I don't mean social media is strange. I mean, we have become strange creatures. Who's to blame? It's not social media, although most everyone blames it. We don't need to hold anyone or anything responsible. Our social life shift is bound to happen as long as technology is on the loose. We change technology and technology in turn changes the way we live and think. That's how God allows it. Quick connections are pivotal in these last days before Jesus returns.
We find ways to quickly connect but sadly, quick connections find ways to alter us---mostly alienating us from each other the more we can get quickly connected. Ironically absurd. One thing it does to us is grow more impatient. Our preference to the quick and instant robs us of patience and discipline which we now see as plain waste of time. We want what we want to happen happen now and fast. Let me repeat that:
We want what we want to happen
happen now and fast.
That hasty, restless behavior has cost us our relationships. We can't handle fast technology and quick connections. In fact, we tend to ruin every good thing that GOD has given us as a gift because of man's fallen condition, starting from Adam's fall in Eden which tragically severed his ties with GOD. And now we mess up our relationships because of our eagerness to get things going according to our time table. We want everything NOW.
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We can't afford to wait any longer. It seems everyone and everything today is in a hurry. Lahat halos ay nagkakandarapa sa wala, kahit pinipilit nilang meron daw kabuluhan ang pagmamadali at pagkaka-abala nila. Everything moves and happens so fast, and it's not just on the Internet. Have you noticed how in slow, heavy traffic time moves so fast? It may be heavy but I don't think traffic is slow. Perhaps we think it's slow because we want everything faster and our hectic scheds plus our hopeless impatience have made everything around us seem too slow. Like how we deem growing up is slow but we often say kids "grow so fast!"
Anyway, fast paced everything has hit the economy, particularly the race between employment and cost of living, so that people are pushing and shoving to squeeze more pay out of their labor, by hook or by crook. They look for ways to earn fast with fast work. Again, social media comes into play. It brings labor and income radically much closer together, defying geographical limits, long distances, travel and immigration laws, because connections now happen at the mere click of a button. We can work for a total stranger in the US while in the Philipppines and make money even if we never meet our client in person.
Problem is, we have become used to connecting without relating. We deal with people we don't see or have not personally met. We give out our personal information to quickly access other people's offers on hundreds of selling platforms. We settle deals by talking to bots that screen us if we're really humans. We do this just to get fast access.
Social media made possible the fantastic idea of making money from other countries without leaving your country. You earn in the bigger currencies of developed countries and spend the money in your country that sells commodities and services in a smaller currency. And this opportunity is no respecter of persons, whether you're a graduate or dropout, titled or idle (tambay), young or old. Anyone with guts and internet connection can earn this way, with or without diplomas, titles or school credentials. This is made possible by social media, permitted by God.
You earn online and remotely as long as you are connected to a source giving the payment, and your only connection to the source are emailed instructions. You connect with the link, site, company, requirements and pay method more than with a human boss. And sadly somehow, we have become used to making the same relationships with people around us offline---remotely and impersonal. By the way, if you want a quick 😁 inside look into how online freelancing and virtual jobs can work for you real fast like right NOW, get my FREE report on it and start making money right after you learn. But do take care of your relationships.
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In conclusion, it's not social media's fault to make us dis-relate with people while getting connected with them. It's our own doing. Pretty much like sin. We keep blaming the devil when it's our will, decision and intention that did it, not the devil. He merely teased us with ads and hypes to follow his links, but he's powerless to force us to do anything against our will.
While enjoying social media and getting more connected, let's also determine to get related. But beware of scammers who feign a relationship. They're everywhere.
