I think the question would be: Who isn't enslaved by social media? Tell me I'm not the only one who has fallen not once, not twice, but many times into the ideology of today's various media outlets. And right now, as I write these words, I feel influenced to share my stories of love and pain with social media and the mass media.

I didn't know how to cook. Suffice it to say that even hot water ended up cold 🤣. Fortunately, I was one of those people who enjoyed spending time at home during the pandemic and was able to learn to cook more than just bread and cheese 😊. I can tell you that I had a lot of people who helped me in this process, but without a doubt, the media plays a major role in the meals I prepare.

There are meals that have turned out AMAZING! Worthy of taking lots of photos, but the vast majority have been a failure. At first, I was captivated by the colors, the simple shapes they proposed, and the few ingredients I ended up using to make them.

The results? Very raw, not juicy at all, tasteless—in short, a real disaster.

How have I learned? First, I don't just go by what I see, but I read the comments or research other ways of making them. Second, once I have the basis of some recipes, I adapt them to what I see.

Here's the latest thing I made; it was supposed to be chicken in soy sauce, but not soy sauce on chicken 🤣:

And always looking for food, something new, something trendy; it turns out that whatever restaurant they offer me, I want to go and try it. As in the previous chapter, I've liked many of them, but most are misleading offers.

When we arrive, they start with the “fine print”: only on Mondays, only from 4 to 5 in the morning, only if you bring four of your childhood friends... 🙃. Look, the truth is that it's exhausting when it's not what you see in the digital media.

One of the last times this happened to me was at a restaurant where I went to watch the sunset; it turned out to be a house that had been converted into a restaurant. Let's say we support entrepreneurship, but they also need to be creative. The most alarming thing was that the place was dark, as if having a light bulb was forbidden, and the lights were designed to make us dizzy.

Now, if I don't see what I like, I really can't stand it, and I even report it on social media so that no one falls for this deception that they offer us as “the best.”

The most dangerous thing about social media is “miracle cures.” And guess what? Guess who's harvesting probiotic mushrooms because they say they're great! And all they've given me is headaches and tachycardia? 🙋 I am living proof that digital media is an addiction, a slavery, a tempting offer.

All it takes is for a trend to come out, for us to share it among friends, and for me to start researching until I'm convinced that it's the only thing I need in my life to start doing it. But don't worry, here I am in my second month of probiotics, struggling with the pain, but I'll be an example of whether or not they work.

Thank you for the space, for the interesting topics, and I hope to continue participating in them.