It is hard to conceive my life outside social media: I am an active personal and professional user and through my daily interactions I´ve not only achieved relevant private and business connections, but also I am consuming most part of my daily need of information through it. Although I haven´t completely grew up in the 2.0 world, I can imagine how does it feel to have not known any other world that this one.
When she was 17 yo, Lee Tilghman aka ´Lee from America´ started her account Instagram account that made her fammous as one of the first wellness influencers. She also remembers the times before 2.0 with nostalgy of her time in Connecticut, in a small conservative town. However, as she was lured more and more into the social media wave, her social skilly IRL decreased exponentially with her online success. A success that brought the distress of online harassment and the terrible pressure of peer pression.
Her recently published memoir If You Don´t Like This I Will Die accounts for her experiences in social media, and predictably eating disorders and disfunctional relationships. Her online success led her to an emotionless life and failed relationships with others and herself.
It is fashionable to warn nowadays of the dangers of social media and as everything in excess it is harmful. But the medium is not at fault when the users are losing the control they probably never had.
The tone of the memoir is direct and relatable, honestly sharing the ups and downs and the ugly side of success She is direct and approachable, but realistically speaking, such a success does not necessarily lead to personal disaster.
If You Don´t Like This I Will Die is one of the many testimonies of our times, but will take with a grain of doubt when generalising the experience.
Rating: 3 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered by the publisher in exchange for an honest review
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