Lying on the bed tired enough to get a sleep then suddenly a thought came into my mind to check “if anyone has cared to leave a comment on my photos?” and finally my anxiety gets better of me and I switch on my lappy and got lost in that world of Like n Comments…
Such is the lure “to be noticed” that everyone, from celebrities, reality show contestant to a regular office or college goer is filled with n trying every trick to stay in circulation.
This is the reason any kind of reality shows is flourishing like anything, it makes people popular. People are not interested in known by their quality but their effort of publicity.
Time was when being polite and reserved were highly sought after qualities like sachin or A r rahman. Cut to the present, to brazen generation, the more in the face you are better are your chances of getting noticed.
Quite often, when I go out on some trip, I see people so busy in posing themselves to get photos to update it on the facebook or orkut rather sitting for a while quietly and enjoying the beauty of nature. And then in a group of those smart kids by mistake if u say u don’t have face book account, you are outcaste and should be ashamed off… ha ha.
A wonderful incident happened recently, one friend of mine ready for marriage got a girls proposal through family and he had no problem until he asked for the facebook a/c which she didn’t have the whole perception changed so if you are not on facebook and your pictures are not on it, your marriage doesn’t exist. He he
Gone are those when you are committed to some private friends and meet sometimes and talk f ace to face and laughing on jokes and witness their facial expressions, now its just your profile that defines your character not the real you.
From posting embarrassing videos online to settling scores publicly, everyone suddenly wants to reach out even if no one’s listening.
We inherently as human beings were born voyeurs. Our acute interest in others affairs has made way to a lot of performers, the kind that loves to create a spectacle of themselves.
Entertainment for some and a cheap gimmick for the rest, in the race to be different, no one is spared. The admirers do come along, but an honest relationship becomes a distant dream.
But let’s hope that this form of self-advertising trend will slowly fade.
“Kakhi to yun hoga, tum yaad karoge hame khud k hone ke liye,
na ki jo hum the jamane ke liye...:
This is called self advertisement friend. In today's world people are judged by their words and not by their character.
ReplyDeleteGone are the days of Wisdom, today we just read about those people and try to follow them, but we never try to create our own wisdom.
Well.. you said it right there, everyone wants their piece of fame in this world. Thanks to youtube, facebook and other social networking sites, we have a wonderful platform to do that. Like everything else in the world, this too has a down side, it is indeed sad that majority of people choose to be shallow instead of being their normal intelligent selves. I think it really shows what hollow ideals are being followed. Tell your friend to talk to the girl instead, facebook accounts can be created, deleted, re-created. If anyone calls me a social outcast because I'm not on some social networking site, I'll laugh at them and their intelligence...
ReplyDeleteAnyways... nice article by the way, keep it up :)
Nice buddy. I'm seeing a different Ashu here. Good. In my opinion nothing wrong to feel better when somebody appreciates you and follows you. Appreciation is the best way to motivate oneself. But of course we shouldn't do things only for appreciation! Never lose your character and attitude just for the fame. If do so, you won't stand out for long.
ReplyDeleteNice Article buddy, keep going...
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you. -William Arthur
ReplyDeletethank u ramesh,4 ur appreciation/Encouragement :)
Well, the need or desire to be noticed reflects in our everyday behaviour...we dress properly, best to what we can afford, put on our best behavoiur at work/college/social functions et al....Its nice to be noticed for good things, to be appreciated for some nice inherent qualities we may possess...but at the same time, there are people who are self obsessed, and this self obsession probably leads to such incidents...though i fail to understand the 'Social Outcast' behaviour...Miss those days of long handwritten letters, and greeting cards, and the face to face chats....
ReplyDeleteThough technology has its positive impacts, on people, it has also affected many relations adversely....u know strangers more, and u end up knowing less about those who really are close to you...maybe the person sitting next to you...
very true :)
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