What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the name “Dracula”? A depraved landlord, who was known for his brutality, made famous by Bram Stoker in 1897 as a mischievous and malicious bloodthirsty animal, most likely. Offspring of the Devil himself.
Since then, Dracula’s name has become synonymous with great evil and unpredictability. Dracula is a vampire who manipulates his victims through his powers to make them his slaves, who willingly give their own blood to their master.
The mere idea of him has haunted children at night for hundreds of years.
But times since then have changed, after Jonathan and Quincey killed Count Dracula, and the modern age began. In the mid-00s, the idea of “vampires” took a new shape, with the first step being in the form of Facebook. And this creature has been growing stronger ever since.
The vampire that is Facebook does not need to be under your bed, it is on the internet waiting for its prey.
You think I am exaggerating?
Well then, let me tell you guys about another character from the same book, named Renfield. A professor of a university, a rational human being who suddenly became insane and was committed to an asylum. No one knew how this great misfortune had fallen upon him until later it was found that the man named Renfield was in fact under the spell of the Hellspawn, the great evil Dracula.
Renfield used to be under some kind of daze all day and utter nonsensical words (such as “H2O,” “hingshe hoy?” “amar moton hotey chao?”)
Sound familiar?
What will happen if this misfortune grabs you and your thinking ability and creativity? It could make you anxious, isolated, and lower your self-esteem. You might lose your real friends, avoiding family and loved ones.
Save yourself, defend against it, and annihilate this beast of misfortune. Take a break from social media.
Nazibur Rahman is a freelance contributor.