Maybe I’m getting older and crankier, which could possibly be true, but for the love of God, can people stop taking videos of themselves everywhere they go? Do they need to set up tripods in Target so they can film their whole shopping experience? Do you need to film your entire gym session and 95% of the time you’re complaining there are people in your “shot?” It’s too much and it needs to stop!
This whole “look at me and what I do daily” generation(s) of people is out of control. It feels like you lack self esteem and you need validation from people online to boost your fragile ego. Margo from Toledo likes your video of you shopping at Target and getting the same circle deals like you. Are you happy now?
Nothing is more cringe worthy than watching people film themselves in the gym and get upset when someone walks into their “frame” to grab weights or go use a nearby machine. Just stop taking videos of yourself you won’t have to worry about it.
Again, maybe I’m getting older, but do people really think others are that invested and/or interested in their lives that they would watch videos of them all day doing daily tasks?
If you’re a craftsman and you’re making a wood table and you’re showing how to round edges with XYZ tool, I get it. If you’re making a tutorial on mac n’ cheese, I get it. Just don’t use elbow macaroni.
There are legit reasons to film yourself for tutorial or how to purposes, but it just seems like most people are just looking for a like or comment to make themselves feel better.
What does it say about you that you need validation from strangers on the internet to feel good about yourself?
There is a time and a place for everything. Setting up tripods in public spaces to film yourself shows how selfish and unaware you truly are. Public spaces are for the public not just you. And what is crazy is that these “content creators” get upset when the public “intrudes” on their filming session. Maybe they just want to collab bro because your content is fire.
I understand everyone is trying for their 15 seconds of fame. Trying to chase that next moment of being viral on the internet. Showing how you do squats incorrectly is not the flex you think it is. Buying oak milk at Target is going to endear you to the people you want to notice you. Just stop filming videos in public for your personal success.
Do you need to be doing TikTok dances in the aisles of a supermarket? The answer is always no.
You have to ask yourself why are people so desperate for attention from strangers online? Did their helicopter parents not make enough excuses for them or love them enough? Or were they brainwashed into thinking the only money they can make is online making videos?
Do you know how hard it is to make a video get noticed let alone go viral? And that is one of the inherent problems of the internet. It gives false hope to people that one video or post can make them millionaires. We give celebrity credibility to a girl who “hawk tuahs on that thang” and now look at her. Getting podcasts deals and robbing people of their money in a crypto scam. And just to be clear I think all crypto is a scam. Don’t come for me crypto bros.
The issue is that we’re so starved for financial freedom and the need for attention that we’re willing to do anything for the slightest crumb of credibility. And too often will people will sacrifice their dignity or sell their soul just for a fleeting chance to be the “it person” of the next 15 seconds.
If you truly want to stick out in this cookie cutter world you’ll have to do something no one else is doing. Just look at how many people are shopping in Target with their selfie sticks or setting up phone tripods to film their workout. Why would someone think you’re special?
So the next time you think doing a viral TikTok dance in the supermarket is a great idea just remember that video you’re mimicking already went viral, unlike you.
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