Whether you document your every waking moment on Snapchat or you’re posting your ~artsy~ shots to Instagram, there’s no denying that social media consumes lives. Sometimes, it feels good to take a break from our Facebook newsfeeds—and Katy Perry agrees. In fact, she thinks we should all take this break together.
In an interview with Cosmopolitan, Katy Perry let everyone know just how she really feels about social media: “Speaking from someone who has a lot of social media spotlight, I feel like social media is very narcissistic and displays a life that isn’t really real,” she explained. “I wish there was a thing like Shabbat that wasn’t particularly religious-based, that was kind of a worldwide day where we’re not on our phones—like a movement.”
Although Perry does not observe or practice the Jewish beliefs that follow Shabbat, she does make an effort to incorporate some of the rituals they follow on this day into her everyday life. She makes an effort to not use her phone for 20 minutes a day but thinks the world could use something a little more effective than this short detox. “And I think it’s going to be really difficult for our focus and our attention spans moving forward. So I’d love if the world implemented an actual day of real rest,” she proposed.
Well, she’s right about one thing: the world could desperately use a break from social media. But would the world actually agree to do such a thing?