My 3 year relationship ended May 2023 After the girl i dated felt like she was too special because of likes and "you are beautiful" comments from strangers on tiktok , she would spend 16 hours on tiktok then come to me when she felt depressed and started comparing us to couples on tiktok and i told her its not real its social media , she ended up choosing Tiktok strangers over me and went to date a tiktok guy she met there . 2 months later she tried coming back to me after that dude used her and dumped her , i blocked her and never looked back . Social media is poison
Not on Twitter, deleted Instagram more than a year ago, don't use Snapchat, don't have Tiktok, not active on Facebook, ALL statuses are muted on WhatsApp. Let me tell you, it's a quiet, stress-free and extremely peaceful life. My only regret is that I didn't do it in my earlier 20s.
I second this!!!!! I did exactly what you did. I’m 26 years old. The pressure and mental health issues stemming from constant comparison on social media was overwhelming. Since deleting it, my mental health is improving and I’m becoming more productive and focused on my own affairs. Deletion social media and keeping’s interested in your own life and career is a life hack!
I second this!!!!! I did exactly what you did. I’m 26 years old. The pressure and mental health issues stemming from constant comparison on social media was overwhelming. Since deleting it, my mental health is improving and I’m becoming more productive and focused on my own affairs. Deletion social media and keeping’s interested in your own life and career is a life hack!
I second this!!!!! I did exactly what you did. I’m 26 years old. The pressure and mental health issues stemming from constant comparison on social media was overwhelming. Since deleting it, my mental health is improving and I’m becoming more productive and focused on my own affairs. Deletion social media and keeping’s interested in your own life and career is a life hack!
I second this!!!!! I did exactly what you did. I’m 26 years old. The pressure and mental health issues stemming from constant comparison on social media was overwhelming. Since deleting it, my mental health is improving and I’m becoming more productive and focused on my own affairs. Deletion social media and keeping’s interested in your own life and career is a life hack!
I second this!!!!! I did exactly what you did. I’m 26 years old. The pressure and mental health issues stemming from constant comparison on social media was overwhelming. Since deleting it, my mental health is improving and I’m becoming more productive and focused on my own affairs. Deletion social media and keeping’s interested in your own life and career is a life hack!
At what point do we graduate from social media? Like, do we just keep following every person we meet until we’re 50 and 60? Social media has kept people in our lives, virtually, for longer than their designated season. I’m not supposed to know or see you everyday forever. Learn how to tap out, unfollow, unsubscribe, unlike. It doesn’t end until you end it
As long as your influencer is continually providing value, teaching the useful lessons they learn throughout their own life, there's nothing wrong with that. Influencer culture has been toxified, but it's not inherently toxic, there are legit, positive influencers out there.
I know a guy met a girl at the bar, he never dated her but in the last 8 years he’s been there for multiple breakups, random dates, and babies….. liking all her pics everyday, it’s sad really. I laughed at him all the time and what’s really sad is he can’t unfollow.
My issue with social media is everybody looks the same now. Go to the gym everyone is the same. Everybody dresses the same. It’s funny because I’ve never seen so many people think they’re different while also looking the exact same as the person next to them 🤣. Even in like the truck and car community everybody looks the same and has the exact same car and truck.
Literally just told my freind that you can follow 20 people and see the same thing as if you followed 20,000. Everybody doing the same thing with the same look and the same clothes even down to the poses and this is women and men. It’s like we moving closer to that robot type mindset they used to show in the movies showing the future 🤦🏾 I’m 43 crazy cause we almost to them yrs it used to be like 2030 2040 time. Bible we in the future TrussMe
Men are also captured in these standards…I see a lot of young boys at the gym trying to lift weights that are 10x their weight because they want muscles quicker because of social media standards , men (including myself) edit pictures so much because we suffer from body dysmorphia. Fitness industry has become so toxic for young men over the couple of years. Yes, it’s easier to see this in women, but it’s much the same on men. It’s a pretty messy game.
To some degree, getting ripped is still an attainable goal which doesnt require you to spend a lot of money on surgeries, a gym membership is cheap, running anywhere is free, exercising at home is free. What isn't attainable is being shaped like an hour glass, not everyone is born curvy, some will be blessed a little more than others, some will have to work harder to get to that point, and some will cheat. Even trying to look like a body builder is still an attainable goal, because there is work needed to get there (and the occasional steroids shot).
@@prod.byjoker3778getting ripped is attainable, but it's not sustainable for most people. This requires having a very low body fat which reduces testosterone in men, lower energy levels, can't workout as hard, harder to recover, in women, they can lose their menstrual cycles and a plethora of other issues. This is why bodybuilders, both naturals and non-naturals, aren't "ripped" year around. Some stay healthy lean in their off season, but not ripped.
The whole social media influencer lifestyle is a deep rabbit hole of its own, and what bothers me is how we're all distracted by Influencers and their fake life style meanwhile the Social Media platforms are selling our Information to billion dollar companies to advertise their products.
Yes and even worse, keep you distracted, not being able to focus, creating complex, making you dumb and killing your empathy (when you scroll and go from the horror of a war to a delicious cheesecake, you don't even have time to process and think about what you just saw) all together it totally reshape society and we are seeing the results.
The terms and conditions of these social media platforms have always been accessible and visible by the consumer. It is up to the consumer to make the best decision possible. When using products that are advertised as "free", people need to think hard about what the company is getting out of it. I think social media is the distraction, not necessarily the influencers with the most followers. But it has also allowed the world to become slightly smaller (in terms of access to others across the world), and has allowed people to stay in contact who otherwise wouldn't be able to. Tradeoffs.
