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“We aren’t our authentic selves when someone is watching” 😳 so true

I’ve had the same realisation when I was in Italy with my boyfriend and spent so much of my time and energy trying to “look pretty for Instagram” and trying to get nice photos. My feet were in blisters because I had to wear a nice shoe that would go with the dresses I was wearing rather than wearing a practical, comfortable shoe. After the holiday I just asked myself why the fuck I was doing that and I turned off my Instagram notifications and barely go on it anymore and use my phone much less

One of the best commentary channels on youtube,carefully thought out and simplex thoughts. Moreover after watching ,you always learn something instead of feeling empty

I hope one day we will find a way to connect again...authentically.

“the struggles of being a full time content creator”…..what a world we’re living in.

"Being is replaced by having, and having is now replaced by appearing. It's no longger about actively living your life, instead it's all about appearing to experience life. All that was once directly lived has become a mere representation." so true.

I think we are reaching a point where people realize the effect of social media and are ready to quit

This is why I left FB ages ago when it was at it's height of popularity, it was all an act. I've been so much happier without it in my life but now I feel strange because I'm like an outsider looking in and basically watching people performing as themselves online except they're literally and figuratively cropping out the stuff that actually makes us human, it's like people are trying to live like idealised versions of themselves (that don't actually exist) but are forgetting their own humanity. It's turned into some bizarro world where people are lost in their own manufactured reflections.

This is why I barely even post because I feel guilty that all I share are the pretty moments in my life, tbf I have stopped as I now show both to a degree but the guilt is still there. It’s sad that we are all being affected by the fakery of social media but go ahead and continue to deceive one another knowing exactly the feelings it causes in each other. Our validation really has to come from within and until it does this cycle will not stop.

This is precisely why I don’t do most social media. Once “the influencer” really began, I couldn’t handle the fakeness, and deleted all my accounts. I’m not about to give myself undue stress to post pictures of my life for strangers. And I feel so bad for those who are caught in the cycle already. Also, I’m SOO so happy to see you again! You’re my favorite KZfaqr for how you expose the deceit by social media and Hollywood. I can’t wait for your next video 💛

Somehow, it seems like it is a privilege for having a stable life without using social media. It is saddening to me that some people need to fake an ideal lifestyle content to make end meets.

I just realised that I don't have any pictures with my best friend because we actually do things and have fun. We don't feel the need to prove that to the world and I'm so grateful after watching this.

I think the levels of fakery make people generally untrusting of reality in daily life. It's kinda sad, I hadn't realised how much of a privilege it was to grow up before the internet. Great video 👍

I never post on social media anymore as I feel so much pressure to edit my photos. I see them as being "imperfect" compared to others. Tiktok particularly has been terrible for my mental health. I now try to avoid social media because most of it is fake - even if it's lightly edited Great video as always 👏

After watching a 2021 show called Fake Famous, I honestly have no words with what I've learned and the lengths some go to produce this fake life for social media. It felt like a fog was lifted, now I question who's actually living the life they share on social media and who isn't because it's that easy to show your audience one angle yet they don't see other angles. Or at least some people on social media don't show, or want to show other angles because of perfection or chasing a life they can't financially achieve or a host of other reasons.

Initially i thought this would be another unnecessarily paranoid videos about the dangers of social media. But i was caught off guard by the quality of this video. It made me think, and question. It made me pause and wonder. It provoked me to challenge myself. Thank you for this excellent piece ❤

I find it also interesting how we literally brand ourselves with designer goods, like the label has to be showing you that I’m wearing Nike not just I like this shirt because I like it If you get what I mean

the thing is with social media it will always get worse, i am interested where this will lead us to because it only been like i think 20 years since social media was invented, it is very interesting how it going to be like in the next decades.

Something I appreciate about your videos it's that I always finish them feeling and thinnking about the topic. You're so good at creating high quality content. I'm always amazed by your skills, Ibrahim! As always, marvelous. About the topic, I realized after dating my boyfriend for months now that we actually don't have a ton of pictures together and I figured out the reason why: we're not on our phones while hanging out; quite the contrary. We're really present and in the moment, and I just think we kinda forget about taking pictures of those moments.

