Commentary: TikTok and social media pressure us to perform our daily lives on an invisible stage
When I was a freshman in college, I would attempt to wake up every morning roughly around 6 a.m. to meditate. While half-asleep, I would scan through the various guided meditations on YouTube and finally settle on one that promised me inner Zen. I’d follow this routine with a workout and glass of green juice — all before my 9 a.m. lecture.
If I had chosen to film my routine in snippets and place a trending song in the background on TikTok, it likely would have gone viral. Perhaps the comments would be filled with remarks such as “The ultimate clean girl
