Influencer status has sapped us of common sense

The rise of the “pics or it didn’t happen” addiction has led to a deluge of damning footage. The cure is simple — don’t film what you don’t want seen.

Answer me this: why do people film activities and share those videos via social media when they want no one outside their close friendship groups to know what they have been up to?

Could it be possible that society has got to the point where if you don’t capture every moment in a frame or on video then it didn’t really happen?

Has the age of influencers sapped us of common sense when it comes to social media and camera phones?

In the past week a leaked video of “racing types” partying with topless women in a luxury hotel villa has been doing the rounds, and then on Friday a video of Nadia Bartel snorting white powder off a cheap piece of crockery became the talk of Melbourne.

Bartel’s unflattering moment was filmed and accidentally posted to social media by her mate, Ellie Pearson.

Putting aside the activities in both cases, the question is why would you have cameras out and be taking videos in those situations?

The concept of risk and reward surely would flag that footage of that type would be problematic should it ever become public.

Not much stays private these days.

The fact is not everything needs to be filmed — there is a time and a place — and this obsession is bordering on insanity.

Time to put your phones away and get on with enjoying the moment rather than observing through a lens.