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It is in our culture to be in other people's business. Sometimes, this works out for good, sometimes not. 

 
In this social media age however, it can expose you and your family to the vultures. 

 
Who are the vultures?

 
They are perverted people who have a lot of idle time on their hands and choose to swing whichever way their demons suggest.

 
When you post about the person you're dating, they will go over to their profile and scan their photos looking for a chink in your armour. 

 
They'll send the photo to all their fellow vultures to see who has gist on your new catch.

 
Next thing, the media vampires will carry "10 things you probably didn't know about Adewale's new bae"

 
The vampires have no conscience. To them, it's all about monetizing the darkest sides of our human nature. The stories attract more vultures. The vultures type and type, attract more vulture traffic, and the vampires smile to the bank.

 
Some other vultures will hear you're getting married and slide into your partner's DMs, dropping 'thirst traps' so they can screenshot and publicize your shame.

 
I won't bore you with more examples...

 
THE SOLUTION?

 
To forestall this, let your activities be guided by a social media policy.

 
Don't be sucked in to this social media craze of sharing EVERYTHING. It only started in 2005 or so. 

 
When social networks ask you to share your life moments and run ads showing happy people taking selfies, they're only trying to get you to feed the machine so they can make money from ads.

 
It doesn't make your life better in any way. It only profits them.

 
YOUR LIFE IS THEIR PRODUCT - your happiness, your misery, your wisdom and your foolishness.

 
Your social media policy should document the sides of you that you wish to share with the world. 

 
Your social media policy will switch up the arrangement and put you back in the driver's seat. You will make Social Media the product and USE it.

 
Do you wish to brand yourself as the family man, businessman, thought leader, mentor, adventurer, artist, activist, etc?

 
Carefully weigh the pros and cons of promoting that angle and intentionally decide which you'd prefer.

 
Get the people you closely share your life with (your nuclear family) to also create, agree on and adhere to a unified social media policy so that you can all operate as an impenetrable unit.

 
For example: 

 
DON'Ts: no rants, no bikini photos, no bedroom photos, no sexually suggestive images, no reposting of violence or X-rated content, etc.

 
I'm not suggesting the above for you, just laying out an example. 

 
Sometimes you might feel a bit risqué, but your social media policy will keep you and your family unit in check.

 
The vultures will look around, see nothing and move along to some other clueless youth (or adult).

 
You might see people in relationships post about their dates and all, but it doesn't mean that it's for you.

 
What does your OWN social media policy say?

 
Don't copy people who aren't even living intentionally in the first place.

 
The people you're emulating might not even have fully considered the risks.

 
I'm not fooled by the networks.
I'm well aware that I'm supposed to be the product. 

 
I use Facebook and consequently, it will use me too BUT I WILL CONTROL HOW.

 
People don't NEED to know that I'm having a great (or a bad) time.

 
The highlights of my life remain with the people I share my life with. 

 
My best moments are not on social media.

#BewareOfTheVultures