43. Where to Show Happiness?

A student of Party Politics talks to a student of Social Media Usage during break.

Party Politics: Hi there! Good to see you again.

Social Media: Hi (smiles).

PP: How is the course going? Are you already very active on Facebook?

SM: It is not only about Facebook. It is more general. For example, we just had a class about different kinds of profile pictures.

PP: So that you can take good DPs? That’s useful.

SM: Eh..no. Last year they had offered a course on how to take good DPs. But it was not available in this branch. Today we were taught how to chosse proper photos for DPs in WhatsApp, Facebook or Twitter.

PP: Don’t you just pick the one where you look good?

SM: Well, the background, clothing, distance…all these matter. And facial expression, of course. It is kind of same for the photos you upload in your album in Facebook.

PP: Always a happy face.

SM: Yes and there is a reason for it. Generally you cannot tell people that you are happy. Society expects you to be sad and under pressure. If you are not a little sad all the time, then you have not experienced the real world, not seen the suffering and the greed. However, life is not always that bad, right? We all have good times as well. Where do you show your good times?

PP: In Facebook?

SM: In your profile photos, correct. Your Social media profile is one of the few platforms approved by the society, where you can show your happiness without being judged as inconsiderate.