Last year my screen time and my obsession with 'being that perfect girl on the internet' was increasing day by day and I always found myself on my phone editing my instagram story or tryna make my posts look cooler, looking for fancier captions and 24/7 comparing myself to others. I'd go out with my family and friends and would get mad for not getting a good picture of myself or the food. Yeah I literally came to that stage of madness!! That's when one day it hit me that no this is not how i want myself to be. Even though being obsessed like hell, i deactivated my socials! It's been 11 months I'm not on any social platform and god damn, it's actually so peaceful and soothing for me now, I'm so happy I got out of that hole i digged for chasing perfection while I was just going down in it. I'm 19 now and I find myself in much peace when I sit at the dinner table with my family and I'm not looking at my phone! Or when I'm out with my friends and truly enjoying. Although some of my friends are still in that loop of 'acting perfect' but looking back and seeing myself in a much better place, i feel so grateful I changed. All this experience made me realise how precious are close one are and how important it is to spend time with them. This concept of 'best perfect life' blah blah just makes people more anxious and uncomfortable about their own lives. I'm not saying everyone should quit social media, NO! We should have a balance and have a hold of what we are doing. Thank you Ibrahim for making such wonderful videos and reminding all of us that yes reality can be achieved. Lots of love💗

“All that was once directly-lived has become a mere representation.” it took me a couple times through this video for that line to set in. my blood has run cold in the realization of its truth.

Even though i don't use any social media apps other than youtube....this is f**king scary. I don't post anything and live in the moment but at the same time i feel like I'm missing out🙂🙂

FINALLY YOU POSTED!!! LOVE THESE LONG ESSAY VIDEOS, love your new hair style by the way ♡

This is scary true, and also pretty sad ngl . I have heard some people say “is anything real” and or “this is all a simulation “. / “nothing is real” (Things like that) . Those sentences make sense if anyone is living in a false created reality. (And not living out Of their true authentic self) which this video explains perfectly. Great job 👏🏻👏🏻

It's feels like we are in that type of generation where we only wanna CAPTURE everything and wanna make it MEMORIES for later but in reality we doesn't even live the REAL moment.......it's like at the end of the it's just you and your phone(ITS KIND OF DARK )

Wish everyday we could go back to basics. I stopped Facebook and Instagram two years ago,I feel more liberated,now I am more happy,but we still have some work to do. It is time start with thinking,what makes ME happy instead of would others be satisfied with my way of clothing,using make-up and so on....

True enough, what we portrayed on social media were unnecessarily true. I have friends who seemed like they were living their best lives, showing it off on social media, but the reality is just, we’re just trying to keep up the appearances that everything is okay. Undeniably, I feel that we’re making less and less meaningful relationships with others. And that’s sad. Everything is just a copy of a copy of a copy.

i really enjoyed watching this video. i think the constant use of social media and showing polished versions of ourselves all stems from us seeking approval, and once we get it, it feels good so we strive for it more and more. somehow we need to find a way to stop living for others approval, easier sad than done lol. it’s crazy how environments and what we consume can really affect our ways of thinking. thanks for this video!

This video is SCARY good timing!

this really reminded me of emma chamberlains podcast where she talks about how she thinks there’s a cultural shift coming and how trend cycles and celebrities are different to how it used to be. i find it so fascinating how much the internet is influencing on our lives.

We need to consider that most of the social media users are young people who usually don’t know themselves deep enough or yet and they follow the crowd in their early-stage development - which is normal. What’s concerning is when their reality has become this virtual world and they can’t seem to get out of it or take a break from it - that’s when we can say it’s an addiction or cause for concern. Also, sometimes, it boils down to wanting to be liked, to not feel left out or unwanted. So they seek validation wherever they can get it.

no joke, i missed you so much, i binge-watched your channel yesterday. i even got to the NON SUBTITLED Malay Mum ones and agonized because i wanna KNOOOOOOW!! i hear them mamas at the store or in the saunas, and they are telling the REAL news (or at least the interesting stuff because the ENTHUSIASM)…anyway…. yay! you bak!!

