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rok-sivante (75) in socialmedia • 6 years ago (edited)

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6 years ago by rok-sivante (75)

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por500bolos (68) · 6 years ago

Here, at age 35, I look back and can't help but wonder, "where the fuck did the last 15 years of my life go?

Why is there a gnawing sense of discontent and unfulfillment that won't leave me alone?

Well @rok-sivante, as you can see I've read your post top to bottom and also did watch the video start to end to tell you my most honest opinion about this issue.

First of all you have nothing to recriminate yourself mate. You've simply been the victim of mighty modern drug dealers. Both you and everyone else. Jíbaros is the name we give to them around here on my neck of the woods. They use the most furtive practices to behead your soul through the most addictive substances you can imagine. ¡Massaging Your Ego! They know their job pretty well.

Therefore, just to make this comment short I'm gonna complement your video with a second one which also have subtitles in many other languages to spread your message even further and clearer reaching to everyone. And finally after that, kind of a recommendation for you.

^{(Click CC and activate your native language)}

¿My recommendation?

Thanks God you're still on time. Casually at barely 48 hrs to take a great purifying shower of spiritual sand. One that will invade with sacred dust even the most intimate and hidden crevices of your own being. Hurry up mate! pack your stuff and get ready to burn your ancient decrepit ships after seven days. };)

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mistakili (69) · 6 years ago (edited)

I had to watch the video over and over not because I didnt understand but because the truths contained in it is too live. Im pretty much like the last guy that spoke, for me, social media has been dead for a long time, my facebook, instagram with one or two posts in a year, ofcourse a lot of my friends complained, I thought I had a problem of being anti social media, I could not even exactly say why, it just didnt reflect me in the way I wanted, the connections were not deep, besides the way other people judged what they saw put me off. I remember my first social media account on Hi-5, it was quite meaningless, then facebook came, helping me reach old school friends from far and wide, I was caught up in connecting and reconnecting, it was all short lived, till everyone got busy again.

Then instagram came along, stealing attention span as illustrated in the video, quite flashy innovation, the very addictive notifications of amount of likes that followed a post, that meant acceptance, or recognition of some sort. My attitude actually made me an outcast of some sort towards my social circle, as I was expected to be enveloped like everyone else.

That is another thing when you dont conform, you become an outcast, or someone perceived as incapable, unenlightened or too broke to have nothing to offer, i'm speaking individually now, some of these actually got to me, and took its toll too.

Its like a case of if you conform, then all they said in the video is totally follows suit, but if you dont, then there is another battle of social construct that has to be faced.

It does not get better, these designs keep infiltrating our everyday lives, the damage keeps growing like a virus and it is evident that we are already been programmed, just look at kids whom from 7years are already caught up in this web, it is a norm, a deadly norm individually, socially and culturally. Attention engineering, oh dear!

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anthonymartin320 (44) · 6 years ago

Wow! The video actually said it all sir...just like one of the speaker said " social media tool are designed to be additive the actual design desired use..."

I also agreed with the speaker that said that this social media is like a cocaine that when taken leads to addiction thus makes the individual involved to develop hungry to have a habitual response of checking and going back to his or her social media just to know if any comment or "like" have been made to his or her social media post.

Its a pity social media that is supposed to be used for propagation of friendship is now used to savage, hurt,hate and bring down reputations of individuals just in a second.
Nowadays people come up to social media to fight and brag of what they are not just to attain a particular height in social life.

Its appalling that the essense of social media like facebook isnt fully utilized for business purposes...everyday number of people logging in are increasing.

Time they say, is of a good essence. Social media eats into our time and make us to be wasteful as regards our priority of duty in our work place.

However, I dont engage in anything that will keep my tummy empty thus making me to feel less hunger because of the excitement of "comments and likes"

I created a working schedule to make the spirit of facebook to be far fetched from me.

Nevertheless, I do advertise some of my products like some laboratory equipments thus helping me maximise my resources and time for enhencing the fast sell of my local products.

