Attention-seeking on social media... 

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, Pinterest are popular words among the youth today. It has become a growing trend to update whatever you do and wherever you go on these sites. Sometimes we do really think if it is necessary to do update everything you do especially on FB. Is this something to do with social media addiction? Or are there so many attention-seekers out there? The Daily Mirror Life listened to the voices of a few people.

Vasikaran

Sometimes we see them sharing all what they do on social media. I think as of today, they have nothing called privacy. Whatever they do goes on social media. It’s quite annoying at times because then even we feel like gossips.

Nadeeka Damayanthi

It’s a trend and I think we should move with it. Take Instagram for instance, I have seen my friends updating whatever they are going to eat, going to dress and may be they are seeking some satisfaction from it. If it’s alright for them to share their things with others then I think there’s no problem in it.

H.D.W Samarasekara

As the name suggests, social media is for networking. But it looks quite extreme to share everything on FB and other sites because there should be a limit.

Tharusha

I feel it’s something to do with attention-seeking at times. I can never think of sharing extremely personal things on social media. May be they need company after all.

Geesara

We have become addicted to the number of likes and comments we get for a photo. I think it kills your boredom and that’s why many young people have made social media a good companion.

By Kamanthi Wickramasinghe
Photographs by Kithsiri De Mel