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Social media. Let's keep it a buck. Most of us live on here now. If social media didn't exist, honestly, I'd probably be posted up in a cardboard box right now. Now, although social media has made a huge positive impact in people's lives, it's unfortunately a double-edged sword. So it's made a lot of negative impact.
And the scale of addiction ranges from seven different levels. So let's start right at level one. Now on level one, you don't really go on social media much at all. It's either because you're an old head or I don't know, you just don't really like social media like that. And good for you, man. Once you start mindlessly scrolling and you get sucked in, it's hard to get out. Pause. And people on level one may also not be very tech savvy. Like it might be your uncle that doesn't know how to navigate Facebook. And
Hey there buddy old pal, can you show me how to navigate the old book face? Gotta see what my ex-wife's been up to. Ah, ah, ah. Now these people have very good attention spans. They don't need family guy at the top, subway surfers at the bottom to stimulate them. They'll be fine with just one screen.
These people generally watch TV more for their source of entertainment rather than using social media. They got no clue what the fuck's going on on TikTok, Reels, Shorts. And if somebody who uses social media tries to communicate with them through slang, they don't know what the fuck.
they're talking about. I swear to God, bro, slang nowadays low-key sounds like it's in a different language. There's no way I'm understanding any of this new slang, bro. It's all hieroglyphics to me. I feel like I got a retirement plan, a 401k set up with how goddamn old I am at this point. And even
at 20 with someone who semi actively uses social media it's hard for me to keep up i don't really blame these people for not using it at all level two now on level two you scroll sometimes but you kind of control over it you realize when you're scrolling for too long and you gotta go do something
Like for me, my parents are on level two. They just scroll for a little bit and then they just send me videos and that's about it. And sometimes I open them and I'm like, wow, bro, I just wasted 10 seconds. And the craziest part is I wasted a lot more than just 10 seconds on this shit. And we will definitely be getting to that later. And now when it comes to slaying, they don't really know. But if you're more on the younger side and you understand these things, they will ask you about, hey, Birdie, do you know what?
Riz means and i'm sitting there like jesus christ. Do I really have to explain to my mom what riz is? Generally lurk on social media. They don't comment. They don't post they kind of just occasionally watch videos It could very well be you watching this video. They don't use snapchat or instagram or anything like that They usually just call and text people most of the time because some people really be going brazy with snap streets and things like that Like me personally bro. I'm not doing that
Like, there's just way too much time and effort that needs to be put into something like that, bro. Like, hell no, I'm not doing it. Level three. You start to catch yourself scrolling more and more, and you're like, oh, shit, what the fuck am I doing on here? Like, sometimes I'll be sitting there, I'm like, damn, I was really on Instagram for an hour. What the fuck am I doing with my life?
i gotta make a video instead and on level three you can easily just shake it off get right back to where you were and just forget you were even just doom scrolling for an hour straight now level three you also use it to catch up with your friends and things like that you see what they're posting you see what they send you on tick tock like sometimes bro i check instagram i see my dms and then i get a video of dj keller dancing like a goof bro i just love it and sometimes people on level three
may just be that one person that never engages on the snapchat or instagram group chat or whatever it is because i know for a fact i am that dude i am the guy that just never fucking says anything like if there's some beef in the group chat like you can count on me to sit there and watch it but i'm not gonna say anything absolutely not bro hey man i don't want to step in i'm just gonna interrupt the show like come on man and now on this level you're kind of aware of
What memes and trends like that are going around? I'm aware of the referee guy, Omar the goat, and the beast herself, Gorlock the destroyer. We cannot forget. People on level three are pretty tapped in, but they also have really good control of like when they use social media. Now level four. Level four is when social media starts to hinder your productivity.
I think level 4 is where I lie, I'mma be real. Because sometimes I catch myself scrolling on Instagram, I see some baddies, I see some dime pieces, and I'm gone, bro, it's over. There's no way of getting me out of that. Or I see some funny-ass shit on my explore page, and then I start scrolling through reels. And then I realize, like, oh, what the fuck am I doing? I've been scrolling for, like, an hour and a half. And sometimes, man, I be thinking with the wrong head, bro. It's tough out in these streets. So I had to go out of my way and set a limit on Instagram.
Because now it's cutting into my bag. So I can't let that happen. I gotta get it back in blood. Now on level four, you comment or you post once in a while as well. Kind of depends on like how much of a public presence they want to have. And if they do well, they post for like their friends to see it. Or if they want to hit an audience, they will. Social media, yeah, it's a big part of their life. But they don't let it consume their life.
