I don’t know when it happened, but somewhere along the way, social media stopped feeling fun. What used to be a place to share random photos, inside jokes, and the little pieces of life that made us human has turned into a performance. Everyone’s trying to be something — an aesthetic, a brand, a vibe. It’s exhausting.
We used to post blurry photos from nights out or random thoughts that didn’t mean much. Now, everything has to be curated. Every caption has to “provide value.” Every moment has to be turned into content. And honestly? It’s weird.
Social media has become this big echo chamber where everyone’s saying the same things, chasing the same trends, using the same filters, and calling it “authentic.” But real authenticity isn’t about finding the perfect lighting or sounding deep in your captions. It’s about showing up as you are — unfiltered, unscheduled, and sometimes unhinged.
It’s wild to think how much power we’ve handed over to these apps. They decide what we see, how we connect, and even how we feel about ourselves. And for what? Likes that disappear by the end of the day? Validation from strangers we don’t even know?
I think we’re all craving something real again. Not perfectly edited “morning routine” videos or another round of “photo dumps” that still look perfectly planned. I’m talking about the messy stuff — the life that doesn’t fit into a grid.
So here’s my little rebellion: I’m done curating. Done trying to post “strategically.” I just want to share life as it happens. The real, the funny, the offbeat, the quiet. The parts that actually make me me.
Because if social media is going to survive, it has to go back to being social — not staged. And if it doesn’t? Then maybe it’s time to take back our stories and start sharing them on our own terms — blogs, newsletters, journals, podcasts — anywhere that feels real again.
Let’s make being ourselves the new trend. No filters. No planning. Just life.
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