The Dark Side of Social Media: Pretension, Impatience, and the Rise of Fake Influencers - by Kaartikeya Srivastava
It is amusing to witness the multitude of new inventions in the realm of social media, with every big tech entrepreneur striving to build platforms that connect people in remote areas. The primary purpose behind the invention of social media apps like Instagram, Twitter, and Threading (recently launched by Meta) was to bring people closer and create a global village. While these platforms have their benefits, their side effects are far more damaging than we ever imagined. Let's take the case of Instagram as an example. People typically post their photos as either posts or stories. However, have you ever come across a post where someone reveals the truth about their life? Their daily struggles, their old broken house, their aging parents working tirelessly, their father wearing a tattered shirt, or their mother enduring chronic knee pain while battling a persistent cough for months? Most likely, you haven't. The culture of social media has intoxicated the world into believing th...