The Perfect Social Media Life
Watching a little Gary Vee this morning and his rant on caring about what other people think. (Everything he does is a rant. But an awesome rant. I <3 his="" p="" rants.="">
As intended, it caused me to reflect on my social media persona and think about why I post. Honestly, I post because it's a bit of a yearbook for me. I love documenting the great stuff, because my brain forgets (in about 0.2 seconds), and I especially love when Facebook reminds me of my memories. I'm not trying to convince the world that I have the perfect life - I DO have the perfect life. It's full of family and friends and experiences. Shelter and safety and amazing food. In fact, sometimes I DON'T post because I don't want people to compare their lives and feel lacking. I just want to remember this amazingness for the days when it's not amazing. Gary Vee posits that we post fantastic stuff because we crave other peoples' validation on our daily lives. But I know even if there was no social media, I'd continue to have craft nights with my girls or dance parties in my living room or delicious nights out with my ladies - and I would consider that awesome without external validation. (But c'mon, who doesn't love external validation?!)
And while I do have the perfect life, it's not all sunshine and lollipops. There is tough stuff going on in the background that keeps me up at night. I lose my shit from time to time (and then some). I break down sobbing from stress. My heart hurts from failed relationships. I'm terrified about failure and the future. But I think that's part of a "perfect life". Just like art needs contrast to make the colors stand out, I think life needs these struggles or else you get numb to the good stuff.
As intended, it caused me to reflect on my social media persona and think about why I post. Honestly, I post because it's a bit of a yearbook for me. I love documenting the great stuff, because my brain forgets (in about 0.2 seconds), and I especially love when Facebook reminds me of my memories. I'm not trying to convince the world that I have the perfect life - I DO have the perfect life. It's full of family and friends and experiences. Shelter and safety and amazing food. In fact, sometimes I DON'T post because I don't want people to compare their lives and feel lacking. I just want to remember this amazingness for the days when it's not amazing. Gary Vee posits that we post fantastic stuff because we crave other peoples' validation on our daily lives. But I know even if there was no social media, I'd continue to have craft nights with my girls or dance parties in my living room or delicious nights out with my ladies - and I would consider that awesome without external validation. (But c'mon, who doesn't love external validation?!)
And while I do have the perfect life, it's not all sunshine and lollipops. There is tough stuff going on in the background that keeps me up at night. I lose my shit from time to time (and then some). I break down sobbing from stress. My heart hurts from failed relationships. I'm terrified about failure and the future. But I think that's part of a "perfect life". Just like art needs contrast to make the colors stand out, I think life needs these struggles or else you get numb to the good stuff.
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