This Thing Called Social Media

I remember while growing up, how people used to say owning a TV was demonic and everyone who watched TV was bound for hell. Today, I reflected deeply on this and wondered where that ideology has gone.

You see, we are in a DIGITAL AGE? just as many ages have come and gone. This is a new era and one of its kind and I tell you, this AGE will also be replaced by another.

One thing with an era that brings something different from what we are accustomed to is that people will always label it to be bad. But here is it, no advancement in human history that doesn’t carry with it its setbacks and a time such as this is no different.

So while it is okay to say, I am not a Social Media Person, can you boldly say you have never and will never use social media?

Wait before, you tell me yes, you don’t use social media, you can’t even say that when you are reading this right now, how could you say that?!

You see, the problem with advancement is not in the medium or idea itself, in this case, the problem with social media is not social media itself, the problem is how you use social media.

Great things have come out of social media just as bad things have been born out of it, the question here is not how bad or how good it is to live in a time like this, the question is how do you use it or what do you do with the resource handed over to you in such a time as this?

While it is okay to be social media savvy and be up to date with the latest trends, it is better when you do not allow it to consume you.

I am that full-time social media manager who takes breaks. I take it as I deem fit because, at the end of the day, I matter more than any technology and time with myself is what will remain with me after everything has come and gone.

It is safe for me to say social media has done me more good than harm because I learnt to use it for good. I use social media to connect, learn and grow and it has become a part of how I live today. Come on, we are in a digital age, the earlier you realize it the better for you.

So instead of thinking of how bad social media is and how it is going to destroy people’s lives, think of how best you can use it for your own good.

One of the best ways to use social media is to have a clear goal of what you want it to do for you. When you do this, you will not be swept away by the pressures and click baits on social media because the people who do that are using it for what they think is best for them, you should also use it for what you think is best for you!

See you at your best always!

Aderonke Adeyemi-Ayeni

Your Branding Partner

PS: I permit you to be your best self today.

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