social media sucks

social media really sucks. mainstream apps like tiktok, instagram, snapchat, twitter- using those apps is actually more harmful then you think. i used to have those apps before long time ago just to yk see how being on social media is like and turns out i didn't like it all. from scrolling through the reels the more you scroll the more depressing the video is, the stuff you post flopping, seeing people you followed having the best time of their lives when you aren't, the grooming and such. i have experienced them all and it sucks. comparison is the thief of joy as they say and it's true.

 when you start comparing yourself and your life to others people's lives and see that they are doing better than you or more successful than you it really makes you feel shitty deep down inside. i won't lie and here's the thing sometimes what you see on social media is fake too. you never know what's going on behind the screen and that's a true statement. then now you got these ai videos and ai slop videos tricking people into thinking that something is real when it's not even i get fooled sometimes. then those ai videos that people are generating people are actually watching this shit when they could be watching something else. something that is real but they choose not to bc apparently that's more entertaining then watching an actual show. 

ive also noticed that people on social media are straight up mean and rude. most of them are like a lot of them just lost empathy for others and are just really fucking mean to other people. i see arguments break out to the point where people are literally doxxing eachother over one little thing. it's fucking crazy. ive honestly strayed away from social media and try to avoid it as much as possible. ive deleted most of those apps the only apps i have is discord yt and tiktok but i do not go on it every single day. cause i know that if i do im gonna be doom scrolling on the app and i hate that bc i know i can be putting my time into doing something else. i know that a lot of people struggle with this too. 

another thing i wanted to say is that im so tired of seeing those motivational videos on yt like instead of it actually motivating you it's actually doing the exact opposite. all these videos abt "if your 18 watch this before it's too late" or "if your in highschool or college you might wanna see this video" like saying to stop doing this or stop doing that. do this instead or do that to "get your life on the right track" and all this other bs. most of it is fucking garbage. lies that i bet even the ppl who made the video themselves don't actually fucking do. they are all just lies. im not saying all of them are but most of them are and it's to install fear into you that if you don't do this or do that you guarantee to fail. it's always something about failing because their tryna project that fear into you and i hate it sm. 

even the whole looksmaxxing shit which is rlly harmful btw bc it's basically saying that you look fucking ugly but they look way better than you do. there's even a whole website for looksmaxxing giving harmful tips to people about how they should look and what they should do to achieve that. people actually getting surgery just to look good when really and truly how they look naturally is good. i don't believe anyone is ugly. everyone is born how they are with natural face features and such that they got from genetics.

 even sometimes the gym community i see posts and people aren't like uplifting or supporting each other, everybody is insecure of their bodies even i am and everyone has a different goal. why bash on other people who don't have a certain type of physique as others do yk? the point im trying to make here is that although there is good things about social media where you get to connect and talk to people online it's also a thing that effect people's mental health too. it's not as good as everyone says it is.