If there is one thing I've noticed about myself, it is the fact that "I'm quick to say sorry when I'm at the offending end". Often, I don't let someone notice anything before apologizing to the next person I offended, and also, I don't like it when small issues escalate to mighty oceans. So you are free to call me a "peacemaker".
They say "apologizing" heals the soul from anger. "How true is that?" Well, it is very true because I've witnessed first-class moments of how saying the words "I'm sorry" has melted the hearts of many into keeping a friendship going. But then talking about the online space where everything doesn't feel real any longer.
I've developed my mind and heart to the point that I don't take whatever happens in the online space seriously because even when I try very hard to believe whatever is happening, there is always gonna be a factor that is likely to contradict what I'm thinking at every stage. So, for the benefit of my mental health, staying in order and at peace. That is why I always tell people, "Believe the internet at your own risk." Imagine people messing with your mental health all in the name of creating content, and before you know it, everything that you've believed from the beginning isn't even real. "How would you feel about that?".
Little story: I know everyone in my nation would know about the most trending wedding that was done recently. The bride's friend, "so she said," posted something about the upcoming wedding online, and everyone saw it. And I think the bride-to-be saw it as well and wasn't pleased with the whole thing, so the bride unfollowed this friend in question on Instagram. After the wedding was done. A few days later, I saw an apology video flying online. The friend made a video publicly apologizing to the bride, and people were saying all sorts of things about the video.
My Thoughts: Firstly someone came out from nowhere and said something terrible about a wedding that is yet to take place and it wasn't done privately but online, one thing about the internet is the fact that it doesn't erase memories easily, you might have deleted from your feeds but then what if someone else saved that video the moment it was posted. That simply means the real owner might not have the video, but that doesn't mean someone else, like the online viewer, doesn't have it.
I know everyone is seeking attention on the internet, trying to grow their brand "like they call it" and followers, so all they care about is posting things and making their money without putting others into consideration, just like the way their followers behave. My take on making an apology video, people pretend a lot; currently, I feel like everyone has possessed the talent of acting, so we can't actually tell when someone is faking emotions or not.
Making an apology video isn't the problem; the problem is how genuine the apology is and the place it's coming from. The world is full of wickedness, and people can't be trusted as well. I think a physical apology would have been nice because if you can say something scandalous about someone online I also believe facing the person won't be an issue.
Coming online to fake emotions isn't the right way to go about it. Rather, the person should present their emotions to the other person they offended and let the person in question be the judge of where the apology is coming from.
Because you can easily tell when a person is faking a thing if they are physically present with you. You would read those body language and signs.
Thank you for reading 🧡