Like the social media online internet may be totally totally totally differing from the actual world, and honestly it screams joblessness or encouraging idleness cause most of these persons posting probably apart from this channel post and non care totally if persons may carry on such narrative Soo most persons may post or influencers yet may ignite violence that's sort of why If one comes out to interact with persons online or real world have ground rules of values that you may hold onto non because you may want to create discord , that may still boil down to you none really having such values but online world may really depict hidden degeneracy amongst persons even in Africa I'm surprised at the huge level of all kinds of weirdness and rubbish and capitalizing carrying it even more than the Caucasians. Nonetheless no one should ignite one to execute something that may obtain non much values as the onus may non be on the person making one to yet also on the persons watching like have some decorum . Most content creators easily pit others against another who may even be trying to earn them to view the bigger picture.. most of the audience may obtain little should one state it as control or scrutiny
Ok they’ve always sold our information since the phone companies and land lines 👀👀💁🏽♀️💁🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️!!!!! From the time you come into this world your information is sold the first baby picture at the hospital goes up on the hospital nursery website and it’s like that for atleast 40+ years 🧐🧐🧐
I feel like if you look for education on social media you're destined to be misinformed, these platforms were made for entertainment first, if you want education there's schools and books one could read, not watch a motivational video from Andrew Tate about "making it". The whole "Making It" concept is a lie. Millions of Gen Z's grow up thinking in the future we're all getting mansion and fast cars but attaining a billionaire life for black folks takes 2 generations of hardwork, someone like Jay Z, Oprah, Beyonce etc... make I look like we can make a billion in one life time when in reality it's nearly impossible to aquire so much wealth in one life time, given that you came from a third world country that's currently in Debt
I miss early 2013/2014 IG. As much as I love seeing young people getting their bag’s, IG has become an over commercialised that lacks the authentic and relatable feel it once had.
i recently ended a 6 year relationship cause of insta ...a really good hun but her getting likes and followers got into her head and started feeling like she's on top of the world i saw her getting depressed ..... wanting to take trips without any money and always scrolling through the app....i quiete social media a few years back when i realised what it was and its scary to see young girls as young as 15 being taught to fake it on the app.. we can do better as humans and as africans can we stick to our morals and remember what our grandmothers taught us... dont look up to influencers you can live a normal life and the consequences of this will be crazy in the next few years to come
You are not alone , My 3 year relationship ended May 2023 After the girl i dated felt like she was too special because of likes and "you are beautiful" comments from strangers on tiktok , she would spend 16 hours on tiktok then come to me when she felt depressed and started comparing us to couples on tiktok and i told her its not real its social media , she ended up choosing Tiktok strangers over me and went to date a tiktok guy she met there . 2 months later she tried coming back to me after that dude used her and dumped her , i blocked her and never looked back . Social media is poison
"dont look up to influencers you can live a normal life" That's the problem, normal, average is considered bad...Even though the very vast majority of them will live a very average and normal life...And there is nothing wrong with that.
The amount of people I see that see something going on, a tragedy, whether they’re having a disagreement and want to embarrass the other party, or literally just anything including nothing and they just record and post it or go live. It’s like people don’t know how to function anymore and something in their mind went from “help them” to “record them”. It’s completely rewired their brains!
We live in a world were 90% are followers 9% are leaders and 1% are observers. I see a bigger agenda to all of this, yes it is entertaining and that is what people desire. The release of hormones to make them feel pleasure. People are seeking happiness externally and forgeting their internal world. Nobody want to be self anymore they want to be a copy paste version of an influencer
😢The beauty standards thing is affecting us women especially. I remember feeling like shit for not having rounder hips and ass, and my boobs are smaller so I often felt less.
don’t feel bad your beautiful the way you are majority of the girls that gets surgery are having health problems from that surgery and don’t even show that part 😢 it’s not worth it
Someone once said social media was made to connect us but in all essence it has disconnected us and that hit me hard I recently started observing people and not look at my phone and in all instances I have seen people bent over watching their screens. It reminded of a time when most of us had no phones and they were a luxury in those times we had to engage and physically socialize with the people around us but with social media you get the chance to present your ideal character separate from your actual self and most people will always choose to present their ideal self instead of the person they are in real life. If you are into conspiracy theories then you will believe that this transition from television which was level 1 programming to cell phones which took social programming to a new level your cellphone is an echo chamber feeding you destructive material some of which is not real. There was push to get social media companies to force label people and companies posting adverts to indicate whether the photos posted were edited in some form as a disclaimer and that was shot down because if they did then most people would realize the facade being played on them which would drive down engagement from their users .I.e lost revenue
Around 2003 the technology came available to start having speeds on mobile devices fast enough to move pictures and video. It was called UMTS, but there were no applications for it. At the time two way radio was the hottest thing. UMTS was deployed in Europe. During that time there was Napster which was free. There was no apple music or spotify. There was no facebook. Myspace was a webpage based on pictures. The breakthrough happened with the Iphone which launched 2006/2007 time frame. During that time UMTS was being deployed in the US. Then came youtube, facebook, etc. With the iphone and comparable android devices it changed the game.
"Social media is like a hall of fun house mirrors, a glittering town....where if they're not careful, they could have a hard time finding the exit " You speak so beautifully, like a poet. Great video! ❤ Haha the toilet seat as a plane window was hilariously ridiculous 😂😂
being fake really became the new norm. In life generally jus speaking to a person it’s like, I gotta prepare myself that this person I’m speaking to is lying to me or or is about to lie to me. and music wise, that’s even worse… heard yesterday; THE GREATER/BIGGER THE CAP, THE BIGGER THE CHEQUE.
my woman is involved in this mess... too consumed with social media nonsense... now an actual addict of online shopping on fucking Shien... buying a bunch of stuff that don't really suit her … or too flashy to wear to anywhere... 🤦♂
you are doing a great service to society i appreciate you. I am african based in Denmark and everything you are saying is exactly what i am educating my juniors that they should not be fooled with facebook and instagram post. some get it and others insult me that i complain too much. Cameroonian here. you are highly favored
some women use there face as a coloring book, to the point where they look like a different person completely... I don't understand it and I wear makeup just not that much...
The channel is so young.... while simultaneously wise beyond its years.... very good energy and professional... may the algorithm gods look favourably upon this creative endeavour. 🤩🎉
the bali example is my favorite reference, like nowadays i hear people always talk about traveling. im in particular not in favor of traveling cause most of the time its tourist experience and spending money. 90% of whats done is pretty much whats done at home.
