You Don't Have To

Don’t trust the internet. You don’t have to. I think we have been saying this since the dawn of the internet. Internet is a complicated system we use that spans all over the world. Since lots of people around the world has access to it and there is no qualifications requirement to be on the internet, everyone can say and do whatever they please. You know where I am going with this. Internet is full of information that useful and true and also filled with lies, distorted truth, broken logic etc. People kill each other for less than 5 bucks. On the internet where they think they are anonymous, they do bad stuff easily. Don't trust the information you see immediately. We all know this.

Now AI or whatever these models are. You know they got all their information from the internet, right? Ignoring this fact can be troublesome. People ask ChatGPT about health stuff, dieting, calories, workout routines, everything. While obviously you cannot research everything by yourself, but please don't immediately trust ChatGPT, Gemini or others about your health and whatnot.

I also have social media conspiracy theorist in my life. While it is understandable to doubt governments and research and whatnot, please also don’t ignore the hardwork of real people who has done so much to help us be here. People complain about about technology is a way to control people like social media and smartphones and everything is for money etc. Yes everything is for money, your actions are for money as well. Phones and technology is here to help us communicate and get things faster. You don’t have to use Instagram, you don’t have to use tiktok. I deleted my Instagram and I am fine with it. I tried tiktok and deleted it after a month and it's been years since that time that I don't feel the need for it ever.

We are so eager to blame others, when I said you have your mind, you can still make your decisions, I am told that “we are probably being controlled too”. I think people wish they are being controlled and manipulated so in the end they can blame others. Of course anyone who wants something from you will try to get it every way possible, and most often they will start doing that by trying to manipulate or control your actions or the way you think. But like a mantra, keep repeating to yourself “I don’t have to”

You Don't Have To

We don’t have to. We don’t have to do anything. You don't have to decide now, you don't have to eat now, you don't have to taste it because someone wants you to, you don't have buy that, you don't have to sell that, you don't have to like that or this, you don't have to be polite, you don't have to be rude, YOU DON’T HAVE TO. Take a breath, and say later. I will let you know once I decide. If they press on about missing the opportunity, tell them you are a lucky person and if you miss this you will get something better. They don't have to worry about you. Thank them and send them away. Give yourself the space to think and be.

Whatever happens, you can find or create a solution. Be yourself first.