Ana Cepil

SI21D

Bromma gymnasium

Social media- illusion or reality?

With the advent of social media, it has become more easier for people to get attention. The
right filters, beautiful clothes, smart quotes- and the internet star is ready. Endless photos
from vacations, parties, Hollywood smiles, cute kids and animals, a lot of flowers…Pretty
good life, right? A user on the Internet selectively demonstrates to the audience moments
from an invented bright and interesting life, which is not reflected in real life.

How real is social media?

We all know that our profile in Instagram doesn’t always show real life and how we live. We
only see the part that we are allowed to see, other is hidden from our eyes. Nowadays the
main task for people is to show with your profile that your life is beautiful. And that’s why.
The thing is that the basic law of desires is working here. Posting happy pictures- you attract
happiness, posting post about problems and complex- you get problems and complex. Let
people see only what you yourself would like to see in your ideal life. And everything will be
fine. This is what most of us think right? However, we need to understand that happiness is in
the simple things in life and it is up to each person to find out what really makes them happy. On
social media people show what they would like to be but not always are. First, editing one's own
life demonstrates a search to hide an emptiness, whether it be insecurity, abandonment or low
self-esteem. Scientists confirm that the more we devote time to social networks, the more an
inferiority complex develops in us. All this happens due to the fact that we begin to compare
ourselves with those whose accounts we often view - stars, bloggers, photographers, designers, or
just interesting personalities who have several thousand subscribers. It seems to us that their
appearance is perfect, and life is like in a movie. But don't be so naive, it's easy to wishful thinking
on the internet. People are more what they hide then they show.

What is so good about social medias?

Firstly, they powerfully motivate, energize us for work, development, achievement of goals. We love
people who inspire us and give us a piece of their energy, being charged with it we try to be better
and to inspire others. The normal reaction when you see something good in others is not to envy and
suffer what is wrong in your life, but to want to be better and set your own goals. Personally, I have
never had a desire to compare myself with others and get upset about it. We are all different and
each has something in which he is worse than others and this is great because would it be interesting
to live in a world where everything is perfect? So, with the help of social medias we become better
and change in the right direction, which means we are bringing ourselves closer to the realization of
dreams.