"What's the Point in Doing Anything?"

While on Spotify the other day, I came across a song that made me stop and think--mid dance move. The song is called Digital Witness and is by S. Vincent. It has a tune that makes you want to jam, and catchy chorus, but as I was singing along, I realized it wasn't as happy of a song as I thought it was.

The chorus includes the lines "What's the point of even sleeping if I can't show it, if you can't see me? What's the point in doing anything?" You can find all of the lyrics here. What this particular line is talking about is social media.

The song is suggesting that social media is taking over peoples' minds and making them narcissistic and obsessed with themselves and anything digital.

This BuzzFeed article has a lot to say about this song and thinks the artist blows this issue way out of proportion. One of the arguments is it is just the latest thing people are doing that has not been accepted as "normal" yet. As if it is nothing different than how strange it was to be making phone calls or writing letters in their early development.

In my opinion this could definitely be the case, but anything without moderation can be turned into a bad thing. I think it is important for people to keep in check how much time they spend on social media and not go overboard. As well as to make sure they are not becoming too narcissistic--just confident.

Ultimately the decision is up to you, is there a point in doing anything if no one knows you did it? Check out St. Vincent's video for the song down below.