Social Media Is A Game.

Social media is a game.

It is definitely a new(er) type of game. It hasn’t been around that long. Let me explain the rules & gameplay.


Gameplay:
First, you sign up for an account... usually reluctantly. Your thoughts are something like “oh I won’t like this as much as everyone else seems to, but they all want me to do it... and if I don’t I won’t be up-to-date on what’s going on with everybody.”
Next, you upload a profile photo. You pick one that makes you look your very best, because it is going to be seen by everyone. Everyone, ever.
After that, you edit your profile. You write your about me section, trying to be clever and sum yourself up in a few sentences. You tell the media site where you live, what you like, decide if you want to share your birthday... yada yada.
Then, you post something, just to see how it feels. Something like this: “Hey, trying out this website. Everyone seems to use it, gonna see what all the fuss is about. Add me if you want.”
Search for friends
Add friends, friends add you, friends suggest friends... it’s not long before you’re networked.
Read their posts.
Look at their photos.
At some point, maybe later that day or maybe the next day, you get the idea about the kinds of things that are posted, and you think of something clever to say: “Made pizza eggs today! Got the idea from the show Weeds.” People “like” your post, a few people comment it. You get excited. Write back to them. It’s like... you have an audience.
Read their posts. Now, this is where gameplay gets tricky. Everyone is posting either the best things about their lives, or the worst. The people who say things like, “Just got off the plane! I am in PARIS, baby!!” start to get to you.
You feel... insignificant. Lame.
You feel like maybe your pizza eggs aren’t very interesting... seeing how this person who is in Paris has 23 likes and 67 comments.
You post, “Feeling like I haven’t accomplished shit today. So lazy,” and you get six or seven likes... a couple of replies, “omg me too! so lazy!” -friend who is always online, “Get up & get busy, kid!” -relative who is always online, “Man, I accomplished so much today! I’m exhausted,” -random person you don’t know very well.

The cycle goes on. You try to share cool stuff that your friends will praise you for. You comment your friends stuff. You show people, “omg look on (ex)’s page.. she is totally (conceited comment).”  You get in arguments with people who say things you don’t like.
Sometimes you get wrapped up in the drama.
Sometimes you sit back and laugh at the drama.

Rules:
1. Always make the last comment
2. If you can’t, or don’t want to, at least “like” what the person said.
3. Only update your pic when you get another really good one so you look your best.
4. Feel jealous at least once a week reading posts.
5. When losing an argument, either step off, or start correcting the other person’s grammar.
6. Share relatable images.
7. Be choosy about what you click “like” on, because even if you “like” it in real life, your (professional connection) might not care to know that. Or, you might not want your (family member) to see it.

8. “Quit” the site at least once per year. Everyone knows you’ll be back, but it is really good for your health.

Optional:
a. Capitalize Each Letter In Your Sentence Because (wait... why do people do that?)
b. spel bad so if nuthin ells people will coment to tell u that u rite bad.
c. Comment with words that may provoke anger, for example, you're my bitch and you have no life because you read my blog. This is called trolling and will definitely start or add to the flame war.
d. Try your hardest to make others jealous by posting about EVERYTHING amazing and never posting anything bad.
e. Edit pictures with canned effects with apps on your phone.
f. Update people 7+ times per day about stupid stuff. When they comment, don't reply. Because by the time they comment you don't even care about what you posted about anymore.
g. Spend too long on the site when you should be doing other things.

Have fun & play fair!