Creator & his Content

There used to be a time when our artists didn't get enough recognition that they deserved. But now we have the social media that helps in boosting one's reach to another level. So, those who makes good content will not go unnoticed. Or at least their work will eventually get the reception that it deserve. 

However, the social media is also capable of ruining one's content or alter the creator's approach to his work.

Being a dancer myself, I remember my past days wherein there was only limited access to the internet. But even then, I used to download dance videos in low quality and try to learn from them. Those days my only aim was to learn it properly. Today, I've been spending more time on dancing than ever before, but the difference is, I always have other thoughts running around my head. They include likes, shares, comments, followers etc. Without any doubt I can say that these things distract me while I work but I try to stay as focussed as I can. So now u can see the same dancer in two different time periods. The old one was rather more concerned about his progress and the new one has got multiple things to worry about. 

Self fulfillmet is the criterion that can distinguish the new world approach to content making. In the past days, when I was done learning, I used to film it with a phone with a low quality camera. I might not have performed the way I expected it to be,  but I do it again and again until I get it right. When I'm done, it gives me a self fulfillment that is hard to explain. It feels so good that you will feel like learning more. However sharing it with someone was not possible those days, as the way it is done now. All I could do was wait for an opportunity to perform on a stage. That was the only option for a dopamin release. But today that's not the case.

Instant gratification has caused serious impact on the budding artists today. It's just a click away from them, and they wish to get it very often. To them, it's the numbers that matter. While I describe young fellas as "them", I'm talking about the majority. There are youngsters who are astonishing content creators in the social media platform. They are the one's who stay true to their work and seek growth in what they do. However we cannot blame the teenagers for their obsession with social media and it's short term gratification policy. It's the businessmen that we've to blame for playing with one's emotions. What we need to do is, educate our youth about the possible long term effect it can have on them.

Being an adult I am able to recognize the severe impact it has on people engaged with content making. Social media is capable of creating illusions which will eventually result in depression and anxiety. Creators must always focus on self progress and self satisfaction and leave the rest to follow because this is a process and we're all learning from our mistakes. The day you fall in love with the numbers you begin to astray from originality. So let's teach our younger ones about working hard, working smart towards achieving their goals and alert them about what's being done to all of us in the name of "likes" and "other instant gratifications" and build a healthy atmosphere filled with great creativity and excellence.