Nigerian Comedian, AY Comedian Speaks On Dangers Of Social Media Pressure (Video)
Comedian and actor AY Makun has shared an honest message about the increasing pressure people experience due to social media comparisons.
Speaking in a video posted online, AY highlighted how platforms like Instagram often create unrealistic standards of success where people appear to have their lives perfectly figured out — flaunting luxury trips, designer fashion, and flashy cars.
He cautioned that much of what people admire online is staged or borrowed.
“Many of these people you envy are living on borrowed wigs, borrowed outfits, and borrowed lifestyles,” he said, adding that some take pictures in hotel lobbies and call them their new homes, while others pose with cars that don’t belong to them.
Describing social media as “a movie set,” AY reminded his followers that not everything they see online is real. He encouraged people to grow at their own pace, stay authentic, and resist the urge to compete with illusions.
“It’s better to live real and simple than to live a life full of fake and boring,” he said, urging his audience to choose self-contentment over comparison.
He ended the video with a call for reflection, asking viewers who agreed with his message to comment “real.”