Every Day's Holiday (or Two)

This article from Pamela Paul on the New York Times underlined another hilarious but worrying behaviour we partake on social medias.

When i started reading this article I was ready for the most boring thing ever (you know...New York times...) but after the first sentence I completely changed my mind: "Call me a party pooper, but i did nothing this year to mark Pi Day." This sentence totally grabs the attention of the public: she uses irony and a personal experience that is sssoo relatable!

The central idea of her article is that on the era of social medias every day there is something to celebrate ONLINE (National puppy day,National Pencil day, National coffee day ) ; this behavior led us to be unable to celebrate OFFLINE: also during the basic holiday like Christmas we feel the need to post a picture of our party or meal... How can you disagree?! Like on thanksgiving day I posted a video of my turkey dinner, on Christmas I posted a picture with my whole family, on Valentine's Day I posted a picture with my best friends and so on...

Her words to explain this idea are " the Internet and its social media accomplices have upped the ante, fabricating new holidays and ushering other time-honored rituals, solemn observations and family quarrels into ether, where they are louder than ever". This is so true! How many times did you write happy Pi Day and posted a pie picture, or posted a photo with your brother/sister fro Siblings Day? I don't think that this have ever happened before scial medias...

This guy got the point...

Furthermore, her irony is presented all over the text with quotes from (I guess) famous people that tell about their personal experience with holiday and social media. An example is the story of Tim Federle ( Broadway musical co-writer) : "one Valentine's Day, I saw a heart-shaped balloon sticking out of a garbage can, and I took a photo and posted it on Facebook with the caption 'Too soon!' It got so many likes, it literally bolstered me."  Another one is from Susan McPherson (don't know her..sorry), she says "Holidays online can be a wonderful way to feel like you're not alone in the world. But it can also make you feel like the loneliest person in the world". In my opinion this explain perfectly what the writer Pamela Paul wants to express. Personally, and I think each of us can say the same, if I don't post something during a holiday, I feel left out of the world; like if my day wasn't exciting enough to be shared...

I personally loved this article and it made me think a lot about how also traditional rituals that you think will be the same forever, actually had change. 

Looking forward to read your opinion

Bye bye readers