The Issues of Flexing Phenomena in Indonesia

Flexing is almost becoming the lifestyle of young people nowadays. So, what is flexing anyway? According to the Oxford dictionary, flexing has meaning to show that you are very proud or happy about something you have done or something you own, usually in a way that annoys people. In a simpler way you can use the word flexing the same as showing off. Nowadays many young people flex, especially on social media, showing off what they have especially luxury things. This lifestyle is inseparable from the presence of influencers who often flex their luxurious lives. Shop for luxury goods, eat at fancy restaurants, buy branded bags, and so on. In the end, many people followed him.

This phenomenon certainly has a bad impact, namely making a luxurious lifestyle a benchmark for a happy life. Even though the economic level of Indonesians is on average still close to the poverty line and they are unable to follow this lifestyle. But because it seems like it has become a necessity, people are competing to appear with a luxurious lifestyle. And the worst thing is that many people justify any means so they can look wow on social media. There are many cases of young people who are trapped in loans because of the need to flex to make them look luxurious. They ignore the dangers of loans in order to buy things that make them look good. Besides that, this can also lead them to crime, such as stealing, cheating, and other bad things.

Meanwhile, from the point of view of people who see social media, it is possible that people who are originally well off feel that what they have is still lacking, so they are less grateful. Apart from that, flexing can make social inequalities obvious. Making the range between the rich and the poor increasingly clear. This can have an impact on people who are in poverty, they are under more pressure because the lifestyle of the people around them, both in real life and on social media, is very high.

The impact of flexing phenomena is so big, isn't it? I think influencers should think more before they want to do flexing. Because things that they do can have a big impact on society. And for all the people of society they must filter what's on social media. Not all the things in social media should you do too. Do what benefits you don't be FOMO. And I hope all people become wise when they use social media.