all these huge creators
with a buttload of money and nice
things- it's like this disgusting
fantasy fairy-tale land and it's
crazy because these influencers are getting younger
and younger and younger and younger do its making people
feel extra pressure for not
reaching a certain status when they're freaking
just 18 years old. I am 22 years
old so when I see people that are like
17 and 18 and they're super successful,
you can't help but to feel like crap
-Is what I'm doing worth it? It's not paying off, but here's the
thing- the blame isn't only on these
famous people on Instagram because the only reason they're famous
is because people are following them
- people are choosing to give these people a platform
It's funny because a lof of people say "oh
I hate clickbait" and all this but clickbait
videos but clickbait videos are the most successful because people are
clicking on those videos and people see that so they start
creating even more clickbait, It all ties back to this:
don't hate the player, hate the game and the
game is controlled by the people.
It's just insane how much it's infecting my
generation and the upcoming generation. A
generation that is going to place their value
as a human being in numbers
somewhere on the internet. But the value of a human
is in their heart. How do they view other people?
How do they treat other people? Are they willing to humble
themselves and serve other people?
Are they willing to contribute to society? Like I said,
I don't wanna stand up here and sound like a
hypocrite because you know, like I am on Instapoop
and I'm on YouTube- social media has given
me amazing oppor-oh my gosh this look so
scary oh my gosh. I literally look
like the Texas chainsaw massacre.
social media has given me amazing opportunities you know and I'm thankful for it
and it's amazing- I do believe that there's more good than
there is bad and oh my gosh- this is so disturbing
you know what
Ima go do this mask real quick then come back once it's done
cause I look scary. Anyhoo,
as I was saying, I don't want to sit here and be a hypocrite
and only talk about the bad things- you know social media has given me
amazing opportunities- the fact that I'm able
to do it as a full-time job
it's honestly
it's an amazing job- it's fun and really cool but that
was just something that has been weighing on
my heart for a while now and I just wanted to like vomit it
out because I know that I can't be
alone on this. In the end, social media
is what you make it- if you choose to follow people
that are gonna make you feel inferior, that's going to take a
toll on your self-esteem. The only reason those people have a platform
is because we, the people choose to put them on a pedestal
so the end note is this: please, let's stop
supporting toxic people and giving them a
platform. Alrighty y'all so that was my rant on
Instapoop. Let me know down below in the comments if you agree
or if you don't agree. How do you feel about social media?
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