How Fake Happiness Content Is Low Vibrational

Fake happiness content is a scam.

And Gen-Z is falling for it.

Hi, I’m Leah and I’m a spiritual hoe*, who also isn't a big fan of social media. I have the lot, crystals, spiritual books, Abraham Hicks on repeat, and sage (which smells like I’m bunnin’ a zoot).

I don’t think anybody is truly happy. 

Between Gen-z and Millennials there is a fine line between figuring it out, and scraping by to show face. We are conditioned from a young age that our value on this planet is measured by success. Capitalism narrates the idea that we need to be chained to a desk until we’re at retirement age (which at this rate is never). However there is a vast majority of us that just want to live life, and explore what is out there.

But that doesn’t pay the bills.

So to fill in this gap, we consume fake happiness content.

Fake happiness content is like a really terrible pyramid scheme. While the idea is nice, it's also patronising; especially from people who are tone deaf. 

Which unfortunately is the theme with a lot of these influencers.

We are in a place where everyone is gradually loosing their minds, but doesn’t know how to express their emotions in the space they’re in. And with major life changing events such as the cost of living crisis, and COVID battling for the top spot, there is no room to truly enjoy life without some form of FOMO.

Within this current phase on social media, spirituality has now become a new guide for people to profit off. Though not an new practise, it seems as if the act is starting to loose it’s value as everyone wants to experience external and internal fulfilment, within this these dark times. 

This then goes beyond a generational thing, but rather a societal movement of not being to cope without having something to believe in.

The content follows the same scripture: we all have a purpose, so follow me to find it or you’ll end up sad, broke and possibly alone (all while they never really tell you how to be happy). 

To experience this feeling through somebody else, social media is encouraging Gen-Z to ignore their life to fund others. Creating this high expectation of life, when none of the things that have been put in front of them are even real.

Like most Gen-Z, they find a way to worship things into the ground. And the more they consume, the more 'fake happiness influencers' will use it to their advantage.

Don’t get me wrong there is every right of free will, where they can simply choose not to consume this type of content, but while being in such a dysfunctional and uncertain space, a lot of people need something to turn to. 

It’s easier to market this content to a younger audience, especially when they're vulnerable; they're less likely to poke holes in it. We’re in a place where we’re not like our parents; we can’t afford to settle down, we don’t want kids, and we're working our dreams into the ground. 

So when we see somebody else living the life we want, there is an external cry for help. 

Majority of the time they find solace in the comment section, praising such wise words that would be seen as malice if they came out of the mouths of their parents.

Fake happiness (to me), is like a disease. It doesn’t allow you to really express your authentic emotions at once. We are taught to fake it until we make it, without seeing the value in actually allowing your emotions to pass through.  

Acknowledging  what your body is trying to tell you would serve a greater purpose than trying to be high vibrational all the time. 

This however does come from a mild point of view, as I have no real experience with serve mental health, and reading your favourite book will not fix years of depression. 

However, for those who physically cannot see an outcome, as humans I don’t think we are meant to, because if we knew the outcome would we still want to follow through towards our future?