When Facebook FIRST started, you had to have a college email to join Then they started letting trash in. The Internet was better when you HAD to be smart to us it. I use to get laughed at tor meeting people online back on the day and now its a common thing.... Ive always been a head of my time tho. Social media is the matrix
At least a decade or two ago, when you met people on social media they still talked to you in person, you only used it for people who lived far away to keep in contact with and online dating was legit Now you got people who live a block away and you never talk to them but they'll go on social media daily and focus on complete strangers And every online dating app is a honey pot and plants who say enough to keep your subscription but will never meet you and if you go to the ratings on these dating apps you'll see every comment speaking on it and of course clearly plant comments with high ratings Im not gonna blame social media for this because these are grown adults who are doing this and fixated on social media Blaming social media is a cop out, these people are addicts, and we don't blame drugs or alcohol beverages for drug addicts and alcoholics so we need to stop blaming social media for social media addicts
Lol! I followed as soon as you asked G. I help my friends create content, some are fashion designers and some are artists, I also have those who just want to be seen online, the freedom of being behind the camera is calming. I don't really care for our generation at this point, I educate my nephews and nieces on how to use social networks responsibly, I try to teach them the ability to look and be content with what you have. I don't teach them that "this is fake" because how can a live video of your best friend eating at a rooftop restaurant be faked? I just teach them "it's ok", I also teach them the meaning of individuality. It's all about them now, I just want them to be able to quiet the noise and be happy with who they are and what they have. It's sad I have to teach that to 13 year olds but our kids are being raised by the world, it's no longer just family and school, it's everyone with reach, no matter how big or small. Fomophobia, in my opinion, will lead to mental health issues impossible to ignore in the future.
The issues is terrible I agree. I think most look for the quick way to “fame” or “wealth” instead of doing something with their lives. Reality tv was the beginning of quick fame. People confuse being famous with being infamous. In an interview with Cindy Crawford the report has her latest cover and asked what is it like looking like Cindy Crawford and point to the cover. She replied I wish looked like that, the magazines alter it that even someone that beautiful is alter. But that’s on the magazine, not the model. With social media they are crafting themselves and I can’t imagine what it must feel like to hate the way you look so much for the fast ticket fame. It’s really sad and shallow know that everything about you, your life, experience is a lie. Their lives are make believe and at the end of you have nothing. Wish I had the answers on how to fix this. Enjoy living and your life.. you are all amazing.
Social media has definitely skewed the reality of the average person and specially the youth . The youth is now trained to crave the attention and not enough attention is affecting them psychologically , makes them think they are nothing without likes or followers. The youth no longer knows how to physically socialize , this is why when they actually get together they feel awkward or are quick to anger .
I'm glad I grew up in the 90s. I know people buying designer to wear just to return it. They appear 2 always have something new on and give the sense they r too rich 2 wear anything more than once. 😂
This is very impressive, this is the kind of content we looking forward too. We've just finished a short film about this so called social media influencers
Really wana delete Instagram... These social media makes one feel outa place n lyk u not achieving anything.... Women have perfect bodies and men gota have sport cars..
Social media has created a bunch false idols for worship. The people wishing to look like influencers don’t realize that their favorite influencer are all trying to look like someone else themselves. Is ironic 😩🤦🏾♀️
This killed and put strains in my 10 year marriage. He was a narcissist and social medias was his playground. He was hooked always on and scrolling. Always secretly dm all sorts of females. Following all the loose looking females and strippers. Had no respect for our marriage. It was not about insecurities it was the respect aspect n the fact I keep acting him to stop the madness and he just wanted to argue or pretended he stopped which it never could. He’s an addict. Social media addict in need of supplies. Cnt self regulate anymore. Phone zombie. Lost
I don't know why people feel they MUST be on social media. Dear reader of this comment. It's not a MUST to be on social media. Your life will be better without it. I came off all social media in 2014. I don't even have WhatsApp on my phone. It's a better and more natural life.
I liked this video. Good editing, and I liked your script. I feel for the younger generations because at least when most media consumed was tv and movies, we knew it was fake. But the whole thing with influencers is that they are supposed to be “real” and “relatable”. Kids and teens would probably be better off not being on social media at all.
I honestly don't see any harm in editing the scenery ie putting clouds, enhancing colours or removing dirty. Sometimes it's a person's artistic imagination or theme of how they want a place to look. I however have a problem with people enhancing their features, altering their bodies, complexion etc. Every body is beautiful
I defiantly agree with the overall theme of your video, but I would like to add a different perspective. at what point is personal responsibility held to account. If you are stupid enough to spend a small fortune on a vacation off of a few social media post then you deserve to lose the money in my opinion. At what point do people look internally and take responsibility for their ignorance and gullibility. I don't think people who make their daily bread from SM marketing should go without because some people are stupid, gullible, or easily influenced. Would love a discussion on this.
That’s why these types of videos exist, imo. To wake up the ppl that are under the spell. It’s hard to notice that you’re being sucked down the rabbit hole if you’re too focused on the stuff inside of the rabbit hole. Some ppl really just don’t realize. And also it’s a lot of children. Young minded people are being influenced and they’ve never been taught what’s right . And alot of us can say “I remember when we didn’t have the internet” but those that are younger can not remember those times so they have nothing to compare it to.
Hello there, my first video from Curiosities, so I didn't see anything else yet, but I wanna add to the discussion since you made a lots of excellent points and inspired me to form an opinion. For example the fact that people project a better version of themselves by default, and it's completely human to want to be portraited as beautiful and rich as possible. So people use more and more creative methods to get that done. And it's also very interesting to say that people want to be entertained not educated, that sounds very true. But upon some thinking, I think that there is a time for entertainment and time for learning everyday. So ultimately, it's just on personal preference of everyone how much time they will spend on each activity everyday. My only reservation would be the title. It's an obvious clickbait, and very clever one, I have to give you that. Because, really, how deadly is that influence, right? I started to think about that from the point where you asked:" when the deceiving in media became ok?" Well, I think somewhere around the times where TV started, so 1940's ? Because from adverts implying smoking is healthy and political propaganda adverts, I think that deception is here this whole time. It's nothing new. And I agree that if you fall for unrealistic standards and reality, then there is a reality check that doesn't feel good, but I would point out that this is probably here for everyone as a part of growing up. Whether it is a job that doesn't go as the school taught you or realisation that adverts in telly don't have to be correct. There's a lots of waking up in life, and realising that filters and impressions on tiktok are not real is only small part of that waking up. So it shouldn't really kill you, I hope. So I put it down to your age, and you are doing very good job informing on this issue, but I strongly believe that children's world is gonna end at some point for everybody, and the real/adult world will take over the importance and attention. Otherwise, the words are very well written, I can see some really good editing skill and generally making a video interesting the whole time. So kudos for all of that. See you in next video.
education is breaking apart slowly.its very bad for a person to post on social media about sexual content or fake lifestyle content .l also look at people lifestyle when am bored and sort of get jealous about their life.THE BEST LIFESTYLE OF 2024😂
I don’t measure myself against worldly people. They will never have enough hence they are truly miserable. They THINK they are happy till they sit down and realized they starved to death the most important part of them, their souls. No connection to God only to material stuff that can burn in an instant. See we were created to worship God Almighty hence why nothing in this world can satisfy you to the point of never wanting more. Only a true relationship with the one who created everything single thing we have and need and want. Once you realize your place under Jesus Christ as your king, you will never ever feel the true satisfaction of what life really is.
