On timelines

The relatively recent internet-related phenomenon of timelines raised one of the effects which could be considered as part of the social media evil: the ephemeral behaviour.

Timelines in social media as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tumblrprovide as much news, updates, statuses as possible within a few scrolls, however, this apparently inoffensive social service seems to give far more information one could ever take.

That being said, people receive a lot of unwanted data and then, with their brains filled excessively with today’s never-ending details, they move from one post to another, eventually deleting what had just been seen in order to declutter and free up space in their minds. Similar to the process of a memory card — yes, welcome to the 21st century.

To put it in a nutshell, timelines showcase the worst in us: memories (as well as news, people, art) become shallow; grieving is sharp and concise — not more important than any morning meal; and feelings are neglected, irrelevant, unconsidered. After all, one must keep on living, keep on going further and farther, even if not really knowing where they are heading themselves to.