> I don't have interesting hobbies, I am not an influencer, I don't post interesting posts on social media and I don't travel a lot, I don't do extreme things, I barely have any money at the moment, I bore others, in fact when I try to amuse my colleagues or the opposite sex, my jokes regularly fall flat and even my voice is dull I believe.
That's everyday life for the vast majority of people, we got tricked by smoke and mirrors on social media into thinking life has to be something it isn't, most of what you see there is fake in part or in whole. People should just enjoy what they have/are instead of burning out running after made up things other people pretend to be doing to be happy
What's funny is when you actually know people who are influencers, it turns out their lives actually are nothing like what it is online! I think we are all a lot more dull than some would like to admit.
Isn't that what is so toxic about social media? You end up comparing your real life to the curated, best-possible-angle lives of your friends and (subjectively) famous people online.
You consume the condensed moments from hours and days of time from other people's experiences in real time in your own life- you can see cute pets, exotic pets, funny moments, beautiful people all in a minute or five of boring, slow-ass real-time.
I think their lives look extremely dull online too. Prisoners of the most mediocre algorithms
You're both right. Being an influencer seems like the worst possible choice: all of the life-deranging detriments of fame without and of the prestige or wealth.
> other people pretend to be doing
Not everyone works or thinks the same. Some goals and passions come from within, and for some people these can be the very reason for living.
One infinitesimal, geologically small moment where the universe is awake and alive and available for you. The world is an infinite blank canvas, and it's full of adventure.
Some people exist to do, build, or explore with their short time. Life is full of energy and opportunity to do so.
Some of these people would find the "traditional life" inescapably boring.
Sure, but these people are actually "doing, building, exploring", not terminally online trying to sell you their lifestyle to make money from advertising and partnerships.
For every genuine passioned "influencer" you have 100 000 wannabes trying to scam you one way or another. And let's be generous, even if every single one of them was 100% genuine and well intentioned, that's still just a drop in the bucket, the extreme vast majority of people would fit in the "dull" category, and it's perfectly fine