You’re right about people wanting to be entertained not educated. I’m young! Gen Z, and a lot of people around me are consumed will bullshit like baddies the tv show on Zeus, TH-cam streamers, keeping up with celebrities, fronting for Instagram as teens/young adults so their friends can be amused when they’re given handouts and it’s like they’re not even giving themselves the chance to be their ages and obliviously too it’s for the internet and it’s sad as fuck they don’t realize and if you defer you’re called lame🤷♀️ luckily for me I’m very diverse so I fit in but it’s sad to see many of my peer be so judgmental and being all for the internet. Everything I stated is fine but now when it consumes you
Influencers have always existed. Since the days of Saturday Morning cartoons to Instagram. If there is an audience, theres a market for corporations and companies to sell products to
I think we all have to start somewhere and making a living is crucial, people want to see results as far as entertainment is concern. As far the socials it's a different ball game altogether, tough industry worth it if you have the 'balls' for it that's my opinion
It’s extremely sad especially when half the people are wasting data they buy from the my friend containers in the kasi to feel apart of something that makes them feel so bad about their actual reality.
to be honest I have seen how those who are actually in Dubai dude those people are being used as sex slaves they sign a contract with one rich guy but in reality there is about 10 people branching together to create a picture perfect rich Arab guy when these influencers get in dubai the reality kicks and and end up doing things worse than being rapped some dont make it out and those who do leave the streaming industry for good
The harm is also when people feel the need to change their bodies e.g. getting fillers, enhancing calf muscles/abs, BBLs or taking certain medications like the one for diabetes treatment to loose weight rapidly, the Kim K did. Some of these procedures are dangerous, not to mention very expensive to get and to maintain.
I believe that social media thriving has been brought about by the need of attention which is as a result of societal changes from the 1980s onwards. Children were brought up in homes where parents were working and didn't get enough attention so they miss the early attention and love that children need while growing up, creating a void that needs to be filled, which results in them seeking to fill the void by looking for attention and acceptance online. I know I'm 100% spot on.
As far as I can recall, the concept of "fake" has been prevalent throughout history, particularly in the modeling industry. From the 1950s to the present day, both male and female models have often presented an artificial image. Furthermore, the prevalence of "fake news" and the questionable credibility of mainstream media have contributed to a society where many individuals no longer prioritize distinguishing between truth and falsehood. It appears that this trend is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.
The problem is that most influencers fail to give value after they make it. Not all influencers/content creators deserve the hate. Some of us are really trying to help with our knowledge and or experience in the niche we choose. I agree there are many fake people posting fake lives but we have to weed out the bad to see the good. Everything made by man can be destroyed by man which is what is happening to social media. Lol social media was never created until people realized pictures and videos can help connect people all over the world which created Instagram. Social media isn’t the problem…it’s the people that use it.
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You are influencing me watching big boots juicy asses,what are u talking about m8
Theyre being pushed in our faces as well
Done.
I really like your picture at the Pyramids. :)
The fact that this doesn't have 10mil views is a joke...
At what point do we hold ourselves accountable for putting influencers on pedestals?
realll
Especially on Twitter they worship accounts with a lot of followers
its real deal crazy
I don’t
That part
My 3 year relationship ended May 2023 After the girl i dated felt like she was too special because of likes and "you are beautiful" comments from strangers on tiktok , she would spend 16 hours on tiktok then come to me when she felt depressed and started comparing us to couples on tiktok and i told her its not real its social media , she ended up choosing Tiktok strangers over me and went to date a tiktok guy she met there . 2 months later she tried coming back to me after that dude used her and dumped her , i blocked her and never looked back . Social media is poison
Never take them back. Stay solid G.
I am so sorry that you experienced that. I applaud you for knowing your worth and not going back.
You're so lucky. Imagine if she was your wife? Doged a missile
Social media is killing our mental health as much as we know it's bad we just hooked to it.
Not on Twitter, deleted Instagram more than a year ago, don't use Snapchat, don't have Tiktok, not active on Facebook, ALL statuses are muted on WhatsApp. Let me tell you, it's a quiet, stress-free and extremely peaceful life. My only regret is that I didn't do it in my earlier 20s.
I second this!!!!! I did exactly what you did. I’m 26 years old. The pressure and mental health issues stemming from constant comparison on social media was overwhelming. Since deleting it, my mental health is improving and I’m becoming more productive and focused on my own affairs. Deletion social media and keeping’s interested in your own life and career is a life hack!
I second this!!!!! I did exactly what you did. I’m 26 years old. The pressure and mental health issues stemming from constant comparison on social media was overwhelming. Since deleting it, my mental health is improving and I’m becoming more productive and focused on my own affairs. Deletion social media and keeping’s interested in your own life and career is a life hack!
I second this!!!!! I did exactly what you did. I’m 26 years old. The pressure and mental health issues stemming from constant comparison on social media was overwhelming. Since deleting it, my mental health is improving and I’m becoming more productive and focused on my own affairs. Deletion social media and keeping’s interested in your own life and career is a life hack!
I second this!!!!! I did exactly what you did. I’m 26 years old. The pressure and mental health issues stemming from constant comparison on social media was overwhelming. Since deleting it, my mental health is improving and I’m becoming more productive and focused on my own affairs. Deletion social media and keeping’s interested in your own life and career is a life hack!
I second this!!!!! I did exactly what you did. I’m 26 years old. The pressure and mental health issues stemming from constant comparison on social media was overwhelming. Since deleting it, my mental health is improving and I’m becoming more productive and focused on my own affairs. Deletion social media and keeping’s interested in your own life and career is a life hack!
