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How to Give Social Media a Reality Check
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Shabaz Ali
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Shabaz Ali
About this listen
The world is full of books about how to be rich. This is not one of them.
Today, many of us are feeling the pinch—and being bombarded with portrayals of social media 'perfection' is making that pinch feel more like a punch.
We may know that social media—with all its billionaires and beauty queens—is just a highlight reel. So why is it still making most of us feel so low?
Comedian Shabaz Ali wants to help you see the funny side of social media again. Because while it looks nice to live up in an ivory tower, this book reminds us that it is much more fun to be part of the baying mob that surrounds it.
This laugh-out-loud deep-dive into social media's ridiculously rich, will help you love your own penny-pinched, rough-around-the-edges, extraordinarily ordinary life.
©2024 Shabaz Ali (P)2024 DK AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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- Mar Chen
- 06-24-24
Povo rocks
Definitely a must buy, Here's listening to both sides of a coin 🪙. I got this book because of his reals. Such a relatable point of view. in real real poverty time.
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- MissT3K
- 04-08-24
I am a proud povol
Shabaz has taken his online “bits” and turned them into very well thought out chapters. His insights into what bothers us povols about the rich showing off their generational wealth on social media really hit home.
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- JESUIS LE CAHIER
- 06-22-24
Honesty and Humorous Point of View
His authenticity & delivery are refreshing delightful and funny with practical thoughts to add to the irony of the weird world wide web of the rich on display and an alternative to envy jealousy and self doubt just a beacon of hope for the common folk with humor can't recommend this text enough a must for all of us inundated with virtual image bombs of wealth gone wrong. Bravo to Shabaz Ali !!!
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