Wow! All of my friends have really got it together. On Facebook and Google+, it is an endless stream of perfect family moments
on digital display. Ditto when I switch to Instagram. Did I mention their Pinterest Boards rock?
It is now a norm for people to share their happy moments on social media, and it seems that success is now being measured by how many beautiful photos and enchanting story one posts online.
This has led to an obsession, in which we show off our lives as perfect on social media, in order to give the impression that we are living a complete and happy life.
However, are our lives as perfect as our digital lives shows?
The answer is not really, and in this post, we highlight the reasons why people pretend that their online profiles are perfect when in reality, just like everyone else, they have challenges.
- The Image People Want
It is difficult to make real friends in the real world, as well as online, if you are perceived to be dull and uninteresting, as everybody wants to associate with people who live an active and fun life. This motivates people to create a perfect profile online that depicts the kind of image people want, in order to gain friends and followers.
- Low Self Esteem
Social media is full of people who are not comfortable with the way they are, and for such people to join the crowd, they create a perfect online presence that hides their ‘supposed’ flaws so that they can be admired.
- For Fun
Social media is indeed a great platform where people can have fun. In fact, some social media profiles are created for this purpose only. In order to have a great time with friends online, it is pertinent to maintain an always happy type profiles.
- Celebrity Mentality
Everyone love to be celebrated in one way or the other. So, people often create a perfect social media profiles for an opportunity to receive likes, applause, and commendations that is usually attributed to a celebrity status.
In conclusion, just as in the real world, everyone on social media has one challenge or the other, even though they may not show it. And, it is presumptuous to judge a person’s real live persona based on the impression we get from their social media profiles.
