Wowsers

 My Dear Readers,

It has been much, much too long, and for that, I apologize. 

Going on close to two years ago, I stepped away from all social media. Facebook, instagram, twitter (x is a dumb name for the service), all of it. It was not helping or enriching my life in any way, in fact it was a deterrent from living my life. 

Unfortunately, most people lie, not necessarily maliciously, but humans, collectively, tend to puff out our chests, and sometimes the reason our chest is expanded so much is because of all the hot air (or bullshit). We have mastered the 1-Up game, and have lost the basic compassion that gave us our identity as humans. 

That being said, for those of you struggling with wondering why you aren’t doing as well as Johnny or Janie on Insta - Johnny and Janie aren’t doing as well as Johnny and Janie on insta. Intentionally or not, Johnny and Janie have cultivated a “perfect online presence”. They don’t include the late nights worrying about bills and medical scares that no one talks about. They don’t include the arguments and fights they have behind closed doors. They don’t include anything that could cast a shadow on their perfect online presence. 

It’s a conscious effort on their part, so take it as it is - make believe. Entertainment. Put -NO- weight in anyone’s online presence, because people living a loving, fulfilled life, are way too busy to spend hours trying to convince the world, including themselves that they are happy. Happy people don’t make you feel unhappy about yourself, good people make you feel good about yourself. Influencers entertain and the better ones provide informed opinions on their topic of speciality. 

Remember my dear readers, not everyone on the internet is genuine, and honesty is a commodity that is extremely rare.