If you consider this from an evolutionary standpoint, and I’m too lazy for this to be a research paper so just winging it for now…
The human race is built upon many layers. Some of those layers are highly social. Think clans and tribes for thousands of years. If you didn’t fit in that was it for you, it was the collective that made survival easier. Because of this we constantly judge and compare ourselves. It’s ingrained in us, a behavior perhaps built out of necessity that lives on, more for procreation now and less about survival. Old habits die hard, and you are seeing them manifest in different ways.
Want to know more? Richard Wrangham, R. Douglas Fields, and René Girard have some interesting theories on the origins, mechanics, and triggers associated with what you see in society.
Have you tried not giving a fuck?
There are a whole bunch of us that don’t participate in that but you don’t see us because we aren’t popular.
Bowling for Soup got it right. High School never ends.
That’s why I like federated social media so much.
Things are organic here and on Mastodon, so it’s less of a popularity contest and more about actual, quality content.
never was a fan of competition i just wanna play :)
People really be out there trying to Play For Keeps on our one chance on Earth smdh
I know right? Everything feels so serious all the time and it’s really feeling like lots of people are missing the point of it all, which there is no point
What do you mean? Like politics and stuff? Like you need to run a super popular campaign if you aren’t running unopposed kind of thing?
I’m not a huge fan of big social media, so the fediverse has been nice for that. Though lately even lemmy and Mastodon have been feeling a bit big.
It’s nothing personal. It’s just how the world is, and a lot of us hate it.
No one really cares what happens on social media. Just don’t play.
Yeah, though I do remember something about politics and the president of the United States getting wrapped up in it somehow. Vaguely remember. Its not like that has any effect on me, though. Its not like every political movement and shifting of power will be linked to vast information campaigns swirling around the collection of data. I bet if people could take all the information on the internet and sort it through some sort of intelligant machine they could seize more control over industry and surveillance. Its a crazy idea, I know.
Thank god im safe from it because I deleted my facebook.
Alright good point
yuuuup!
Social media is just for finding events. That’s it. Once you’re in person there is no contest. If you’re interested and curious about those around you then you’ll be popular.
“Who are you?” is quite possibly the lowest effort highly intriguing question to ask
I blame you.
When is it ever nufftruck
You would.
I deliberately eschew attention. I make my little comments and each one exists on its own. On rare occasions where I develop any kind of meager following, I feel like I’m no longer being me and instead I have to perform me and I hate it.
It’s okay to not want to play the game.
Social media is keeping up with the Jones’ turned to up to 11. At best assume you’re getting the sugar coated version of events. That’s the facade in present day, a social media post. Nothing on there internet is real, and now AI has made everyone a Photoshop expert.
