Are you alive????💀
Where are you? No updates & no pics from you since long….👻👻
Is everything Ok? You’re always offline on Fb messenger.😷😷
These kind of questions are often asked by my friends who are connected through Facebook but not through What’s App . When you are away or have taken break from social networking sites then friends assume things differently.🤔🤔 I have only FB account (no other social media accounts)which I used very very rarely .
Why is it hard for people to believe that life can be survived & enjoyed without social media. It’s not like that I hate Fb or I am anti social , fb is powerful platform to connect with friends , family & it has numerous positive aspects. But irrelevant posts, negativity, insensitive jokes, crazy forwards, oversharing are few things which kept me away from it . There are few things you might find weird & crazy 😛😛 which made me realized that Fbing is not my cup of tea.🙈
I fear that the moment I logged in, flood of notification would crash down my mobile 📜💣 & piles of old posts would trapped me inside to suffocation . And one more thing few friend requests will put so much strain on my tiny brain to recall where I met that person 🤔 So to save my mobile & myself I always keep distance from it .🙅🙅
I admired people’s choice & patience when they upload 100s of pictures in one go. I’m very choosy & impatient in uploading pics & so you’ll see hardly any pics on my timeline. 😷😷.
Many friends had asked pics of twins when they were born. I still remember one of my friend ‘s message ” are you going to upload pics of your kids or are you directly inviting us to their marriage” .😡😡 Hmmm …finally pics were online but don’t expect that early I posted few pics when twins turned 7months & those were the last pics on my timeline .😎😎 So friends !! you know now why my timeline is empty & if you ask twins preschool pics & you might expect in their college life.🤗🤗
When someone is on holiday & updating every single detail & pic of the tour (except where they peed & pooped) 🤧🤧 . Declaring your whereabouts is a good practice actually so that we can easily track you down if you lost in between hotel gate to hotel room.👀🕵
Few disciplined friends who always announce every(short/ long) airport check in🛫 & checkout🛬 on fb. By doing this they are assuring everyone that they have boarded the right plane 👍& have not taken any mid-air jump out of the plane.🤸🤸😉
( thank God my hubby is not on fb , if he had started like this, his page would have been long display board of arrival & departure 🤑🤑)
Actually I’m not so good at tagging, hashtags, sharing & location .🤕 What if I tagged wrong person/location/hotel I might end up on wrong planet ☻☻ so I’m not doing any of this .😰🤑.
This instant update /fb Live really surprised me.🤔🤔 Why so hurry!! & why you need approval of likes & comments from others 🖒🖒😮😮 in the middle of family dinners, parties , sightseeing, movie, or any program. Social networking can wait but life moments won’t come back again.
One more thing I want to add is little prayer from the heart, kindness, love & generosity in REAL life would help that sick person not number of shares, likes & comments. Spread positive vibes which are much needed in today’s world.
When
Social networking becomes Bare Necessity
then
Virtual Presence stashed your Reality.
Life is judged by Status Updates
&
Likes & comments decide your Happiness Index.
More important is
“What is shown than What is seen”.
There is rush to Upload, Post & Share.
Being with “Others” you’re ignoring
what is “Yours”.
Moments are not Lived but
continuously Captured .
People get closer & smile brightened,
When Selfies speak , “Me-time” is Silenced .
Everything Disappeared off the click.
Smile is missing but Smileys are everywhere
Fake is Adored & images are Filtered.
Fear of missing out everything
is Shared.
When
Eyes widened with each notification
&
Active timeline represents Lifeline!
then
Social Networking turned into
Heavy Addiction!!!!
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Good work 🙂
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Appreciate you stopping by Kritika💕
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Yes !!! LIFE CAN BE HAPPILY SURVIVED WITHOUT SOCIAL MEDIA…I don’t understand why some people find it hard to believe
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Thanks for resonating!!
Everyone has own ways to deal social media. Decision of staying away from it is easier for me but might be very difficult for someone. I know off fb I’m missing out many stuff but when online wasn’t gaining much either.😊😊
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Same here…
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Very true , i agree ,
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Great, much needed post❤
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I’m so delighted with your positive reply. Thanks Sann 😍
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The pleasure’s mine😊
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Nice one Bhavana on social media
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Thank you !!
