Social-Media

You know that feeling when you pick up your phone to check the time, and suddenly it’s two hours later? You’ve been mindlessly scrolling through Instagram reels, TikTok videos, and endless memes. Your eyes feel strained, your thumb is practically on autopilot, and you can’t even remember half of what you just watched. Welcome to zombie scrolling—the mindless, compulsive consumption of social media content that leaves you feeling mentally drained and oddly empty. It’s that autopilot mode where your brain shuts off and your thumb keeps moving, endlessly swiping through an infinite feed of short videos, photos, and posts. You’re physically present but mentally checked out, like a social media zombie. ...

In a world where having an Instagram account seems as essential as having a phone number, I’ve made a choice to stay off that wonderful platform. While friends and family regularly ask me to join, I’ve found that my reasons for avoiding Instagram have only grown stronger over time. Instagram No Longer Serves My Life When I evaluate any tool or platform, I ask myself a simple question: “Does this add genuine value to my life?” For Instagram, the answer is a resounding no. The platform doesn’t align with how I want to spend my time or energy. I prefer meaningful conversations, real-world experiences, and activities that contribute to my personal growth rather than curating a digital persona. ...

Whenever I go on a trip I do the mandatory Check-in at Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, saying where I am going, who my travel-mates are, how many days I will be away and I post a picture of my Boarding-pass to prove it. I love doing it, its super cool for my friends and anyone who follow me! But sadly I am not aware of what an adversary can do with just my airplane boarding pass. ...

You are using Instagram, right? And you might have kept your posts private, so that only your followers can view your posts. Yes, even I have ticked the option to allow only my followers to view my posts. That option works well if you are browsing through Instagram only. But what if you post your Instagram picture’s link like this: The post on your Instagram profile was limited only to your followers (maybe 150, 1500 or 150k), but now your tweet has made that picture available to millions of people who are on the Internet. Anybody can click on the link and see your picture. ...