AnythingUnderTheSun

Everytime I log onto Social Media, a Taylor Swift's song, where she rightly says "haters gonna hate hate hate", starts playing in my head. Going by the way people interact with each other over these platforms, I wonder how we haven't ripped off each other's heads yet. Every nook and corner of SM/ Internet is filled with these hateful exchanges. The cause varies but the abuse remains constant. It could be Republicans vs Democrats, INC/AAP vs BJP, Taylor vs Katy or SRK vs Salman, even something as silly as Gulab Jamun vs Rasgulla (Not that the other reasons are any better). Eventually it boils down to hurling obscenities. Contrary to popular belief, I think, everyone is targeted equally, men/women, old/young, white/black/brown alike. It might seem like celebrities are targeted more, but then their visibility and reach is also much higher. Are we born haters? Or is it that this smaller chunk of the population makes the loudest noise? Or the anonymity of this platform...

I created my Facebook account more than 10 yrs back. It was exciting as hell! I could connect with my old classmates. Snoop around. Later, it would even suggest if I knew this person with whom I shared common friends. Eventually, the family would join in and it was great at first to poke them, share old pics and in general just stay in touch. Now, one could tag friends in a pic instead of sharing a boring Picasa/Yahoo link. Just like the internet, Facebook was soon taken over by cat & dog videos. If FarmVille requests didn't annoy you, CandyCrush was waiting right around the corner. Then came the checking into places, posting food pics. Soon people started posting about their runs/cycles/marathon achievements. Like that just wasn't enough, people started dishing out pics in exotic locations with their perfect love/family in their ever so perfect life. Never ending eulogies for loved ones (the one's still alive and kicking) is all the rage now. I thought this would be...