After weeks and weeks of not writing anything, I'm back.
It's not that I expect someone to read my rants or anything. But I was reminiscing the other day, and I realized that writing random shit all over this blog was one of things I do to pass the time when I was in Junior and Senior High. A friend of mine said that I used to write just about everything back then (especially when I was lovey-dovey) and she also added that my blog is not as lively as it used to be.
I admit, I deleted a few post since I thought it was too... childish and teenager-y. But present Vina regrets doing it, since those post reminded her about the great times she used to have. And by reading those old rants, you would have known how much I have grown over the years. Not saying I'm fucking mature or what but you get my point.
I also felt like I neglected this blog, that used to be my form of escape. I swear, the minute I stopped writing here, my head have been having massive head-aches since I couldn't pour my worries and anxieties anymore.
There's no need to cry over spilled milk, tho.
So here I am, at twelve past fifteen, typing something that I have been wanting to talk about.
These days, where social medias are huge, everybody doesn't really text and call each other anymore. Instead, they uses platforms like LINE or WA. I'm one of those million people who use them regularly. I chat daily with my friends on LINE (since I prefer them over WA. I could never get the hang of WA...) and I really love the timeline feature. I really do. If you stalk me, you'd find so many updates on my personal timeline.
It was all fun and games until Line@ appeared.
I have nothing against Line@, really. At first, it was really convenient and all. I really liked the varieties of those accounts. There were ones that talked about pop cultures, brilliant thoughts, and they gather people from all kinds of fandoms. I followed several of them (so far, the ones I genuinely liked are Daily Sarcasm and Wall of Feminism #bukanpromosi). There were also accounts that mainly focuses on (super galau) quotes, stupid remarks and so on. But things got out of hand when LINE added the 'you-liked-this-post-so-i'll-update-your-friend's-timeline-with-it' feature.
Every single day, from day to night, from the 1st of January till 31st December (excuse my hyperbolic writing), I would scroll my timeline and find A HUGE AMOUNT of quotes liked by my friend(s). They were mostly talking about "Kamu gak akan sadar betapa aku cinta kamu" or "KRS aja aku tungguin, apalagi kamu?".At first, it was fine. But seeing those kind of quotes, repeatedly I might add, liked by the same person, really gets your nerve. You could say "Yaudah block aja orangnya, Vin" which I did.
But the problem here is not the 'perpetrator'. It's the 'crime'.
I don't fucking care who liked this or that. I'm just honestly so tired of having such peers who would rather complain and grumble on social medias rather than (at least) trying to solve the problems on real life. I don't know why people prefer making themselves look pitiful and weak. What's the reason behind their choices, I will never ever understand. Are you discreetly trying to mock your partner? Are you trying to 'kode' them? Will you get some kind of leverage from doing it? What will you gain?????
Oh, and the message that you're trying to send. Don't get me started on that.
"Kamu nyakitin aku aja masih sayang"
So, okay. You're indirectly saying that your spouse is an asshole and you're playing the victim card. Everyone should pity you since s/he hurts you. How mature. Good luck on that relationship, honey. Or any relationship, really, if you have this kind of point of view.
"Pintu gak akan kebuka kalo gaada orang yang ngetok" (or something like this, I can't remember)
You're comparing someone with a feeling to a house. I'm not justifying infidelity but this is just stupid. Plain stupid. But okay, with that kind of logic, I'd re-butt you with "Tuan Rumah bakal akan tetap buka pintu kalo ada yang ngetok (because that's what people do when other people knock on doors) tapi si Tuan Rumah enggak akan pindah dari rumah itu kalo dia berada nyaman di rumah itu."
and my personal favorite:
"Nungguin KRS aja aku jabanin, apalagi nungguin kamu."
??? this shit is so weird. Usually the things that are written here are OBLIGATIONS so either way, you still have to do it. And how it is up to par with how you will wait on another person, I can never understand. You have no duty to 'nungguin' that person, and that person didn't ask you to 'nungguin', You did that on your own consent and if s/he didn't respond the way you want them to be or something, it's not their fault. Hell, it's none of their business.
And so many more that I wouldn't write here because there are shit tons of them.
Maybe, at some point, I don't have any rights to say this since our perspectives are different. I'm a straight-forward person, while they're not. Maybe complaining on social medias are their definitions of closure, it gives them some kind of relieve. But I do have the liberty to talk about this, just like they have the right to move their thumb to like those post. Hence, my beloved friends, please. Please have mercy. I don't want to know what's going on with your love lives. I don't even care. But your endless likes are flooding my timeline, and it's absolutely annoying. It's not that I undermine your feelings or anxieties whatsoever, it's just that those issues will not suddenly vanquish when you like posts (I actually think you're adding more fuel to the fire). Please stop portraying yourselves as helpless people who needs pity. You're not the only ones who are facing some kind of problem. Stop throwing your problems at other people's faces. Please.
