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iRobot

About a month ago, I was getting out of my "social media fast" phase of not paying much attention to my instagram or facebook that had always consumed my free time! Bad me! I'd felt sooo good getting out of the habit of using social media as a not-so-social source, but for some reason, I thought it'd be appealing once again. NOT SO. This one week, I hadn't realized it until a few days after of feeling kinda bad about it, and I wanted to stop, because I found myself starting to care more about doing things that were "post-able", stopped being as intentional with people by getting outside of my comfort zone to talk with them, and mostly just allowed myself to get distracted from my responsibilities.
This un-intentional experiment has really changed me for the better as I've finally seen how destructive social media can be for me when I let myself become a robot to it. That idea reminds me of the song iRobot by Jon Bellion that is really insightful about how media affects us!

iRobot
Jon Bellion
I was a human, breathing and thinking
Eating and drinking, philosophizing
I was a human, before you killed me
And ripped my heart out, I knew what love was
Now when they ask me, I just reply slow
And sound like an iPhone
I do not know love, I am a robot
(Ba ba ba ba bam bada bum)
I do not know love, I am a robot
(Ba ba ba ba bam bada bum)
I used to know love
'Cause I had a fire, passion and desire
Now all I require are circuits and wires
Inside was an ocean of soul and emotion
Then you cut me open, now all that I know is
I am a robot, thoughtless and empty
Don't know who sent me, don't know who made me
Electric robot, everything's gray now
Numb to the pain now, I knew what love was
Now when they ask me, I just reply slow
And sound like an iPhone
I do not know love, I am a robot
(Ba ba ba ba bam bada bum)
I do not know love, I am a robot
(Ba ba ba ba bam bada bum)
I used to know love
'Cause I had a fire, passion and desire
Now all I require are circuits and wires
Inside was an ocean of soul and emotion
Then you cut me open, now all that I know is
I am a robot
I am a robot
I used to know love
'Cause I had a fire, passion and desire
Now all I require are circuits and wires
Inside was an ocean of soul and emotion
Then you cut me open, now all that I know is

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