I have a confession: I am often so incredibly uncomfortable about over the top announcements of personal life business on social media.
Not because I am anti joy or happiness, or bitter, or any of those negative words that brings to mind a person who poo poos on the positivity of others. Not at all.
I’m not a fan of them because I always wonder why the “the shit has hit the fan” events don’t get the same treatment or bravado.
Why is it okay in this culture of over sharing, that we only show one dimension of ourselves?
I just wonder if we are determined to make our lives a public spectacle, is it fair to ask for honesty when shit goes wrong? Can you update everyone on the bumps in the road too?
If we did this, would Facebook turn into a place for compassion rather than comparison?
What would social media look like if we kept it real? If we used it to explore a side of our vulnerability as humans? What if we talked about the highs with the lows, or if we showed who we really are without any filters?
Would it humanize us? In this time when over sharing can lead to under caring, and it feels as if social media robs us a little of human connection daily, would an exercise in abject honesty make a difference?
I wonder these things when I realize yet another engagement has been broken without a sound, another spouse’s photos erased seemingly in the middle of the night. Jobs lost without a how and why status-style update to provide our friends with a new life lesson learned.
Why is it that only the successes of life find their way into the curated online space, but not the many ways in which we’ve failed, or been disappointed, or hurt?
Is it an effort to keep it positive, or just an avoidance of keeping it real?
I’d love to know what you think.
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