The impact of social media on lifestyle

Social media makes comparison between people ubiquitous, instant and difficult to overcome and avoid. It shows them an eclectic pool of lifestyles.

Let’s dive into one lifestyle that can also characterize the contemporary, influenced by social media demeanor. Figuratively speaking, let’s portray a vacation on a sumptuous resort with infinite pools, surrounded by martini glasses, swanky dresses, ritzy patterns of clothing in a snazzy ambiance. Reflections of styled to perfection silhouettes, complemented by perfumed air of haute couture fragrances imbuing the post sunset heat with refinement, and rarely known brands of drinks, implying elitist gathering. Consequently, elegant gaits resulting in pretentious choices at the bars and polished manners with discreet signs of belonging to certain social circles. A par excellence opportunity to have random talks on matters that vary from business, stock market indices, painting exhibitions of flagship museums, the multifarious writing style of an extravagant essayist, to that unconventional ingredient in the meal in an overseas restaurant that brought the necessary sophistication in its name in order to be eligible for inclusion in the special menu. The whole setting allows numerous opportunities for pictures that can provoke envy in the people who spot them in the digital medium. Short videos from the event can incorporate the resplendent way of spending one’s leisure time. Even the producers of this social media tailored images and videos are stimulated to be at least of that level of emotion and experience next time, they have free time.

The omnipresence of the social media provoked, heightened splendor contaminates instantly the users of social apps around the globe and they are more than prone to emulate their rivals or role-models. As a result, the consequent, never ending comparison is exhausting and destructive. Especially on the female side, women are investing a lot, like coiffure, abs exercises, vegan desserts, designer’s attire to achieve that Instagram crucial photo that will collect all the likes, so all the others are crying. And in turn, the others start to fight for this upheaval status. It’s a simple vicious circle, never-ending. And all of this, with the sole purpose of getting the public acclaim and accolades. The world of hashtags becomes more consuming. It really does epitomize the modern competition between people. The bad thing is that it aggravates the perceptions of the human beings. It is always unattainable and far away, the goal they strive for. Worse than that is they can’t get a hiatus from or relinquish this hunt.

But let’s try to see the positive, jolly side. If you are a funny guy and source of hilarious moments or pranks, digital media is your platform for manifesto. Though this more valid for YouTube. Comic vloggers found grounds for expression to their perspective, infinite, online audience. Now their impromptu jokes can go beyond the borders of their university campus. All that, with a possibility of yielding a sporadically paid stand-up comedian job for them. There is also a possibility to create mutual chat with your friends where the random humor and the subsequent laughter on miscellaneous topics cannot be halted.

To give kind of a sum up of the above written, multifaceted material, it is not useless to mention that this can be named as social media emulated lifestyle. And its influence is becoming bigger of that of the movies before or any other thing before that used to shape lifestyle and social behavior of the majority of people. Needless to say, this piece of writing was also incited by the social media influence phenomenon. Even, part of the words selection is Instagram friendly.