Gen X here, pre-influencer era was a beautiful time and people were more respectful in their interactions.
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At what point do we graduate from social media? Like, do we just keep following every person we meet until we’re 50 and 60? Social media has kept people in our lives, virtually, for longer than their designated season. I’m not supposed to know or see you everyday forever. Learn how to tap out, unfollow, unsubscribe, unlike. It doesn’t end until you end it
never saw it this way.
As long as your influencer is continually providing value, teaching the useful lessons they learn throughout their own life, there's nothing wrong with that. Influencer culture has been toxified, but it's not inherently toxic, there are legit, positive influencers out there.
this has changed my perspective
I know a guy met a girl at the bar, he never dated her but in the last 8 years he’s been there for multiple breakups, random dates, and babies….. liking all her pics everyday, it’s sad really. I laughed at him all the time and what’s really sad is he can’t unfollow.
My issue with social media is everybody looks the same now. Go to the gym everyone is the same. Everybody dresses the same. It’s funny because I’ve never seen so many people think they’re different while also looking the exact same as the person next to them 🤣. Even in like the truck and car community everybody looks the same and has the exact same car and truck.
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Yes exactly
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I agree, it’s very strange seeing it happen in real time. It’s like a mass brain-washing experiment being carried out right before our eyes.
Literally just told my freind that you can follow 20 people and see the same thing as if you followed 20,000. Everybody doing the same thing with the same look and the same clothes even down to the poses and this is women and men. It’s like we moving closer to that robot type mindset they used to show in the movies showing the future 🤦🏾 I’m 43 crazy cause we almost to them yrs it used to be like 2030 2040 time. Bible we in the future TrussMe
Men are also captured in these standards…I see a lot of young boys at the gym trying to lift weights that are 10x their weight because they want muscles quicker because of social media standards , men (including myself) edit pictures so much because we suffer from body dysmorphia. Fitness industry has become so toxic for young men over the couple of years. Yes, it’s easier to see this in women, but it’s much the same on men. It’s a pretty messy game.
Not really
To some degree, getting ripped is still an attainable goal which doesnt require you to spend a lot of money on surgeries, a gym membership is cheap, running anywhere is free, exercising at home is free. What isn't attainable is being shaped like an hour glass, not everyone is born curvy, some will be blessed a little more than others, some will have to work harder to get to that point, and some will cheat.
Even trying to look like a body builder is still an attainable goal, because there is work needed to get there (and the occasional steroids shot).
A lot of them gym influencers are on steroids or have bbls 😂
@@prod.byjoker3778 definitely 🤌…you need to put on work and never expect unrealistic results ☝️
@@prod.byjoker3778getting ripped is attainable, but it's not sustainable for most people. This requires having a very low body fat which reduces testosterone in men, lower energy levels, can't workout as hard, harder to recover, in women, they can lose their menstrual cycles and a plethora of other issues. This is why bodybuilders, both naturals and non-naturals, aren't "ripped" year around. Some stay healthy lean in their off season, but not ripped.
The whole social media influencer lifestyle is a deep rabbit hole of its own, and what bothers me is how we're all distracted by Influencers and their fake life style meanwhile the Social Media platforms are selling our Information to billion dollar companies to advertise their products.
Yes and even worse, keep you distracted, not being able to focus, creating complex, making you dumb and killing your empathy (when you scroll and go from the horror of a war to a delicious cheesecake, you don't even have time to process and think about what you just saw) all together it totally reshape society and we are seeing the results.
The terms and conditions of these social media platforms have always been accessible and visible by the consumer. It is up to the consumer to make the best decision possible. When using products that are advertised as "free", people need to think hard about what the company is getting out of it. I think social media is the distraction, not necessarily the influencers with the most followers. But it has also allowed the world to become slightly smaller (in terms of access to others across the world), and has allowed people to stay in contact who otherwise wouldn't be able to. Tradeoffs.
If hit the point was an perso. sort of ❤❤❤❤
Like the social media online internet may be totally totally totally differing from the actual world, and honestly it screams joblessness or encouraging idleness cause most of these persons posting probably apart from this channel post and non care totally if persons may carry on such narrative Soo most persons may post or influencers yet may ignite violence that's sort of why If one comes out to interact with persons online or real world have ground rules of values that you may hold onto non because you may want to create discord , that may still boil down to you none really having such values but online world may really depict hidden degeneracy amongst persons even in Africa I'm surprised at the huge level of all kinds of weirdness and rubbish and capitalizing carrying it even more than the Caucasians.
Nonetheless no one should ignite one to execute something that may obtain non much values as the onus may non be on the person making one to yet also on the persons watching like have some decorum . Most content creators easily pit others against another who may even be trying to earn them to view the bigger picture.. most of the audience may obtain little should one state it as control or scrutiny
Ok they’ve always sold our information since the phone companies and land lines 👀👀💁🏽♀️💁🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️!!!!! From the time you come into this world your information is sold the first baby picture at the hospital goes up on the hospital nursery website and it’s like that for atleast 40+ years 🧐🧐🧐
People want to be entertained not educated! 😮 That bar is still ringing in my head how true is that in today's world of social media
I feel like if you look for education on social media you're destined to be misinformed, these platforms were made for entertainment first, if you want education there's schools and books one could read, not watch a motivational video from Andrew Tate about "making it". The whole "Making It" concept is a lie. Millions of Gen Z's grow up thinking in the future we're all getting mansion and fast cars but attaining a billionaire life for black folks takes 2 generations of hardwork, someone like Jay Z, Oprah, Beyonce etc... make I look like we can make a billion in one life time when in reality it's nearly impossible to aquire so much wealth in one life time, given that you came from a third world country that's currently in Debt
bro, social media changed the dynamic of how people views their lives to other people. it's insane
Yeah noh... Entertainment raises your dopamine levels without you putting in any effort. It'll always be preferred over education.
Did you actually think social media was created for education?
Sho 😂what happens when you get older and Beauty fades?
Comparison is the thief of joy
Thief of one's time...
I miss early 2013/2014 IG. As much as I love seeing young people getting their bag’s, IG has become an over commercialised that lacks the authentic and relatable feel it once had.
