Sometimes, we want to keep our online life separate from our real life.
There are posts, videos, and WhatsApp statuses we’d rather not share with the people closest to us.
Do you ever mute your close friends, colleagues, or family just to protect your peace? We ask around…
“Muting my family is a simple way of protecting my mental health. I can’t make videos in peace. They always have something not-so-encouraging to say. Yes, I recommend quietly muting family members.” – Nkem
“I have a friend who make multiple posts a day and I find it very hectic seeing her on my timeline, especially because some of her posts are just exaggerations of her reality. I muted her on Instagram so I am not tempted to drop a comment that she might not like.” Zainab
“I don’t think I like the online version of some people I know. So as not to be judgmental, I mute them.” – Ezinne
“Everyone I know was getting married last year, so I muted a bunch of people on my timeline. Maybe it’s jealousy, I don’t know, but I am thankful for the peace I had after I made sure I didn’t see their posts for almost a year.” – Ibeh
“There are different reasons why people mute others online. For me, it was fear. The fear-mongering about weight, what to eat and also the insecurity in society were really getting to me, so I muted many blogs and rage-bait pages for my sanity.” – Irene
“I always mute my bosses anywhere I work and some colleagues. Office life should be separate from social life. Social media is for cruise, I don’t want my office seeing me in that light.” – Adegoke
“Muting is self care. I feel less anxious when I take some people out of my online space. My family is cool, but they don’t need to see everything I post.” – Ejiro
“I’m actually lucky to have a family who are content creators. They understand the internet and we try to monetize the space, nothing more. My dad makes more content than I do. Nobody is muting anybody here. LOL!” – Helen
What are your thoughts?
