Social media for dummies

Over the years I've watched social media replace any kind of authentic emotion. It has become a place of pretentious stencils to fit your life status into. People no longer enjoy anything sacred, they long to share every mundane detail with billions of strangers on the interwebs. It's quite peculiar if you think about it. The likes of Instagram and Facebook have brought about an element of approval and judgement we have never been privy to prior. If we do anything of merit, we must brazenly announce it for all the world to see with cleverly placed photos in tow. I'm not really opposed to the idea of creating the illusion of an interesting life. However, it seems to me, the efforts some go to create this screams how much of a purpose they actually lack. The fact is: busy people don't have time for social media. [Or they don't give a shit. Perhaps it's an amalgamation of both.] I've grown pretty ambivalent to the whole thing after once upon a time thinking more 'likes' on a photo somehow justified how pretty I was in the tiniest sense for my fleeting insecurity. Pretty dumb, innit? Yes. Of course I quickly found the more clevage I had meant more anonymous approval I gathered. My elementary math skills have served me well. Anymore I just don't give a fuck. I guess I found it amusing that some people put more effort into their Instagram than, say,  their resume, or relationship or future, even. The whole idea of being so overly narcissistic just seems pointless and well, rather  nauseating. Why do we do this? How many pictures of the sky can you post, or of your cat [totally guilty]? Does anyone really care or just you and all your stalkers? The funny part is when females get mad when random dudes try to spit subpar game at their lewd attempts at fake confidence. Really?! You can't dangle a carrot in front of a hungry rabbit and expect not to get bit. Be realistic. You were just trying to either. A) justify your boyfriend/husband/friend with benefits that yes, you are a indeed a catch, B) try to make aformentioned person jealous and/or angry or C) make a pathetic attempt at some kind of approval from a random stranger to temporarily sate a state of self contempt. Either way you slice it- it's unnecessary. I'm not saying I haven't done it- I totally am 100% guilty. I just see the futility of it all and I don't have the energy to give even a remote fuck. I want most of my life to be savored in the moment, not documented on an electronic device I'm a slave to. That cheapens it to me. If you see a pretty sunset, why not enjoy it with someone you love instead of posting a redundant photo that doesn't do it justice and a million others are posting? Enjoy your life. Stay present. Getting lost in vapid approval from strangers or even frenemies online seems silly when you could be sharing things in person and making memories that will last long after social media crashes and burns [trust me it will.]   Besides, cat memes and vaugebooking are so 2009! Don't be outdated!