Bro 13/15 ig was art I was 15 at that time and opened my first account before things took a bad turn
i recently ended a 6 year relationship cause of insta ...a really good hun but her getting likes and followers got into her head and started feeling like she's on top of the world i saw her getting depressed ..... wanting to take trips without any money and always scrolling through the app....i quiete social media a few years back when i realised what it was and its scary to see young girls as young as 15 being taught to fake it on the app.. we can do better as humans and as africans can we stick to our morals and remember what our grandmothers taught us... dont look up to influencers you can live a normal life and the consequences of this will be crazy in the next few years to come
Same mine was 11 years relationship
You are not alone , My 3 year relationship ended May 2023 After the girl i dated felt like she was too special because of likes and "you are beautiful" comments from strangers on tiktok , she would spend 16 hours on tiktok then come to me when she felt depressed and started comparing us to couples on tiktok and i told her its not real its social media , she ended up choosing Tiktok strangers over me and went to date a tiktok guy she met there . 2 months later she tried coming back to me after that dude used her and dumped her , i blocked her and never looked back . Social media is poison
"dont look up to influencers you can live a normal life"
That's the problem, normal, average is considered bad...Even though the very vast majority of them will live a very average and normal life...And there is nothing wrong with that.
Wanting to take trips without any money. I know a girl who was like that too. It's sad brother
The amount of people I see that see something going on, a tragedy, whether they’re having a disagreement and want to embarrass the other party, or literally just anything including nothing and they just record and post it or go live. It’s like people don’t know how to function anymore and something in their mind went from “help them” to “record them”. It’s completely rewired their brains!
We live in a world were 90% are followers 9% are leaders and 1% are observers. I see a bigger agenda to all of this, yes it is entertaining and that is what people desire. The release of hormones to make them feel pleasure. People are seeking happiness externally and forgeting their internal world. Nobody want to be self anymore they want to be a copy paste version of an influencer
There is no such things as influencers if you do not let yourself be deceived by lies.
So true. I don’t care for social media so the influencers mean nothing
😢The beauty standards thing is affecting us women especially. I remember feeling like shit for not having rounder hips and ass, and my boobs are smaller so I often felt less.
don’t feel bad your beautiful the way you are majority of the girls that gets surgery are having health problems from that surgery and don’t even show that part 😢 it’s not worth it
these days "truth is a liar and fake is the truth "katt williams
I feel badly for those too young to remember a time before social media
Yeah,when people f
Date each other girlfriends wife's, and be a whole big family
@@dubatransport4545 Right that's something that will sadly be s norm
Someone once said social media was made to connect us but in all essence it has disconnected us and that hit me hard I recently started observing people and not look at my phone and in all instances I have seen people bent over watching their screens. It reminded of a time when most of us had no phones and they were a luxury in those times we had to engage and physically socialize with the people around us but with social media you get the chance to present your ideal character separate from your actual self and most people will always choose to present their ideal self instead of the person they are in real life. If you are into conspiracy theories then you will believe that this transition from television which was level 1 programming to cell phones which took social programming to a new level your cellphone is an echo chamber feeding you destructive material some of which is not real. There was push to get social media companies to force label people and companies posting adverts to indicate whether the photos posted were edited in some form as a disclaimer and that was shot down because if they did then most people would realize the facade being played on them which would drive down engagement from their users .I.e lost revenue
Around 2003 the technology came available to start having speeds on mobile devices fast enough to move pictures and video. It was called UMTS, but there were no applications for it. At the time two way radio was the hottest thing. UMTS was deployed in Europe. During that time there was Napster which was free. There was no apple music or spotify. There was no facebook. Myspace was a webpage based on pictures.
The breakthrough happened with the Iphone which launched 2006/2007 time frame. During that time UMTS was being deployed in the US. Then came youtube, facebook, etc. With the iphone and comparable android devices it changed the game.
"Social media is like a hall of fun house mirrors, a glittering town....where if they're not careful, they could have a hard time finding the exit "
You speak so beautifully, like a poet.
Great video! ❤
Haha the toilet seat as a plane window was hilariously ridiculous 😂😂
That's what I exactly thought
being fake really became the new norm. In life generally jus speaking to a person it’s like, I gotta prepare myself that this person I’m speaking to is lying to me or or is about to lie to me.
and music wise, that’s even worse… heard yesterday; THE GREATER/BIGGER THE CAP, THE BIGGER THE CHEQUE.
@17:23 “people want to be entertained. They don’t want to be educated “ those are wise words you said.
please talk about the fitness industry, it's just as toxic if not more. you're doing a great job with the channel by the way. keep it up 👍
I Love my life so much I never want to share it. EVER
my woman is involved in this mess... too consumed with social media nonsense... now an actual addict of online shopping on fucking Shien... buying a bunch of stuff that don't really suit her … or too flashy to wear to anywhere... 🤦♂
Yhooo
🤣🤣🤣🤣eish askies
Content consumers are the real problem. They are gullible 😂
you are doing a great service to society i appreciate you. I am african based in Denmark and everything you are saying is exactly what i am educating my juniors that they should not be fooled with facebook and instagram post. some get it and others insult me that i complain too much. Cameroonian here. you are highly favored
it all started with mark zuckerburg in an inverview he even said that he created social media to become addictive
some women use there face as a coloring book, to the point where they look like a different person completely... I don't understand it and I wear makeup just not that much...
The channel is so young.... while simultaneously wise beyond its years.... very good energy and professional... may the algorithm gods look favourably upon this creative endeavour.
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Best channel by far, very informative
Indeed
the bali example is my favorite reference, like nowadays i hear people always talk about traveling. im in particular not in favor of traveling cause most of the time its tourist experience and spending money. 90% of whats done is pretty much whats done at home.
When Facebook FIRST started, you had to have a college email to join
Then they started letting trash in.
The Internet was better when you HAD to be smart to us it. I use to get laughed at tor meeting people online back on the day and now its a common thing....
Ive always been a head of my time tho.
Social media is the matrix
At least a decade or two ago, when you met people on social media they still talked to you in person, you only used it for people who lived far away to keep in contact with and online dating was legit
Now you got people who live a block away and you never talk to them but they'll go on social media daily and focus on complete strangers
And every online dating app is a honey pot and plants who say enough to keep your subscription but will never meet you and if you go to the ratings on these dating apps you'll see every comment speaking on it and of course clearly plant comments with high ratings
Im not gonna blame social media for this because these are grown adults who are doing this and fixated on social media
Blaming social media is a cop out, these people are addicts, and we don't blame drugs or alcohol beverages for drug addicts and alcoholics so we need to stop blaming social media for social media addicts
Lol! I followed as soon as you asked G.
