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How Fake Is Social Media Life?

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Social media being a very important part of the lives of the current generation has very many effects and impacts on the lives of almost everyone. This is especially among the youth who are easily affected by social media. In this picture the individual tries to make her ambiance look like that of a coastal area as she enjoys her drink after she has been to the beach and after swimming. This even though not true from the photo she captures appears so true and clear that anyone who will see the photo from any social media posting will believe that she was in the coastal areas and she had a nice time. The coconut tree is not a real one as it is a drawing in her house. The bed she is sitting on is in her room and not the resting places found on beaches. Everything in the real setting is set very well so that in the photo she can appear as if she is on the coast.

Symbolic/Representational significance

Therefore this symbolizes that she is at the beach which is a real sense she is not. This can be a representation of social media pressure and peer pressure generally. Because by bragging about her presence on the coast she can attract more people and look more attractive to most of them.

Image sounds/feels like

The image feels like the person is trying to prove a point to a group of her followers and fans on social media. it also feels like she is trying to hide her once expensive lifestyle under this as she may have become broke.

Personal connections

My connection to this image is that I have been able to edit my photos before posting them on social media so that they appear in the manner in which I like them and which is pleasant to the social media fans and followers. This, therefore, means it is not something so different from a person taking a picture in an environment that she has made in such a way to display her as being at the coast.

This not only happens with me but happens with very many different people. Therefore when teenagers or people of the same age group come together there is always a tendency for them to show off to others and make sure that they look and are perceived to be better.

Social connection

From a social perspective, this portrayal of oneself as what they are not is real and happens with very many people. They want to fit socially when in their real-life they are not satisfied and do not live according to the standards they display on social media.

New understandings gleaned from “reading” the photograph

The new understanding gained from this photo is that social media is a platform whereby the reality of the people is very less posted and discussed. There is a competition for people to look good and better than others. There is also a competition on the one who looks to have a lot of money and to be happy. This means that people try their level best to make ends meet and display what others will like instead of focusing on making themselves better.