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Posting pictures of your lunch isn't fun anymore when you're paying college loans and eating the same thing everyday. Last year's Halloween photos aren't going to impress your future boss, and un-friending somebody on Facebook over isn't mature.
More than likely, I don't care about what the girl I drunkenly added in frat house bathroom 3 years ago (that I've never seen since) has to say. Nor do I care about so-and-so's baby daddy's ex-girlfriend's mom's latest stunt. Does anyone?
Instead of appreciating the scenery or people around me, I was constantly on my phone. Conversations with my friends were screenshots of instagrams, tweets, and other people's ridiculous Facebook statuses. EVERYTHING revolved around social media. "Hey guys wanna hang out and look at our phones tonight?"
A check-in on Facebook became a silent boast of who you were with, or what you could afford. A retweet on Twitter became a vague message to your ex or your secret crush. My posts on instagram became about what other people would like.
I am the nicest bitch you will ever meet, but social media outlets began to make me think I was just a bitch. I was let down when I didn't get a lot of "likes" on a photo, or "favorites" on a tweet. In fact, I realized a lot of the things I wanted to say would be judged harshly by others, which took a serious toll on my personality.
The girl who was once too shy to answer the phone can laugh with people on the street. I can hike big mountains with kick-ass views and laugh about how I worked to get there and how I deserve the view. I can appreciate my true friends who know how to maintain a relationship in a "normal" way, and avoid the random weirdos who think approaching somebody via the internet is a type of modern day chivalry (phew).
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