I watched the movie Not Okay. (I’m sure you won’t be surprised that it’s because they have an amazing TikTok presence.
I’m gonna talk more about the movie tomorrow. But in the meantime, I just want to talk about the opening.
Here was the opening monologue:
“Have you ever wanted to be noticed so badly, you didn’t even care what it was for?
…We just wake up everyday thinking,
“I wanna be seen…” “I want to be important…” “I want to have purpose…” I want to be known…” I want to be loved…” “I want to matter…” Yeah, well, let me tell you – be careful what you f*cking wish for.”
And I was just thinking about how so many people really do seem to feel that way. So many of our lives have so much revolving around ‘being seen’. People are fighting for followers. (To some extent, it’s not just about vanity, or being seen, or any of that. Followers also equal money and careers and things, potentially.)
But everybody really does want to be seen.
Do you think we see each other less now with the rise of social media? It’s been in my life for so long, including my whole adult life, that I don’t know what it would be like to live, as an adult, in a world without social media.
Maybe it’s a stupid question to ask why people want to be seen – as it’s just such a basic human need and want. But the monologue just made me curious. And often when I’m curious I just open up a conversation here, in case anyone wants to share their thoughts!