The Internet has been bothering me lately-wait, scratch that- my peers on the Internet have been bothering me lately.
This has been a pretty awesome summer so far. Ups and downs, yes, but overall it's been fun and exciting and full of adventure and good times. However, I've noticed that there have been a few Debbie downers flooding my usual social media. A wave of woe-is-me and I'm-angry-at-the-outside-world, topped off with the proud-asshole types. Frankly, I read these posts (I've started skimming over them for my own sanity) and I want to grab a 2x4 and start swinging.
YOUR LIFE IS NOT THAT HORRIBLE!!
How did emo maintain it's popularity? How was it even popular in the first place?? This behavior of negativity out there is what is sucking all of is dry. Sure, bad days happen. We all have them, and we all post something or other online as a way of therapy and release from the frustration. After all, a monthly data phone bill is usually cheaper than a bi-weekly therapist.
At the same time, though, I like my social media as an outlet for information, sharing news, politics, current events, hell, even the occasional viral video of kitties and guys tripping balls on rainbows in the sky!! I bitch and complain too, but I realize that there are people out there listening. And listening to a crying cat, after a while, makes you want to walk away from the cat forever, or shoot it, just to put it out of it's misery.
One of my (many) theories in life is that you get back what you send out. Send out the good, get back the good. But if you are constantly sending out bad vibes and being a negative Nancy, you have no right to complain about the shit that gets thrown back in your face. If your life is that horrible, find whatever is stirring the pot and change it! Maybe it's the company you keep, maybe it's the lifestyle you lead, maybe it's the environment. Or maybe it's just a bad day. Fact is, there are other days and better days. Take a breath. Look forward to the days to come.
Oh yea, and quit being a bitch and an asshole. That's not a quality to be proud of. It gets old and you'll realize it too late when your friends have become tired of your BS.
Rant ended.
-janeovision
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