Publishing pictures of breakfast tables on “Social Media” devotes social disparity

The publication of images of breakfast tables and the extravagant Ramadan moments on the social media platforms spread in the countries of the Islamic world, including Morocco, is one of the secretions of the digital revolution that made every moment of human life to be published and present to the public, which involves not only a mere documentation of an annual Ramadan weather or an expression of the values ​​of quality and generosity, but also on psychological and social reasons and factors as well.

Between reality and sites, we are interested in that this phenomenon, which was never part of the culture of Moroccans with food, contributes to sowing the feeling of deprivation and marginalization in the hearts of a sample of Moroccan society, and in the rumor of a “culture of comparison” and the influence of social balance and the psychological composition of the individual who may find himself enchanted by images that do not reflect the truth as it is.

Research for confession

In this context, Mohsen bin Zakor, a doctor who specializes in social psychology, in a statement to Hespress, reported that “the phenomenon of publishing pictures of breakfast tables in Ramadan was measured by a set of similar phenomena, which is primarily psychological dimension, and is linked to the nature of the psychological composition of the individual.”

Bin Zakour added, explaining that “those who publish these images, regardless of the purpose or material profit behind this, they are providing a provocative act of the feelings of the general public, especially those with the lower classes in society, driven by the love of appearing and the search for recognition and social status, and influencing the image and view of people to them, or trying to create another personality in the virtual world, may be different from what is in reality.”

The doctor who specializes in social psychology explained that “the human being, of course, is always looking for recognition in society, as there are those who search through creativity, knowledge and research, but technological developments with the emergence of social media have made this recognition a goal that justifies all means.” He highlights that “consuming images of tables and lavish life by some members of society will enhance their sense of ‘masculinity’ according to the colloquial concept, and will encourage the spread of negative ideas in the society”.

The spokesman concluded that “this situation has negative repercussions on the psychological composition and mental composition of the human being,” at the same time, at the same time, “mania and pursuit of social acceptance imposes psychological pressures on the individual, and that provoking the feelings of public and pushing them through the consumption of some of the contents of social networking sites to hold comparisons between their lives and the lives of others, even on sites, can exacerbate the feelings of rejecting reality and attempts to change it by all means.”

Devoting the differences

For his part, Khaled Al -Touzani, a university professor and head of the Moroccan Center for Cultural Investment, explained that “the issue of publishing pictures of Ramadan tables on social media has become a common phenomenon in Morocco and abroad.” And joy by feeding the guests. ”

On the other hand, Al -Tuzani stressed, in a statement to the electronic newspaper Hespress, that “some people publish these images with the intention of expressing God’s grace for his grace, but they can create a kind of feeling deprived of some social groups, which calls for the necessity of taking into account the feelings of weak groups that do not find a way to prepare a luxury table or some food and delicious dishes”, stressing that “publishing the images for the purpose of pride or boasting It is inconsistent with the spirit of fasting and humility that is supposed to prevail in Ramadan.

The same spokesman continued that “the effect of this phenomenon depends a lot on how to present it and receive it, so that if the images show generosity and encourage the participation of grace with others, it enhances this solidarity; But if it shows the thief or social differences, it undermines the feeling of solidarity and destroys the feeling of the unity of society, “considering that” the images of the table can sometimes have a human dimension in spreading the value of generosity, quality and solidarity, and motivating others to follow the example of a rumor of solidarity between relatives, neighbors and friends. “

The university professor himself concluded that “the Moroccans are generally used to avoid depicting the table because of the impact of the image on the scenes that does not find a way for such tables, and they saw this from etiquette, that is, not to show off food in respect of the blessings of God first, and in respect of the feelings of the poor secondly,” highlighting that “the old Moroccans have established the habit of feeding food and quality without any. When social media, in our time, spread the culture of photographing food and showing the tables, and this behavior is not consistent with the Moroccan identity, which is characterized by high taste in observing the feelings of people, reparation of thoughts, solidarity, unity and synergy.