Want your good life back?
Life of connection, love and
Lasting full meaning?
Delete your Insta,
Close your Facebook account,
Unsnap from SnapChat.
Un-glue from TicToc
Dis-interest from Pinter
Axe yourself from eX.
You're saying BlueSky
Is new paradise? Wholesome
like good old Twitter?
But think: does it really
make you happy? or weary,
miserable, lost?
Social media
Are not what they used to be.
They want you engaged.
Engagement is key,
Gives them money and power
Over your life and time.
They take your time and
convert it into money
making you their slave.
How do they do it?
Take your time and attention,
selling it for ads.
Their algorithm knows
You and your needs, wants and dreams.
Keeps you glued to screen.
If feeds you more of
what you're craving, amusing
yourself to near death.
You tell yourself, just
ten minutes. Before you know,
Hours of life – wasted.
And you crave more and
More of the same, but slightly
Different, funny.
Good in the moment,
Instant gratification,
Eating up your soul.
Take your self, unplug
From all social media,
Disappear online.
Ground yourself offline,
Enjoy your community,
Reconnect with friends.
Ditch your nicknames and
bury all login info
Avoid being tempted.
Go to the nature,
Smell the flowers, hug a tree,
Count the stars at night.
Disappear offline,
Reappear in real life,
Stay where it matters.
About the Creator
Lana V Lynx
Avid reader and occasional writer of satire and short fiction. For my own sanity and security, I write under a pen name. My books: Moscow Calling - 2017 and President & Psychiatrist
@lanalynx.bsky.social
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Comments (10)
Yes indeed! Some great advice. Social media is good at gluing us to our phones.
What a brilliant take on the challenge!🤩 So true! I especially love “ Disappear online. Ground yourself offline” & your conclusion.💖
Very cleverly written!!! Great work!
And indeed, many reasons to unplug here!
amuse yourself to death - I love that bit!
"Unsnap from SnapChat. Un-glue from TicToc Dis-interest from Pinter Axe yourself from eX." I especially loved your wordplay in these lines! There's a lot of truth to your poem. Loved it!
Reappear in real life - think you nailed it Lana.
Fabulous job Lana! Uber-inspiring! ☺️🌸
I love this line: Stay where it matters 🥰
This was a lovely take, a nice perspective for the challenge, it was illuminating. A call for action. Spotting what is eating their soul, calling out those who are responsible. Then it came in. Disappear, calling all to ground ourselves offline. I do go outside whenever I can. And I use to hug the trees, I should go back to hugging them. Nicely done, Lana. Also counting the stars is good idea. Means we can fail and start again, keeps us outside longer 🤗❤️