Hasn’t everything in life become too performative?
Our actual offline lives are now illustrative
Of our lives on social media, perfectly curated
Or vice versa, having subscribers and followers is celebrated
Travel reels, expert advice, creative projects all appear
As performative tools, to be viewed by followers and peers
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Many of us go through our lives trying to decide
Which facets of our lives to curate and which ones to hide
Everything we know or do well we want to showcase
The unaesthetic parts we leave in their place
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I see healthcare professionals giving performative advice
On social media- the idea is to counter compelling lies
I’d prefer to get health advice behind closed doors
Yet advice is dispensed through Tik tok videos more and more
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In a world full of performances, let me break free
My life is authentic, performative it shall not be
Passion...unbridled 
There are a couple of doctors who use a platform (I forget which one) to give all kinds of medical advice and I find that just a bit sketchy. Do people really rely on that as their source for information? My doctors roll their eyes if I happen to mention “so I Googled…” I cannot imagine what they would do if I told them some random doctor online gave me advice!
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I have dear friends and colleagues doing that. Some physicians strongly feel that there is a lot of misinformation spreading online and it is their duty to provide evidence backed information. My issue with having a social media account to provide information is that you are just adding to the noise… patients don’t really know who to trust online. I would rather be a doctor to the patient in front of me. My social media presence is to share everything else I do (besides giving medical advice).
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Absolutely adding to the noise! Face to face with my doctor is the only way I go.
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