Toxicity has a new name

During the pandemic, I have adopted the habit of watching vlogs. I saw one of my friends watch a vlog while having his breakfast. These vlogs might be entertaining and knowledge-worthy. Today, I watched a vlog of a famous YouTuber in India. He took the channel to address mental health and social media toxicity. Social media brought the term – ‘Influencer’ into existence. We often forget that social media influencers are also human beings. The YouTuber spoke about the audiences’ reaction to his vlogs. He shares a piece of his mind that documenting his life is the bread and butter. People have been spread negativity across every video, which might be true or false.

I related to this content of his vlog. I have been attached to social media to escape reality. But I realized that it isn’t an escape route. Social media has its pros and cons. It’s on us how judiciously we make use of our resources. Various accounts got created on Tiktok, YouTube, and Instagram during the pandemic. Everyone wanted to showcase a part of their life on the internet. People hated each other for not sharing their content or hitting a like button. My cousin has stopped talking to me as I didn’t share his YouTube videos on my social media. He is not even mature enough to have a conversation about it. His younger sister has blocked us on WhatsApp. I don’t even get time to open my WhatsApp or look at their status. So, is it the fault of my job? Well, no!

Being an elder, I should let go of this behavior. I called my cousin brother seven times or maybe eight on Rakshabandhan, and he never responded to my calls. That’s when I decided not to allow trash people to walk over me again. We give families and friends a hundred thousand chances to redeem themselves. But, all the behavior is for your social media attention, then please stay out. I don’t want to come in between your fantastic YouTube career! Just an example of social media toxicity getting into our home doors.