Public Persona

What you see is only what you see. If you knew the whole story—whatever that is—there would likely be a lot of things not showing up on YouTube, Instagram, or whatever social media you are looking at. It is easy to point the camera in only one direction and not reveal all the clutter and chaos that would be seen if you looked the other way. Many people who are putting things out for others to consume intentionally created a message of some sort. The use the platforms to advance that message, be it one of being funny or one of being angry at… something. As you consume social media, make you to keep in mind that the camera only shows a small part of the whole reality. There's probably a lot more going on off-camera!