I am sure we all have heard the saying, ‘There is no such thing as a stupid question’, but with the rapid rise of social media, I disagree with this statement more and more each day.
Because it is part of my job, I have to be on social media quite a lot, and on Facebook alone, I am a member of a number of community groups. And, to be honest, scrolling through my timeline on a daily basis has made me lose faith in the human race and our ability to be able to secure a good future for our children and their children.
You might ask me why I would make such a statement, and the answer is quite simple; social media has made us not only lazy but, to put it nicely, a bit mentally challenged.
The questions I encounter on a daily basis not only make me want to pack up, delete all my social media accounts and go live off the grid somewhere in Antarctica, it also results in me asking ‘Why would you ask that?’ a million times a day.
I cannot understand why people ask questions on a social media platform, instead of just using Google. They might not only get the answer faster, but they will also save themselves a lot of frustration by not having to read through some mean and sarcastic answers.
This inspired me to search the internet for examples of some of these questions and answers. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
Q: (At the movies) Hey, what are you doing here? I am here to buy some groceries. Yeah, I was running low on milk, eggs, some vegetables, and yeah, I also needed to buy a lot of beverages for this party I’m hosting tonight. What about you guys? Why are you here?
Q: (Climbing the stairs with something heavy, clearly struggling) Do you need help? Nah! I am doing just fine. Oh, all this sweat and fast breathing? That’s just me pretending to be tired. Let me pretend some more talking to you here for five minutes with this incredibly ‘light’ thing in my hand.
Q: (Knocks on the bathroom door while I’m taking shower) Are you in there? No, I’m at Pizza Hut ordering some pizzas. Do you want some? Oh wait, the waiter says there is none for people asking stupid questions. Sorry mate. Don’t blame me, blame the waiter!
Q: (At the bus stop) Are you waiting for the bus? No, I have some alien friends that are going to pick me up on their flying saucers from this location. The bus is too mainstream for me, you know. Fossil fuels and all that. Oh here they come!! (pretends to see a flying saucer land).
Until next week …
