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Not only has bragging become socially acceptable, but it has also become the basis of our social value.

Enter the humble brag – or *humble brag* <enter>, as it were.

Remember when we were taught not to be boastful? Well, today social media is training us not to be caught being boastful.

Back in 2010, comic writer Harris Wittels coined the term humble brag, which describes an attempt to crow about oneself whilst casually presenting it under a veil of false humility.

As a national columnist, who has the opportunity to attend fun events and receive cool perks, I am certainly a repeat offender on this front. (See what I did there?)


 
 
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I thought the popularity contest ended years ago with high school. It hasn’t. Worse, it is back with a vengeance, in a worldwide forum.

That said, I also thought breakouts would end as I exited my teen years. But, clearly (or not) they still enter my life from time to time.

This new-age popularity contest however, is getting bigger and will widen the gap between the social media freaks and geeks. In this case, it’s the geeks who are the cool ones.

And as is the case, social media is dictating a new world order. For if Facebook is the world’s third largest country, then the Internet is its first.

Thus, the geeks shall inherit the Earth.

 
 
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It is the most important point of progress of the moment.

It is a game changer.

It is a life changer.

And it is one of the most talked about things in the world today…

The New Facebook Profile. Or as I like to call it, the Old Facebook Profile. Yeah, I’m ahead of the times like that.