Entry #3. Status Update.

After listening to the Podcast, 'Status Update', I found myself reflecting on my own life to see if I too was caught up in the superficial things such as likes, comments, and follows. It is easy to say that the girls in the Podcast are way too focused on the opinions of others when it comes to the comments and likes but as I took a deeper look at myself, I found that I relate to those teenage girls more than I would like to admit. When the girls talk about how they feel good when other girls comment on their pictures or more specifically their selfies, I can relate. I may not post with the intention of wanting other people to comment but it does feel nice when other girls take the time to let you know that they think you are pretty.

Another thing that I found interesting was the unspoken rule of commenting that the girls in the Podcast mentioned. When I am on Instagram, I will only comment on the pictures that my close friend's post.  And it is almost expected that I comment on my Best friend's post on vice versa. One thing that I will admit that I unfortunately do is when I post a picture on Instagram and another friend posts that same picture, I will look at the likes their picture got and get a little offended if one of our mutual friends liked their picture but not mine. 

The last thing that really stuck out to me in the Status Update Podcast was when they talked about how people are constantly being judged on social media. As much as I hate to admit, I have received screenshots of posts on social media or will screenshot posts and send it to friends and talk about that particular post or person whether it is positive or negative. Knowing that I do this, I often wonder who else is doing the same about my pictures. 

In closing,  listening to this podcast was definitely an eyeopener. I was able to relate to more things in the podcast that I would like but I see this as a way to grow. I will now try to be more intentional about what I post and what I am commenting. I want to use the social platform that I have in a positive way but most importantly I want to not get so caught up on how many likes and comments I get but instead spending more time focusing on my real relationships.