I help my friends create content, some are fashion designers and some are artists, I also have those who just want to be seen online, the freedom of being behind the camera is calming.
I don't really care for our generation at this point, I educate my nephews and nieces on how to use social networks responsibly, I try to teach them the ability to look and be content with what you have. I don't teach them that "this is fake" because how can a live video of your best friend eating at a rooftop restaurant be faked? I just teach them "it's ok", I also teach them the meaning of individuality. It's all about them now, I just want them to be able to quiet the noise and be happy with who they are and what they have. It's sad I have to teach that to 13 year olds but our kids are being raised by the world, it's no longer just family and school, it's everyone with reach, no matter how big or small.
Fomophobia, in my opinion, will lead to mental health issues impossible to ignore in the future.
The issues is terrible I agree. I think most look for the quick way to “fame” or “wealth” instead of doing something with their lives. Reality tv was the beginning of quick fame. People confuse being famous with being infamous.
In an interview with Cindy Crawford the report has her latest cover and asked what is it like looking like Cindy Crawford and point to the cover. She replied I wish looked like that, the magazines alter it that even someone that beautiful is alter. But that’s on the magazine, not the model. With social media they are crafting themselves and I can’t imagine what it must feel like to hate the way you look so much for the fast ticket fame. It’s really sad and shallow know that everything about you, your life, experience is a lie. Their lives are make believe and at the end of you have nothing.
Wish I had the answers on how to fix this. Enjoy living and your life.. you are all amazing.
I never had any social media and sometimes it feels isolating but I feel like being on there is a whole job that I don’t have the energy for.
Social media has definitely skewed the reality of the average person and specially the youth . The youth is now trained to crave the attention and not enough attention is affecting them psychologically , makes them think they are nothing without likes or followers. The youth no longer knows how to physically socialize , this is why when they actually get together they feel awkward or are quick to anger .
Preach my brother brooo you keep opening the eyes of SA youth what you saying is true thank you 🤟
let the people be informed. thank you my guyyy!! you're the goat😎
I have learned alot in this channel you basically saved me from a forex guru 😂😂so yeah imma keep sharing
@@frankkryptonitethat video was a gem. Very informative and well researched. Could already see then that this young man has some serious potential
I'm glad I grew up in the 90s. I know people buying designer to wear just to return it. They appear 2 always have something new on and give the sense they r too rich 2 wear anything more than once. 😂
This is very impressive, this is the kind of content we looking forward too. We've just finished a short film about this so called social media influencers
Please talk about these fake fitness money making schemes
bro your content is high quality, keep up the good work man
I really liked the beach comparison. Your research is spot on and you made several good examples. Excellent editing and your pace is perfect,
That's why people need to stay off of social media
That's why I uninstalled Instagram 🤣😂
I love it when the truth is spoken
This is why I tell my kid almost everyday that what she’s seeing is fake..
Just did a reaction video to this! Dropping tonight at 6pm sharing my thoughts and opinions on the subject. Love CURIOSITIES man!!
Never heard the term flex culture before but its very accurate.
Really wana delete Instagram... These social media makes one feel outa place n lyk u not achieving anything....
Women have perfect bodies and men gota have sport cars..
I feel the exact same way. It's hard to live up to that.
Social media has created a bunch false idols for worship. The people wishing to look like influencers don’t realize that their favorite influencer are all trying to look like someone else themselves. Is ironic 😩🤦🏾♀️
This killed and put strains in my 10 year marriage. He was a narcissist and social medias was his playground. He was hooked always on and scrolling. Always secretly dm all sorts of females. Following all the loose looking females and strippers. Had no respect for our marriage. It was not about insecurities it was the respect aspect n the fact I keep acting him to stop the madness and he just wanted to argue or pretended he stopped which it never could. He’s an addict. Social media addict in need of supplies. Cnt self regulate anymore. Phone zombie. Lost
your editing is too smooth you deserve 20k wish you the best
I don't know why people feel they MUST be on social media. Dear reader of this comment. It's not a MUST to be on social media. Your life will be better without it. I came off all social media in 2014. I don't even have WhatsApp on my phone. It's a better and more natural life.
I never understood the social media hype. I’m so out of the loop on current trends, and I Thank God for that!
Imagine how is your brain if you really are influenced by influences 😂
That’s crazy tho
Your Editing & Color grading is immaculate
People want to be entertained, not educated , that’s some powerful words right there brother
I live in Bali and the "Instagram vs Reality" life is heavy on the LOL - people here can be so out of touch
I liked this video. Good editing, and I liked your script. I feel for the younger generations because at least when most media consumed was tv and movies, we knew it was fake. But the whole thing with influencers is that they are supposed to be “real” and “relatable”. Kids and teens would probably be better off not being on social media at all.
You speak for the people🐐🔥
😇we're all in this together,. isn't it！？
@@curiousBash Plaese talk about the rapid growth of teenagers
I honestly don't see any harm in editing the scenery ie putting clouds, enhancing colours or removing dirty. Sometimes it's a person's artistic imagination or theme of how they want a place to look. I however have a problem with people enhancing their features, altering their bodies, complexion etc. Every body is beautiful
So well spoken and valid points it's nice to see a fellow African who has good social commentary keep it bro👍.
You’re research is impeccable. Well done my friend,well done.
You''re right in my era TV was the determiner
I deleted ig in October because they suspended my accounts and Idec about that shit anymore
Thanks for this vid… Much appreciated and necessary… we need more of such commentary
I defiantly agree with the overall theme of your video, but I would like to add a different perspective. at what point is personal responsibility held to account. If you are stupid enough to spend a small fortune on a vacation off of a few social media post then you deserve to lose the money in my opinion. At what point do people look internally and take responsibility for their ignorance and gullibility. I don't think people who make their daily bread from SM marketing should go without because some people are stupid, gullible, or easily influenced. Would love a discussion on this.