Social media is like a double edged sword...it can make us achieve a time maximization or limit us to jobless workers

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hash-tag (56) · 6 years ago

The way of your writing is just incredible. This is a deep writing and the way you connect the readers with the story is worth learning.
I am 25 and I was totally fucked up until recently. The minimum wages, Fucking addictive lifestyle, The wrong choices and the negative influence and on the top of that Loneliness. Loneliness is very interesting as it deepens as we grow up. I never was this lonely and there were many factors which were affecting my mindset. I can't express how filthy and I can still feel the smell.
I called my mentor and told the story. I wrote over 150 words to describe what I was feeling and you know what his answer was too concise and perfect.
Meditation, physical exercise and service. He said," There is a very important tool in your body and it can figure out anything. It has made many millionaires. Your problem is nothing just make sure your mind and body work in a sync."
I followed a routine and I am feeling, doing and behaving in a way better now. The tool is body and mind.
Thank you so much for sharing and I appreciate your act of sharing the story because most of them live behind the mask.

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rok-sivante (75) · 6 years ago

your welcome.

sometimes, mistakes and failures are just part of the process. live, learn, upgrade, and recalibrate for new strategies guided by greater wisdom...

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hash-tag (56) · 6 years ago

Nicely quoted. :-)

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chireerocks (72) · 6 years ago

@rok-sivante, After going through from your words and this video, i want to say one thing that, we are battling in two worlds and those are Natural World and Designed World. So, we are pushing ourselves into Loneliness to make few people rich.

Before hype of the Technology we were not that much addicted towards the Attention Economy because i know how life 20 years before was, where everyone were like family members no matter they are outsider or what.

In my opinion there were developed two types of Technology and those are Beneficial Technology which is developed as an solution towards particular problem. And other phase of Technology is Designed Technology inturn which are developed to control the masses.

Attention Economy is pushing many into the phase of Depression for sure because social media platforms are nothing but an place of Comparison of different lives, and this comparison either push people into depression and negative phase of thoughts or either it will push people to become someone else which they never want to be.

And yes, good point is Dopamine aspect and people try to always find some aspects for sharing on the social network platforms and and if we observe then most of the stuff always shared with extra enhancement and not with the true originality.

So, Attention Economy make people an Reactors Of Notifications and that's why we are becoming Notification Seeker. And one more good point which i liked in the video is, before giving our most of time towards one aspect, we have to analyse what is the need of that particular aspect and how that's helping us, and this analysis can help us prior to falling in the TRAP.

Wishing you an great day and stay blessed. 🙂

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cutymeni (47) · 6 years ago

It depends on your usage...And this your opinion on social media, it's not the view of all. Personally, social media can never thwart my efforts

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rok-sivante (75) · 6 years ago

True.

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cutymeni (47) · 6 years ago

Sure!

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rok-sivante (75) · 6 years ago (edited)

And simultaneously (not holding back full honesty)...

May someone come around and gloat when you are experiencing great difficulties and distress about how their view differs from yours and how easily they are able to handle the same matters.

You want the spotlight on how resislient you are in spite of something others stumble with and to receive a trophy for stating the obvious, here ya go... 🏆

Congratu-fucking-lations. 👏

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cutymeni (47) · 6 years ago

Take it easy Boss! I think I was not gloating on the issue, rather encouraging your creative work👏👏Let's share the trophy👍

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bos-giok (52) · 6 years ago

Life is full of puzzles for many struggles in life, and happiness, wealth is the thing that many people compete for. Today I declare, can wealth make us happy? of course yes. Many people continue to pursue money and pleasure after, the person has it all, they still experience shortcomings but what it is, there is no end to human desire to have all the facilities in his life. Amazing post @rok-sivante

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rok-sivante (75) · 6 years ago

Not sure what exactly this has to do with the post in question, but in case, perhaps.

Or like they say, “money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy a lot of things that make you happy.” :-)

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bos-giok (52) · 6 years ago

That's very true, money can't buy happiness but money can buy half of happiness :)

Before I wanted to ask for your permission, I have translated your post in Indonesian, the reason I am very motivated by your posts, a lot of knowledge that I can get from your posts, you are very smart, and you open my eyes to have good insight.

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