Minimalism is the Opposite of Social Media

Hey there. I am glad you are here. I would go ahead and assume that if you are here, you are a little insane like me and find peace in the concept of minimalism or want to know what the hell is this all about.

I discovered minimalism around 2 years ago and it has made a huge difference in my life since then. Never before have I been at so much peace and had so much clarity and discipline in my life. The series of articles are ways in which minimalism has helped me and I hope it will help someone else out there too.

Social media has become an important part of our lives. Rarely does someone not have accounts on Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, etc. It allows us to stay “connected” to everyone. We have information regarding others, we know what places they are visiting, what clothes they are buying, what movies they are watching, and even how they celebrate their birthdays. Pretty cool right?

But Wait! Why?

Why do we want to know that? And why is it that we know about how 25 of our friends visited a place on this date? Why does our brain know that 15 of our friends are getting married on this date? Why does our brain know that 50 of our friends have eaten food at that restaurant on this date?

Information becomes knowledge when it has a meaning.