Social media is great for making people think a lot of things are happening that may or may not actually be happening.
For example, a lot of people share information about their exercise regimen.
“Heading to CrossFit. It’s all about commitment.”
“Just ran 5.2 miles.”
“Gym, Day 5. Feel great!”
“Ran into my ex last night – what a nightmare.”
The first three are most likely shared to make people think they are exercising. The last one is shared to make people think seeing an ex is a horrible thing. A quick use of the ‘see translation’ option tells us this person probably burned some major calories while increasing endorphins and chances of futures problems: “Jumped into bed with my ex – had sex all night. Ugh.”
I don’t often share information about my exercise regimen for two reasons: 1) I don’t often exercise 2) I don’t want people to think I exercise and 3) I’m not having sex.
So, when Sleepless, Beaner and I were at Zumba the other day it was no surprise when one of the other Zumbites asked if we were new to the class. “No, we’ve been coming here for a year,” Sleepless replied. “Do you think it was our moves, or lack of, that made her think that?” Beaner asked. “Both,” I replied and noted, to myself, “I need to blog about this so 1) people think we exercise and 2) I can build my web cred.