Having one real best friend over thousands of followers friends on social media (Tag your best friends)
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I am someone who constantly check social media. Who tracks how many people have seen my Instagram stories and tracks every stupid poll ever. mostly because it gives me the illusion of well.... having people care and the truth is. They probably do and I actually love all of them. I mean they care enough to reply to my stories and be nice to me when the internet can be a truly, truly dark place. and honestly their replies make me forgot friends I have made in REAL LIFE.
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You know the best friend who is stuck around before I was even on social media. who is been there for 18 years through my bad phase, and my even worse, I sometimes think he just stuck by to take bad photos of me and then blackmail me with them, but oh well either way through my forever fluctuating equation comprised of people who follow and then unfollow my life on social media he is the one person who has chosen to not unfollow me for real. even though I had to beg him to follow me on Instagram.
and that's the thing is not it? social media can be fun place. it can help you forgot the things you have going on in real life. but the followers? well you can become friends with them but they will never really be able to replace the person who sees you without makeup on real #nofilter day and love you anyway.