You make me delete all my social media accounts and I thank you for that! You're absolutely right, we live in such a fake reality, never really enjoying the moments and this is kinda sick. It's like a drug. Please never stop doing these kind of videos, you help us with that! Thank you❣️✨

Wonderful video! Glad you're back! You summed up this issue so well. 4 years ago I tried to make it as an influencer because I was in a dead-end job I hated and saw it as a potential way to get rich (the whole 'other people are doing it so why can't you?' narrative was at play). Throughout that experience of constantly making content and trying to outdo myself every time, it was effecting my mental health and self-perception so I stopped. In 2019 I took a break from social media and focused on my real life. I made a career change and had a lot of personal growth that year. Now I've started posting again last year but I realized that I wasn't living as authentically IRL when my mind was constantly wondering "what's gonna look good on social media? what are people going to like to see from me? etc.". It's like that one influencer said, I couldn't just watch a sunset or enjoy my life without thinking about how to share it and how to polish my reality. I couldn't just be ME; I was turning into a socially acceptable, enviable, aspirational digital copy that didn't really exist and wasn't true to my SOUL. Authenticity has become the most important value I hold so I've had to let social media go. I don't prioritize it anymore and I'm finally in a place where I am living my life fully and I'm here for the pain and pleasure, joy and sadness, and everything in between that makes up my human experience. I'm trying to go back to living my life authentically, the way I would have if social media didn't exist: rewearing outfits, not looking aesthetically pleasing all the time, letting myself feel all my emotions, being fully present and mindful in my life. Real life is too precious to ignore for the sake of a fake digital reality that doesn't really matter anyway, and I wish more people understood that! I read a quote somewhere about how people today are using their real lives as a proxy for their digital lives. That people do things IRL for the sake of their digital lives *alone* and I think that's sad AF.

Love your intro & when you added Queen 's Bohemian Rhapsody I was so happy because ut fits so well with the video. I missed your videos so much you always give us such high quality content and you give such unique commentary. Keep up the good work✨

the timing of this is so perfect. I'm studying several of these philosophers in my degree😭

You have to be the most well-researched, quality and thought-provoking commentators I've ever seen. Everything you're saying I completely agree with and a lot of it I've experienced before just didn't know how to put it to words and in this video, you explained it in such a perfect, dot-to-dot manner. love the connections you made and things you pointed out that I didn't even previously think of!

I love this video so much I stopped using social media excessively for the past week and I’ve noticed a big boost in self-esteem and confidence it’s really not worth it once you get away from it

it's awesome to have u back! i'm always intrigued by the topics u touch on since i learn smth new every single time. thank u and keep doing what u do :)

So happy to see a video from you. I enjoy and appreciate your thoughtfulness and insight.

As much as the r/im14andthisisdeep subreddit has the weirdest, most inane posts that are supposed to “scare us straight,” I can’t even lie, those posts have more merit than some random person on Tiktok telling us to be “that girl,” or an influencer who lives on social media telling us to put our phones down. Anybody that has had a dream/vision for their lives knows that to earn anything, you need to go through blood, sweat and tears (no BTS intended). There’s rarely any candle lighting and retro filtering when you can barely sleep, since you’re working so hard for something you believe in. Thank you as always Ibrahim for making videos like this. It really is refreshing to see someone who cares about their own life and others around them. In moderation, social media is great but come on, you have a life to live and people’s lives to change :)

yesss your back, i've been binge watching your older commentary videos because I love how you discuss relevant and interesting comments :)

Wow dude, I couldn’t agree more! I thought about this issue deeply and came to the conclusion that I can’t live my life in the social media bubble anymore. I’m an 18 year old girl and I deleted my Instagram account 2 months back. Since then life has never been more peaceful and better. All my friends and kids my age are severely addicted to social media so much so that they had forgotten how to live in the reality and enjoy life. I was becoming like them too. I had joined Instagram pretty late as compared to others but still got addicted to it for two years straight. Got so much distracted that I had forgotten how it felt to be at peace. Was always restless to check my phone, jealous of other girls and their so called happy lives on social media. Though it wasn’t easy for me to get back to my normal life after leaving insta but with time things only got better. I would recommend everyone no matter their age to not overuse social media and focus on themselves and their real life instead.

Thank you soso much for making this video! I was thinking about these topics on my own for the past months and I am so glad to see that more and more people are getting tired of social media, it truly makes me happy and I hope we can return to the real world some day..

I quit ig a few years ago and honestly it has been really helpful for my mental health. Everything I used to do was dictated by it. The need to appear perfect was so much more important than everything else in my life. It got exhausting and I finally decided to delete my account. I wish I could say I no longer feel like a slave to social media but I'm at least glad it's not to the extent it used to be so I'm okay with that.