That’s why these types of videos exist, imo. To wake up the ppl that are under the spell. It’s hard to notice that you’re being sucked down the rabbit hole if you’re too focused on the stuff inside of the rabbit hole. Some ppl really just don’t realize. And also it’s a lot of children. Young minded people are being influenced and they’ve never been taught what’s right . And alot of us can say “I remember when we didn’t have the internet” but those that are younger can not remember those times so they have nothing to compare it to.
BRO YOUR CONTENT IS ON ANOTHER LEVEL MAN
It’s no different when we had beauty magazines, and runway models back in the day.
Hello there, my first video from Curiosities, so I didn't see anything else yet, but I wanna add to the discussion since you made a lots of excellent points and inspired me to form an opinion. For example the fact that people project a better version of themselves by default, and it's completely human to want to be portraited as beautiful and rich as possible. So people use more and more creative methods to get that done. And it's also very interesting to say that people want to be entertained not educated, that sounds very true. But upon some thinking, I think that there is a time for entertainment and time for learning everyday. So ultimately, it's just on personal preference of everyone how much time they will spend on each activity everyday.
My only reservation would be the title. It's an obvious clickbait, and very clever one, I have to give you that. Because, really, how deadly is that influence, right? I started to think about that from the point where you asked:" when the deceiving in media became ok?" Well, I think somewhere around the times where TV started, so 1940's ? Because from adverts implying smoking is healthy and political propaganda adverts, I think that deception is here this whole time. It's nothing new. And I agree that if you fall for unrealistic standards and reality, then there is a reality check that doesn't feel good, but I would point out that this is probably here for everyone as a part of growing up. Whether it is a job that doesn't go as the school taught you or realisation that adverts in telly don't have to be correct. There's a lots of waking up in life, and realising that filters and impressions on tiktok are not real is only small part of that waking up. So it shouldn't really kill you, I hope.
So I put it down to your age, and you are doing very good job informing on this issue, but I strongly believe that children's world is gonna end at some point for everybody, and the real/adult world will take over the importance and attention. Otherwise, the words are very well written, I can see some really good editing skill and generally making a video interesting the whole time. So kudos for all of that. See you in next video.
What will it profit a man to gain the world and lose his soul.
education is breaking apart slowly.its very bad for a person to post on social media about sexual content or fake lifestyle content .l also look at people lifestyle when am bored and sort of get jealous about their life.THE BEST LIFESTYLE OF 2024😂
The lens to the world outside your bedroom😂😂😂😂
Bro loving your content loving your content keep wm coming ❤
I don’t measure myself against worldly people. They will never have enough hence they are truly miserable. They THINK they are happy till they sit down and realized they starved to death the most important part of them, their souls. No connection to God only to material stuff that can burn in an instant. See we were created to worship God Almighty hence why nothing in this world can satisfy you to the point of never wanting more. Only a true relationship with the one who created everything single thing we have and need and want. Once you realize your place under Jesus Christ as your king, you will never ever feel the true satisfaction of what life really is.
I love your documentary bro, here from Nigeria 🇳🇬
You’re right about people wanting to be entertained not educated. I’m young! Gen Z, and a lot of people around me are consumed will bullshit like baddies the tv show on Zeus, TH-cam streamers, keeping up with celebrities, fronting for Instagram as teens/young adults so their friends can be amused when they’re given handouts and it’s like they’re not even giving themselves the chance to be their ages and obliviously too it’s for the internet and it’s sad as fuck they don’t realize and if you defer you’re called lame🤷♀️ luckily for me I’m very diverse so I fit in but it’s sad to see many of my peer be so judgmental and being all for the internet. Everything I stated is fine but now when it consumes you
Influencers have always existed. Since the days of Saturday Morning cartoons to Instagram. If there is an audience, theres a market for corporations and companies to sell products to
You're the G Broe. I just your analystic skills.
I think we all have to start somewhere and making a living is crucial, people want to see results as far as entertainment is concern. As far the socials it's a different ball game altogether, tough industry worth it if you have the 'balls' for it that's my opinion
your editing skills😪💯
I don't regret following this channel
It’s extremely sad especially when half the people are wasting data they buy from the my friend containers in the kasi to feel apart of something that makes them feel so bad about their actual reality.
fully ai hyperrealistic influencers now too
Keep up your work bro
to be honest I have seen how those who are actually in Dubai
dude those people are being used as sex slaves they sign a contract with one rich guy but in reality there is about 10 people branching together to create a picture perfect rich Arab guy
when these influencers get in dubai the reality kicks and and end up doing things worse than being rapped some dont make it out and those who do leave the streaming industry for good
The harm is also when people feel the need to change their bodies e.g. getting fillers, enhancing calf muscles/abs, BBLs or taking certain medications like the one for diabetes treatment to loose weight rapidly, the Kim K did. Some of these procedures are dangerous, not to mention very expensive to get and to maintain.
The IG plug-in at the end was funny 😂😂😂 Love this content! New subscriber here👏🏾🙌🏾
Your production is 10/10 keep grinding , you have great potential
I believe that social media thriving has been brought about by the need of attention which is as a result of societal changes from the 1980s onwards. Children were brought up in homes where parents were working and didn't get enough attention so they miss the early attention and love that children need while growing up, creating a void that needs to be filled, which results in them seeking to fill the void by looking for attention and acceptance online. I know I'm 100% spot on.
Respect bro how ya expose those fake people keep tha good work up ❤🎉
As far as I can recall, the concept of "fake" has been prevalent throughout history, particularly in the modeling industry. From the 1950s to the present day, both male and female models have often presented an artificial image.
Furthermore, the prevalence of "fake news" and the questionable credibility of mainstream media have contributed to a society where many individuals no longer prioritize distinguishing between truth and falsehood. It appears that this trend is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.
The problem is that most influencers fail to give value after they make it. Not all influencers/content creators deserve the hate. Some of us are really trying to help with our knowledge and or experience in the niche we choose. I agree there are many fake people posting fake lives but we have to weed out the bad to see the good. Everything made by man can be destroyed by man which is what is happening to social media. Lol social media was never created until people realized pictures and videos can help connect people all over the world which created Instagram. Social media isn’t the problem…it’s the people that use it.
The research you conducted is commendable 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Guys long story short don't compare yourself to the people in the internet, you are digging a grave for yourself
this is why i deleted these stupid platforms
Bro asked a question “what’s wrong with the sky as it is”? 😂. Nah I’m going to subscribe rn 🔥