Whatever the consequences, one can agree that as the Lockdown period started extending the growth of internet in general and social media in particular had reached an all time high, people switched to the online mode and lacks of people started investing their time and money on the internet. While it is safe to say that social media was one of the most easy and efficient way of interaction during the time of crisis, it is also important to mention about how it has deeply impacted our minds and our confidence as a whole
Social media is weird. I mean, it depends under in what context. Right. Like, it's these things are like tools, tools for connectivity. Right. But like, with any tool, you can cut yourself, like with a knife or you can, you know, cut a banana. Banana. You don't have bananas. You can Apple. Right. Really, it's about kind of thinking about, are we creating things that are spiritual?
Manalika Das
@Manalika · 1:32
It's not going anywhere. Even if we try our best, we are still going to be stuck with social media. We cannot do anything about it, according to me. But let's see what's happens
Tanjot Singh
@whothetansin · 1:36
And for me, social media has been a help and also been a curse for me because it diverted my thought processes. I got attracted to different things that I didn't like at all. So I have a control over myself now I soak only the auras that are positive around me and that I can myself digest. So that's all about it
Shashwat Amonkar
@Shashwat21 · 1:06
Okay. At least I've seen so many people, so many friends of mine, they're so addicted to that real or something, I guess. Okay. They just keep on scrolling for no reason at all. They don't know it. They just don't know by themselves. That what they are doing. So yeah, I just feel that it's not a good thing. I think that's if you're not into that, you shouldn't try to get into it
Manalika Das
@Manalika · 1:32
Obviously you're going to smile if you're trying to show something. There's nothing wrong in it. But yeah, social media is so toxic that you're going to get judged. Maybe judged by me also. I would have definitely judged you that you are showing off this. So you're rich or something like that, as you mentioned. So yeah, that's how social media is working nowadays. And we really have to work a lot to eradicate this conception, I guess
Manalika Das
@Manalika · 3:19
We'll teach you how to do that and it can be really helpful. And if you think that's not good, like it's not helping you, then you can stop it. So we made her start a small business and right now she's earning very good amount and she's independent and she's happy. So social media worked for her, right? Obviously it's not going to work for everyone. As you mentioned about Reels, even I make reals. I love making reels
Shashwat Amonkar
@Shashwat21 · 2:21
Of course, I get your point. Okay. The thing what I wanted to say right now, like in this particular post, was that I'm not saying that social media is bad or anything like that. Certainly it puts like a bad influence when you kind of do like, pathetic things over it. If you do like, pathetic things like on Instagram or even YouTube for a thing, there's like a bad image of it. Right
Manalika Das
@Manalika · 1:54
Like, obviously you'll think about yourself, and if you think that you're going to get into that loophole and you won't be able to get out of it, then that's fine. You should not join social media and, like Instagram and stuff. It's completely fine. Yeah. The thing that I wanted to tell that I know that you have understood right now is that it has its own pros and cons, as you agreed with it. Right
Tanjot Singh
@whothetansin · 2:40
But at the same time, if we just manage the negative people out of it, it would be a great place to be with means like whenever you wake up, you open your phone, you unlock your phone and see your feed. You should see someone getting a great award or someone getting a big job. Not just those bad news that we always see. Social media is not Instagram or Facebook, it's everything that's inside our phone
Tanjot Singh
@whothetansin · 0:36
And at the same time, we should not get this much into debating. We have to enjoy this part of the social media that's funny and entertaining. There are lots of influencer who motivate you, who make you laugh. There are memes and and lots of stuff going on that creates Positivity. And we have to look at that side. So how's your day going? How's everything in the family and is everything safe in your state, in your place?