Indeed the best video explanation of why I don't want to use social media. It's virtually a waste of time. Unfortunately the youngsters at this generation are addicted to this sort of fake life we're living today, which is totally terrible and pity!

YAY IBRAHIM IS BACK!!!! i always love your well researched videos & i leave learning something new every time. the best thing i ever did for myself was delete all my social media even though it feels extremely isolating being raised on the internet... it makes me sad because i feel like i dont have as many close genuine relationships as before like you said, an outsider looking in. but also it is freeing not having to feel the constant need to perform online.

Thank you so much for putting this out!! This must have taken a lot of time and effort and we really thank you for it

I commend you for this video. Jean Baudrillard and many of his peers in the mid to late 20th century have been figures in my studies before, but back then in their era they refer to billboards, posters, magazines, even news and journalism. Their ideas and the ones who are influenced by theirs continue to ring true and cautionary to this day.

your videos always bring about an eerie feeling in my gut, like i’m a player in a game but only waking up and realizing it. AND I LOVE HOW YOU DO THAT!

what a brilliant video, I really appreciate you making so much effort to include perfect examples and even philosophical theories.

can't wait to watch this when im off work. I love your work

AHHHH YOU’RE BACK 🫶🫶🫶 thank you for continuing to share your amazing video essays!! the way you present your thoughts is like no other

Love your videos💗💗💗

Miss your content so much ! We appreciate the insight on something that’s being currently spoonfed to us w/o us fully comprehending

Social media always made me so insecure. I deleted everything one random day and never looked back. It has given me back my self esteem and confidence. I don’t judge and compare myself so much anymore. It definitely made me realise how toxic it was for me.

Honestly, this was sooooo refreshing to watch. I have been seeing and feeling the pressure to make my life socially acceptable and on trend.

So happy to see your video on my feed! 😊

thank you! i needed this video 💗💗💗💗💗💗

I loved this. This touched on so many of the feelings I’ve been having over the years and how I’ve personally been feeling towards social media! Thank you for making this video I think you did a really good job at depicting what social media has been doing to us as humans

This is brilliant, start to finish. Thank you.

I MISSED YOU SM I STARTED BINGE WATCHING UR OLD VIDEOS ALL OVER AGAIN

The notifications from your uploads are always so welcome.. 😌✨ Great video as always, King!

Yaaaaay! I’m so happy you posted. The way you conduct your videos is so wonderful. Great visuals and commentary

This is so well done Ibrahim! Everything you discuss is so on point and hopefully we can initiate more candid conversations on the same 💞

I used to have this huge pressure on me on what I should have on my feed. That everything needs to look perfect. I planned what my feed looks like all the time. I would tell myself that I shouldn't think about what people think but I was the most judgemental on myself. Everyone brands themselves to be authentic but I've totally lost the connection.

I remembered when I began to constantly worry about the way that presented online (mainly Instagram) back during the end of senior year. I was going to more events and was constantly looking posting those moments more more often. I actually enjoyed getting the nice complements on my comment section and seeing the number of likes I got rising. I often felt as if I was cooler than how I was actually feeling. My senior year was pretty shitty because my home life and social life was deteriorating while I started dealing with depression and panic attacks, but if I showed you my Insta at the time it would like I was so happy. But then deleting that app (mainly because that app always somehow dragged me into drama) was the best thing ever. I stopped comparing myself to other people and felt like I can live somewhat live in the real life more. I did get a new Instagram account but I keep it a secret because I just need to be left alone if I want to have a good time on social media. I don't follow any models or fashion inspo pages. Just the few artists I like and a bunch of meme pages. I honestly do treat my Instagram account more like an actual photo dump so I can clear up space on my phone. I never felt more free on social media lol Also not having TikTok on my phone has done wonders lol.

WOW! I didn't want this video to end! Honestly, your videos are so eye opening. I've realized the harmful impacts social medial has on my life for a long time now and still I make the conscious decision to indulge in it. I really want to get out of these bad habits and mindsets before it's too late. Thank you for this!

amazing video, quality content!!! really makes me rethink what I consume on a daily basis. thank you for making it.

I appreciate the academic research that went into this & love the retro videos & audio included. Quality video!

this is such a well put together video - i love how you've explained this heavy topic in such a way that it's digestible and thorough! really puts things into perspective.

