Clout-Seekers are Ruining Social Media.

All the ridiculous stuff we hear and see on social media is purely for attention.

We live in a social media, influencer-driven world.

This means those who make a living from this work need eyeballs constantly looking at their content. Otherwise, they make no money.

Some creators create ridiculous and mind-boggling content, so we unconsciously react to its ridiculousness.

When someone in 2023 says something as outlandish as 'we don't need gravity' or 'women should not be allowed to get a divorce,' we turn our heads in bewilderment and start talking about it because we can't wrap our heads around the idea that someone believes and supports this.

These people know a strategy like this will get them clout, attention, and the possibility of making a lot of money.

Their marketing technique is basically shocking people with outlandish claims and ideas, and it's working.

So, how does this impact us?

It distracts us from our priorities.

Recently I made a change about this.

I wrote a blog about no longer subscribing to doom-scrolling because I realize it takes time away from accomplishing my goals.

But it's not just your goals that are impacted.

It's being present, available, and not stressing yourself out because of a million things happening in the world that you can't control.

It's not giving yourself constant FOMO and spending your hard-earned money to keep up with the Joneses.

It's not comparing yourself to impossible and fake beauty standards (most social media content is highly edited).

It's giving yourself peace of mind and time to do the things that fill you and your soul.

Things that recharge you and make you feel more grounded and centered.

This is why I'm a huge advocate of doing social media cleanses.

Look at who you're following. Are they a representation of your values and beliefs? If not, then hit that unfollow button and free yourself.

Social media could be used to make a real change.

But instead, it's being used and abused to make a buck.

Social media has the power to gather the masses and make changes for good.

But unfortunately, because we can't seem to agree on anything, many people are on social media out for themselves, just trying to make a buck.

Don't misunderstand what I'm saying. Some people are doing good.

Unfortunately, most are using social media as a clout tool that will hopefully make them rich one day, and they have no intention of helping make the world a better place.

We're becoming desensitized and allowing what we know is wrong to be common practice.

You know the saying, 'If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything'?

That's precisely what is happening in our society. We're afraid of calling out poor behavior.

Our society isn't helping by constantly coddling our feelings like we're kids who can't handle criticism.

And it's taking a significant toll on our future.

Heck, it's taking a toll right now with the next generation unable to hear the word 'no'; otherwise, they break down.

We're setting the next generation up for failure by not teaching them values like delayed gratification, discipline, self-respect and respect, consistency, tenacity, etc.

One thing goes wrong, and suddenly, their world is ending.

How are they supposed to survive the current landscape if we're robbing them of the necessary abilities to do so?

It's time to take back control and stop clout-seekers distracts us from what's truly important.

If we remove ourselves from the content equation, these creators will have no choice but to either stop producing ridiculous content or pivot and produce the content that people choose to look for (hopefully, that's helpful, educational, and informative content).

We have the power to start making this change. We need to make the decision and commit ourselves.

Will you commit to changing and stop giving your attention and precious time to ridiculous social media content?