I came across a sponsored fluff piece (paid marketing post) for a flight tickets booking website on the similar topic as this post but it really got me thinking about the reality of this topic!
I love traveling and have been at it for half my life now, covering my country extensively and many good parts of 22 other countries over the years. But for the most part of it I just traveled not worrying too much about pictures, videos or the need to update thousands as I go.
Things have clearly changed now. People love to consume content and people love to generate content for the same reasons and many others. But have we ever thought about how much of our time might be getting wasted during out limited days of vacations when we do are constantly on social media making updates during our travel.
It's probably hard to quantify, most of the time during my recent travels I was busy enjoying it and soaking it all in. I would generally think of updating my family and friends on Facebook by sharing 5-10 pictures on a regularly basis.
In my case, I usually did this when I was in a bus or a train or waiting for a flight so that I didn't miss out on much, especially if I didn't have any new company to talk to or spend time with. However there have been times when for some weird reason I too have been consumed by social media in the midst of my travels. Luckily it's not a recurring issue.
But everyone values different things and for some being on social media constantly is also a necessity. Especially for some vloggers who earn their income from being on social media platforms all the time and making constant updates to keep their audience engaged.
But has it ever crossed your mind that you might be wasting precious time on a journey that you may never get to undertake again in your life. It's not often that we get to revisit places and things that we loved because there's so much else to experience in this world and it's hard to say sometimes if we'll ever get the same opportunities again.
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