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Day 25: S for Social Media


I must tell you, I had the worst nightmare last night,
I would be understating if I said it gave me a fright.
If I weren't crying, I would even say it was comical,
When my digital world suddenly became physical.

Everything I saw on the internet,
Suddenly appeared on a real world set.
It all started with a small action,
When a friend posed and said, give me a reaction.

Next thing I knew, I was just having a drink,
When an acquaintance pushed her photos to me and said tell me what you think.
I politely replied, I'm sorry, I don't know you well.
She said, don't worry it's not for you, it's just to make me feel swell!

Annoyed and hungry, I walked into a shop,
I browsed many types of chips, but liked nothing, so I stop.
The real horror started when I step outside,
And found the salesman from the store walking right beside.

Everywhere I went, he started following me,
Saying, I know you want chips, why won't you buy from me?
Leave me alone, I don't want chips any more, I sob.
He replied, can't help it missy, retargeting is my job.

Enough is enough, I loudly cried.
You, @#*#@#$ *##@*, a friend replied.
Shocked, I said, you never abused, what happened to you?
She replied, abusing online is easier, you should try it too!

That's it, I said, I can't do this, I am done.
I want to deactivate, this is no longer fun.
But then, random long lost friends started coming there,
Saying, are you sure? We have memories to share.

Thankfully, just when things were getting bad,
My dear sweet alarm rang, I am so glad.
For the first time in my life, I woke without snoozing,
Elated to be back in the physical world of my choosing.



Comments

  1. The salesman following you everywhere is creepy. ... I didn't even look at that on this device! - Erin (http://www.erinpenn.com/blog/)

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  2. Definitely a scary prospect to wake up in a Facebook or Twitter real world; Instagram photos choking everyone. Sad that abusing is easy online.

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  3. Just imagine the hate and extremist posts making rounds in social media becoming real..sooo scary!

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