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In my country we have a saying: “To the one who truly understands, a lot of words are not needed.” This means my post today won’t be that long because it’s dedicated to the people who truly understand. 😉
I recently discovered that a new career is trending like crazy. The funny thing is that even though it requires a lot of time and energy from the people who practice it, it doesn’t pay a dime. People do it for free! People invest their time, but they don’t get anything in return. The name I have designated to this trendy career is Social Media Judge. Would you like to know what a social media judge does for a living?
I know the name suggests pretty much everything, but let me explain my definition anyway. Social media judges are people who invest a lot of time (or maybe their entire day) judging others on social media. Does this sound fun to you? I know it sounds easy because obviously it doesn’t require a master’s degree … or any degree. We are all more than able to judge others. In fact, judging others is one of the imperfect features we have as humans, without exception. We ALL have that feature within us.
I often hear people saying, “I don’t judge,” but I know deep down they do, and nothing is inherently wrong or right with that. I mean, this imperfection comes installed in us from birth. We’re always going to have something to say about other people’s lives because even though we’re all the same, our perspectives are different, and judging is based in perspective. Consciously or not, we’re always judging others … and ourselves.
I completely understand that judging is part of being human. However, what I don’t get is why people invest so much time on social media not only judging, but attacking others just for having a different perspective. I don’t know if maybe I have too many things to care about that don’t include other people’s lives, but it is concerning to me how much time people waste on this sad career. It’s so out of control that I know people who have fake accounts just to check on others who have blocked them or because they like to judge but they don’t have the guts to do it under their own name. What? 🧐 I don’t even have time to manage my one-and-only account! How can they have multiples?
I know, I know! It sounds like I’m judging them for judging others, 😂 but I just don’t get it. Why would people waste their time on something that doesn’t bring any value to their lives? My imperfect feature of judging kicks in when I feel people are wasting their time. It makes me sad to see how much time they lose on checking other’s people lives obsessively because I know they could invest that time for their own benefit. I know; I’ve been there. I’ve mentioned here before that it’s one of the few things I regret in life. I can’t get back the time I wasted checking other people’s social media lives. Social media should be a space to connect and help us grow. Using it to let one of our imperfections shine doesn’t make sense to me.
As a mentioned right at the beginning, this doesn’t need too many words to be understood. Being a social media judge won’t do you any good, my friends. Choose how to invest your time in a way that really serves you. I can assure you that wasting your time savagely judging others won’t make you a better human. Invest your time on yourself because at the end of the day, no one else can make you grow. Last but not least, choose your career wisely—choose one that brings you peace, happiness, and financial freedom! ☺️
Love,
Irene