Well said and a really important topic.

omg I was waiting for your upload, live how informative your videos are

Yaaay! Your videos are the best! I can’t wait to see how you grow 🥰 thanks for always providing great discussions!

This video is amazing, seriously so well done

YESSS I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A NEW VIDEO FROM YOU!! I LOVE THESE VIDEOS SM!!

I love how your videos feel informative and not just a person sharing their opinions

So good. Really makes you think!! I love this topic. Great job Ib!

I love this video! Over the last year and a half I’ve stopped posting and getting on ig and snap, just didn’t feel authentic anymore and sadly now tik tok kinda feels the same sometimes. Living in the moment and being private is way more peaceful

You are so talented at organizing and editing your videos! I love this topic as I also found myself absorbed into the false online narratives of everyone’s idealized reality, which prompted my social media hiatus. Monitoring your time online is important and it is something I still struggle with. I am glad I have an awareness of it and how it impacts me.

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR SO LONG!!!!

You're actually so freeing. Because other content creators aren't talking about this. Everything we see in media is the best shot and if it's not. It's generic. Polishing and editing is what makes up media. Even the drab look that goes to Tim Burton movies took work and polishing. And with that being said. In life things don't go great 100% of the time and for some it doesn't go good 10%. And that's why people become immersed in illusion because it's where we want to be.

This is marvelous, thank you so much for covering this important eye opening topic

Thank you so much for this great video! It' like you organized all my thoughts about it🤗 Definitely will share with people I care about and who are in this trap.

Annnd the king is back. Great video essay as always! Definitely guilty of this and this year I really started thinking about how social media does influence my daily life and also what I want to do with my life. For example: do I really want to travel as bad as I think I do or am I just getting FOMO from everyone's travels too? Love the new hairstyle by the way!

This is such an interesting video! Than you so much for making it. I’ve never honestly liked social media because I understood from an early age that a lot of is fake. And I felt what social media did with my mental health and my way of thinking. I feel like it’s really dangerous and there is so much to say about it. If you believe in this social media world and this fake reality that we made, we end up not appreciating the little things in life and our small accomplishements. Because you will end up comparing our imperfects lives with those “perfect” lives on social media. This can lead to depression and lack of confeidence in your self. It’s just incredibly unhealthy in my opinion. Just don’t follow pages that won’t give you anything and make you feel bad about your life. Be very careful of what you follow. And living without social media is maybe even better in my opinion. Oh and: if you’re one of those people who are making these fake images (on for example KZfaq or instagram) you should understand that you’re not only being extremely unfair to yourself, but also to those people who are seeing you’re fake content. You’re having a bad impact on them. No need to lie to yourself or others, everybody knows the reality, why are we acting like we don’t?

I love your videos!!! Thank you so much for this.

You are one of the best commentary channels who poses questions about social media, A.I, environmental issues, body issues and many more. I always get something new while watching your commentary channel. Idk ur research and all just makes me wonder. This video shows the depth of the topic. 😊🙌

Masterpiece Right in time of my anxiety I really have been thinking about it lately

Uggghhhh this videos was SO GOOOOOOD!!!! Thank you for gathering this information, putting in the time and just being your creative wonderful self!! So happy I found your channel

Love this! For me, my moment was when my grandma was placed on hospice. It was very difficult and draining and I needed support. I went on Instagram and saw engagement photos of someone from middle school. It hit me. This person isn’t actually my friend and I just felt so lonely. I unfollowed most of the people on my Instagram and started following dog, animal accounts or positive mental health accounts. I go on Instagram now when I need some positivity. I don’t post any pics anymore. Still struggling to limit what I do on the internet’s and only use it to create or engage when I need support but still tough!

Somebody decided to show up after 4 months

this video really touched me ... thank you

One of the best videos I’ve ever seen. Introduced me to a lot of concepts that I felt and thought but never had the proper words to describe the concepts.

Thank you for your high quality content. You dissect and avail. Love your content 💜

IBRAHIM YOU ARE SO INTELLIGENT AND WELL-SPOKEN!! I’ve learned so much through your relatable and poised organization of these unspoken realities, and this is one of the most meaningful video essays I’ve watched!!

Thanks a lot. Please continue making this kind of videos.

I’m a fan of your works, thank you so much!

Welcome back! Thank you for your new video.