And to be honest with you, I'm not insulting you if it does because it's so hard to get off social media, bro Like it's literally made so your brain is like, oh my god. I need more of this It's made so the algorithm shows you content that you like and hey, that's probably how you found this video and now level 5 This is where shit gets toxic level 5 is where people get buried not only on the post But also in the comments of the post these are the people that have straight-out
wars in the comments like it's a game of battleship in this bitch but anyways these are the type of people that really be locked in in the comment section and they're typing an entire paragraph to somebody that doesn't agree with their opinion i mean i have nothing against sharing your opinion online i mean jesus christ that's what this fucking channel is but don't get wrapped up in comments bro it's just a waste of time i mean sure you can use the information that they give you but bro you don't have to prove yourself or anything like you gotta prove
shit to nobody there's no point of rambling your ass off in the comments like what would i look like if i was replying to every hate comment and have you know i have very artistic talents yeah i would look like a total dumbass bro i'd be straight up lying to myself at this point what you gotta do is put the phone down or at least close the goddamn comment section like you get way too wrapped up in it little bro i'm not gonna lie level six i'ma keep it a buck i used to be here
I would spend half my day scrolling on TikTok. Minus the hours we need to sleep, bro. That's eight hours a day. I would just sit in my dorm room and just exist. I mean, that was it. I had nothing eventful going on in my life, bro. I was just being a bum. My screen time was like
fucking 10 hours a day. And it's not like that 10 hours a day is productive. That would be different. You know, if I was on my zillionaire Andrew Tate alpha male red pill grind set, then you know what? Maybe it would be acceptable, but no. At that point, I was just wasting my entire life away. I had a YouTube channel, but like,
My videos literally took an hour to make so I had a shit ton of free time and I was not doing anything good with it Like I could have went for a walk mowed the lawn went to the park or hell maybe even got myself a subway sandwich But instead I spent nine hours of my time just scrolling You know, it's bad when those videos come up that is like you've been scrolling on tiktok for way too long You need to take a break now. My brain decided to move one brain cell and I realized earth to birdie
You're addicted to TikTok. Get off that shit right now, bro. And now once I got off it, my screen time dropped significantly. Like, look how crazy that is. And a scrolling session on TikTok definitely did not help my mental health at all, bro. I literally just felt like poo when I was done scrolling on TikTok. Like, I would see a bunch of sad and depressing videos and I was like, damn, bro, this shit's ass. But level seven, this is the level where your life is basically social media. But after level seven, it gets worse. It doesn't stop here.
you got all the snap streaks in the world you're posted on tick tock all the time and the grind does not sleep because you're always grinding on tick tock even in the middle of a parking lot like one time i saw people filming in the middle of a parking lot like what is so
appealing about making a TikTok in a parking lot. Like me personally, if I saw that, I'd scroll right past. And the kid that's on level seven, he knows all the slang, bro. Like it's a mastered language to him at this point. Like he's asking his grandpa if he's sticking out his gat for the Rizzler in Ohio at 3 a.m. Phantom tax. That just made no sense. I don't know what the fuck I just said. And his grandpa probably just responded with, uh, who knows?
Like i'ma keep it a hundred like I don't even know what I just said I just hear it on instagram all the time I don't know what half these slang words mean. This is the kid who pretty much has his ipad at every function He's got fucking skibbity toilet on one screen subway surfers on another and oh
How'd I forget family guys also playing on the TV? This dude's attention span is so bad. He's got to have three screens going at once bro, because apparently skivvity toilet is not enough stimulation They gotta crank it up to the max, but there is one more level beyond level seven
There is a god here, believe it or not. Now, level infinity is really interesting, alright? Level infinity, you are so addicted to social media that if you lose something that is digital, you act like it's the end of the world. Like, for example, if somebody loses a Snapstreak, they're gonna have a fucking mental breakdown. Like, oh my-
God, how could you lose our Snap Street? Like, come on, bro. It's a number. Who gives a fuck? Like, it's insane that people having a whole ass mental breakdown over a Snap Street. That's crazy. But it was for 365. Shut the hell up. 365 days, my ass, bro. Who cares? Like, if someone's mom is in the hospital or some shit, you're still gonna expect them to send a Snap?
Like, are you kidding me? Like, I'm sorry, bro. They ain't got time to send a stupid picture with a fucking S on it, bro. They got a lot more important things going on. Or on this level, bro, you are also a clout fiend, bro. Like, you will do anything for clout. Because those numbers on the screen mean so goddamn much to you. You are willing to put yourself at risk. Now, I'm not saying social media is bad in any way. Social media can be used for a lot of great things. Or hell, if you just want yourself to be entertained, fuck it, man. It doesn't hurt.
But it's really important to manage how much time you spend on here and you really got to make sure you're productive, bro. So, uh, go outside and mow your lawn or something after watching this. I don't know. The Bird Gang Black Friday sale ends tomorrow. So go cop yourself something. Link in the description. Everything is $10 off. So why not do it now?