Social media can be a dangerous thing, especially when you get caught up in watching what other people are up to. It can be a dangerous cycle of disheartening self-reflection, self-derogation and worse when you’re constantly bombarded with updates from friends, neighbors and complete strangers living a life that looks far too exciting for any normal person to be living. And that’s exactly the point. No normal persona lives a life so persistently carefree, so rife full of beautiful people, gorgeous locations and yadda, yadda, yadda. Seriously. It’s bogus, all meant to prey upon your insecurities and feed off of your envy.
So when we see social media accounts for “Keeping Up With The Lanes” – a lovely little family traveling the world in search of adventure, we immediately called “Foul!” That’s right, this is a business, ladies and gentlemen. People and accounts like these are categorized by marketers as “lifestyle” niches or pages. They present a world that is otherwise unattainable, but looks oh so appealing. And thus with their latest video, “Summer 2018 – Gold Coast, Australia” we’re entreated to a video recapping the Lanes’ summer vacation trip to Australia taking in all the sights and sounds and galavanting around via Sea-Doo Spark. Yes, it’s a lot of fun to watch, but don’t let it get you down. It’s on the Internet after all. And we both know you can’t trust anything you read online. (wink, wink)
https://www.facebook.com/keepingupwiththelanes/videos/1965010767096097/UzpfSTI4NzI2MDc4NDc3MDQ0MDoxMDYwNTc2MDc3NDM4OTAz/