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You are welcome Bhavana 😊
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I tried FB for a while and just gave up in the end. I just loathed all the junk and notifications and what-not. Can’t see why so many seem to live and breathe it all the time!
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I can totally understand how you feel!!
Continuous notifications of what friends ‘liked ‘ & ‘commented ‘ are so frustrating. 😒
I’m so pleased to know that we share same views on social media. 😉😉Thanks
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You have highlighted the scenario quite truly
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Thanks dear, appreciate your kind words.
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Good one Bhavana!
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Thanks Debanita💕
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Points to ponder! Good one
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Thanks Abhay for taking the time to read. Have a Great Day!!
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Such a great post and i totally agree with u😊 social media detox is often neccessary !
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Very nice..
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Well said Social networking are in the way how we use it, too much of it is truly danger.
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Right dear.. There should be a limit for everything…Heavy addiction of social media is a bigger problem in today’s fast life.
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Lovely post and totally have to agree! I’ve been trying to detox from social media and def feels so much better. I think everyone needs to realize that happiness in life just comes from spending those precious moments with loved ones and not posting everything on social media 🙂
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I completely agree. Thanks for the insights , Maha
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A real and humorous take on our public lives – loved the one about your husband’s timeline. Often the chat between my husband and mine reads line that – checked in boarded and landed 😀 But then again that’s essential! Thanks for a refreshing post
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Thanks dear!!
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So true. The prejudice of people consider you a loner if you are not active on social media. How sad that can be
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Yes Shantanu, sometimes really annoying when people considered “being online ” as “being social”
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True I agree with you Bhavana
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Hey! That’s a very meaningful post. I really agree with you and also You have a really amazing blog dear! Keep up the good work🌟👏
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That’s really sweet of you to say that. Happy you liked this little space of mine. Thanks Anupriya😍
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You’re most welcome 😁
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I enjoyed reading your post 👍👍
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I’m so delighted that you liked it!!
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Interesting post ! Enjoyed reading it !! 🙂
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Thanks dear💕
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Find time to remain on SM out of work is really difficult for me
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Thank you for taking the time to read this post.
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You’re welcome
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Ah, I can totally relate myself to this post right now! I took a long break from social media only to realize life is sweeter and more meaningful without being connected to the digital world every second of every day. I don’t understand the point in ppl posting everything they do on it!!!
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I’m really happy to see you here , Yuvi.
And Thanks for sharing your insights. Yes, this really sound crazy but few people enjoy every bit of this craziness.
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So true!!☺
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A well justified one! Absolute truth
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Thanks Vipra
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Feeling is mutul👍very well penned❣
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Nice post. Very well written!
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I can so much relate to this post. Most of my friends ask me why am I not so much active on social media. The fact is, I just don’t understand the incessant need to keep posting every single detail about your life. I mean the likes and comments and shares make you anxious and it isn’t even the step to measure your happiness and peace in life.
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So right Moushmi. I’m really happy to see your insightful comment on this post . Somehow I had feeling that you would find this post relatable.
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Well written nd yup very true
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I am very bad at social media and though sometimes I do feel I should give more time to it but I am actually lazy like you said and yet comfortable.😁
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Very well expressed Bhavana.. loved it !
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Thanks Gunjarika. Beautiful name dear
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Very nice write-up Bhavana
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Thanks!!!
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You captured almost everything of what it is to be on Social Media… we’ve all just become so in-tuned with a life + social media, that it would be really interesting to see, what if one day everything just disappeared and we are back in stone age? Remember ‘The Flintstones’? Yabba Dabba Doo! :p
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Yes…Really interesting to know what would happen without technology. Thanks for stopping by!
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Your words ring so true. Thank God, I am not in any of these. The only social connection I have is WordPress….
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Very very relevant and a well thought post.
Thank you so much for sharing this ❤️
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Glad you liked it!!
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