Social Media is a sewer, exactly like the sewer that runs through our homes. Just as our waste and filth travel from the toilet through pipes into the sewer, our mental waste and garbage flow through our mobile phones into the social media sewer. In this sewer, some people’s waste is more solid, while others have diarrhea, some have lentils, others have biryani, some have gas-laden waste, and some have cigarette-filled stench. In short, every kind of filth and depravity is dumped into this social media gutter.

The stench in this gutter is what we refer to as the “feed” in social media terms. So, this digital filth has become our digital food. We buy data for social media, and then we consume it. In other words, we “eat” data. What does that mean? Exactly. You’re getting it now.

Sometimes, it’s like sweet custard or a creamy dessert on YouTube and Netflix, enjoyed in high definition and at fast speeds. Other times, it’s consumed more slowly on Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat, depending on our mood and taste.

Now, just as after eating we feel the urge to relieve ourselves, the same happens after consuming this feed and data—we need to “release” it. Otherwise, we could suffer from constipation, our intestines might burst, or our bladder might burst if we can’t urinate. There’s always a need to release something somewhere. Eventually, our waste finds its way back into the same sewer, with our own version of filth added to it.

This process of relieving ourselves is carried out by our mobile phones and laptops. The mental waste, which we have ingested, is processed and released back through the same channels. It’s a cycle of consumption and disposal.

We keep consuming, and the cycle of releasing and consuming continues.

The mental degradation caused by this constant consumption of waste is evident. Instead of meaningful ideas, all that comes out of our minds is filth. Tolerance has diminished, while anger, money, and fraud are on the rise.

The more “talented” someone is at producing waste—like YouTubers and TikTokers—the more their followers increase, as people begin to admire the “design” and “style” of their waste. It’s as if they want to copy that waste design.

Those who produce “clean” content, meanwhile, are treated like a stream of waste, pushed aside as people engage in the endless cycle of viewing, sniffing, and “enjoying” the filth. It’s a digital addiction, where good content is ignored, and digital dieting is nowhere on the horizon.

Until we break free from this social media sewer and cleanse ourselves, we can never truly be pure again.

And just like if you happen to find yourself in an old sewer, where waste has been accumulating for the past 10-15 years from just a handful of people, imagine how long it would take for that stench to go away once you leave. Now think about it: billions of people’s waste in a single sewer. After years of soaking in that filth, how long would it take to cleanse yourself and emerge as a truly “clean” individual again? The time it takes to detoxify becomes all too clear.