Not Accepting “Likes” And “Followers” As Proof Of Your Worth

These days, we find anyone and everyone to be on the various social media platforms to majorly communicate and stay in touch.

Looking at the bright side of social media platforms, it mostly helps us to easily connect us with our loved ones; it entertains us, provides breaking news, gives a platform to various talents and showcases the hottest trends from the internet.

Simultaneously, these social media platforms are a part of a bigger problem as well. Since everyone is present on the social media platforms, it basically lets us seek approval of those within our social network. We look out for validation for our appearances, education, marital life, or basically our whole lifestyle. Suddenly, there is a lot of peer pressure to be socially recognized and famous which in turn poorly affects the self-esteem of many social media users.

The problem of ‘Dual-Life’

Nowadays, people lead a dual life – one, which is real and the other which is on social media. The life on social media looks like the perfect life to lead. People nowadays are only looking to interact online rather than face-to-face. The constant comparison to actually perfecting the images online, leads the users to suffer from low self-confidence, anxiety and depression. This relentless feeling of not being able to be good enough has damaged self – worth of the users.

The hunger for validation

The hunger for validation is a natural phenomenon. But the problem lies in how social media lets you ‘treat’ yourself in this natural instinct with incredible ease. Post this you get addicted and you feel the need to get validation on every picture, post, tweet, video you share with your network. Rather than seeing people as human beings to interact with, we just begin to see them as a perfect people with an ideal life. The advent of these social media platforms have given rise to internet celebrities whom we idolize, troll, love, hate etc.