On the Topic of Having Something to Say, and Knowing Yourself
For the past few months, I've been challenging myself to form my own thoughts, write or speak about my perspective on a topic without relying on other people's opinion on social media.
There is a tendency to just search on Instagram reels and really massively consume what people are talking about on recent topic. However I do not see this really as a bad thing because it can be a starting point to educate ourselves on a topic that is not widely understood; Some curated media does come in a very biased point of view that do not directly address the bigger issue, because often times journalism is expected to remain neutral which is the downside of it.
However, I do believe that only massively consuming media on a certain topic is like having raw information fed to us, that I find it helpful if we really ask some rhetorical questions- or rather questions that should not have answers right away. I do this quite often back in my younger self that I tend to be afraid to have something to say just because people would make fun of it or even make a callout post on social media.
The possibility of having publicly called out on social media, over something that is misunderstood has really silence my inner voice to have something to say. It's like, what if I was actually ignorant? What if I said something that would completely destroy my whole career?
I think this is where knowing yourself, holding yourself accountable comes in. Like anyone else, I am just a human with very limited knowledge of the world. I'd probably have act and said something that has pricked someone whether it is unintentional or not. If that happened, I'd apologize given the opportunity, and take it as a learning experience to add to your toolbox.
I often ask myself before posting something publicly: "Is my wording or my public post appropriate for the public to read? Is my public post meant to harm or hurt someone else?"
For me personally, having that buffer really helps me to think twice. That is why, writing a longer post like this one with little to zero algorithm really helps me to rethink what I am writing than just chasing the likes and shares then make it viral.
On the topic of having viral posts; As someone who has gone viral twice on Twitter, it actually scares me if I ever go viral again. While my viral posts are more of a wholesome and thought-provoking posts that a lot of people agree upon, this has wrapped my perception that "Oh finally most people on the Earth agreed with me!". I'd say, that is a very addicting factor to chase. And yes this is a warning for anyone who's reading this.
I hope you enjoy reading my first ever blog post entry!