Envy

The last post drag me deeper into the psyche of what makes these people tick. By these people, I mean by people who have tendency to show off only their best side and seem flawless by nature. That is envy. They are driven by making people envious of their life, their position, their wealth, their perfect life, practically everything about them is so absolutely well-balanced that there isn't a need in their life except "other people's need" which is you.

Think harder about it, Facebook is predicated on envy. The more "Friends", "Likes" and cheery photos I have, the more popular I am, you loser. What does that drives other's to do, have more "Friends", "Likes" and cheery photos. Without Facebook, I think gatherings and dinners is practically useless because they need to tell people who they are with and which place they are in. Otherwise, I could be eating dinner at the nearby hawker for all I care.

Long before Facebook and Friendster, there was the pager and it doesn't tell anyone where are we, and just how we can be contacted. This means, that if I am with you, it means it is fun. Even if it is fun, and we take photos, we cannot tell the whole entire world, who and where we are with. You see, the only thing that you can be envious about is because we are having fun, period.

With Facebook, I could be at the potty and people would still ask me what is the shape of my shit. Take a look at any dinner table, and you would see awkward silences is punctuated by punching on their smartphones and at the end of the day, we must tell the world where are we and what great friends we have.

I was born during the time of Internet and really that was a time for a lot of people to be envious about. And that is why my friends whom were also come from that age, have a tendency to post photos of their beatutiful girlfriends, their 2.1 kids and then their happy and smiling families and "we" have to "like" it, otherwise we would seem like we are jealous, envious or do not wish to keep you as a friend.

I am not an didactic person which means that I prescribed remedies but it doesn't mean that I cannot speak my mind on these networks and pretend that people are reading it. They have privacy controls right. How does it make me any more anti-social.

I am going to say this once and for all, what you are doing is generating envy and you know it. Even if you don't the amount of response you get for showcasing your family or your location to strangers should make you blush but you don't.

Stop telling people your perfect life, your pretty picture and not post your sad statuses to your world, your disgusting husband or your slutty girlfriend and most importantly, don't pretend that you don't feel good at other people's expense.

Wait till you hear what we think about your dog or husband.