Nollywood actress and filmmaker Mary Njoku has sent a wake-up call to social media users.
Taking to her Instagram page, she revealed that she misses the days when people would confront others when they mess up and have team conversations with them. She noted how what people do these days is to become keyboard warriors and seek sympathy and temporary fame on social media instead of facing issues head-on.
According to her, this is why nothing changes, as real life is real and no one truly cares about one’s struggles. She added that while on social media we should start solving our problems in the real world.
Mary stressed that social media isn’t real life and people stop living in it.
“I miss the days when if someone messed up, you’d confront them in person and have a team conversation. Now, we’ve become keyboard warriors, seeking public sympathy and temporary fame on SM instead of facing issues head-on.
That’s why nothing changes!
That ‘Lecturer’ might still not be fired!
Real life is REAL and no one truly cares about your struggles. While on SM, start solving your problems in the real world.
Wake up”.
Wake up! Social media isn’t REAL. Stop living in it. REAL is REAL”.
Similarly, comedian Ayo Makun shared a deep message on the detriment of social media, which he compared to the new King Kong, where feelings are now more important than objective facts. He noted how a foolish person gets praised when he says something the audience likes, but when a wise man says something contrary, he gets persecuted. Speaking on the funny part of social media, he stated that people carry their ignorance with a lot of class and confidence based on what they see or feel.
Last year, Mary Njoku posed an important question to celebrities on life after stardom. Pointing out how no one stays at the top forever, Mary questioned what would become of them once their fame ended. She further asked if they have a real life to fall back on or have burnt down their real life.
