The High and Mighty Overshares
I
think it's time we ask ourselves some questions if we start breeding these
kinds of daughters.
The first one is the daughter of Hong Kong's current Chief Executive:
And of course, our very own poster child for living the high life:
I can understand, to a certain degree, the need to show off. After all, I am a blogger. And we are a product of a society that worships social media.
In fact, we can claim to have modernly redefined the word “share” to include everything. Everything – from food, outfit, purchases, conversations, to relationships – are exhaustively tracked and updated. We have been obsessed with trying to record every microscopic detail of our lives.
But for what purpose? I can assure you that years ago, anyone who would be so interested in knowing about your breakfast and the color of your toothbrush are people you would probably file a restraining order against.
But now, we get so high with being followed not only by our friends and families but also by strangers. I bet you feel flattered when people say they google you. Right?
And the issue here is not just about oversharing. It is living a high life at other's expense and not even being a bit shy about flaunting it.
It hurts my head just thinking about it.
Maybe, I should start looking for answers instead.
The first one is the daughter of Hong Kong's current Chief Executive:
And of course, our very own poster child for living the high life:
I can understand, to a certain degree, the need to show off. After all, I am a blogger. And we are a product of a society that worships social media.
In fact, we can claim to have modernly redefined the word “share” to include everything. Everything – from food, outfit, purchases, conversations, to relationships – are exhaustively tracked and updated. We have been obsessed with trying to record every microscopic detail of our lives.
But for what purpose? I can assure you that years ago, anyone who would be so interested in knowing about your breakfast and the color of your toothbrush are people you would probably file a restraining order against.
But now, we get so high with being followed not only by our friends and families but also by strangers. I bet you feel flattered when people say they google you. Right?
And the issue here is not just about oversharing. It is living a high life at other's expense and not even being a bit shy about flaunting it.
It hurts my head just thinking about it.
Maybe, I should start looking for answers instead.
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