Dia Mirza: Just to say something for the sake of it has become a culture these days
Actor Dia Mirza says while she likes to keep negativity at bay, that does not mean that she is not tuned in to what’s happening around her especially what’s being said about Bollywood, of it being a bad place with many vices.
On social media, it takes no time for opinions to turn into arguments and maybe that’s why it’s called the newage battle ground to have heated debates on, especially pertaining to the film industry. Reasoning her sparse tryst with social media, actor Dia Mirza says she prefers to stay aloof from all the chaos.
“I’ve completely blocked out the bad side of social media. If you see my timeline, I mostly use it to share positive news and useful information, and I think you need to build an algorithm around that because that’s the power it holds. You follow people who’re not toxic, you’re listening, seeing, reading news that’s uplifting and motivating,” she shares.
However, that doesn’t mean she’s not tuned in to what’s happening around her especially the notion that Bollywood is a bad place with many vices.
“That’s not to say that you’ve to turn a blind eye or mute out the terrible things that are happening. It’s important to stay aware, too. I honestly feel that if I’ve nothing constructive to contribute to a narrative, I’d rather remain silent about it,” Mirza explains.
The actor also feels that there’s just too much noise and too many opinions floating on social media these days. “Just to say something for the sake of doing it has almost become like a culture. People seem to have an opinion on everything, and most often, it’s an aggressive opinion,” she opines.
Calling out the toxicity on social media, Mirza says, “There is so much anger on social media and the last thing I want to do is to contribute to or engage with that anger. So more often than not, I just read mentions and I can sense within the first three words of a tweet where it’s going. I just ignore most of it and block, block, block.”