Hey there, millennials. Feeling ~stressed~ about your social media accounts? Overwhelmed by your Instagram? Desperate for the fleeting feeling of acceptance that comes with a fav?
Well, have no fear! Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, is here to soothe your furrowed brow.
You laugh! But just listen to this nugget of wisdom from the septuagenarian: "The number of 'likes' on social media doesn't determine the true value of a piece of work."
Khamenei: the number of 'likes' on social media doesn't determine the true value of a piece of work
Khamenei dropped this pearl of knowledge into our laps while talking about poetry and how what really matters is how other poets and critics see the work, not how popular it is.
On night before mid-Ramadan, a number of Persian literature, culture & poetry figures met with Leader of Revolution.
He also speaks from experience, sort of. Nobody knows who runs the @khameni_ir account on Twitter but it's pretty good at the game, using slick graphics to viral effect.
US president has said he could knock out Iran’s military. We welcome no war, nor do we initiate any war, but..
It'll be especially easy for Khamenei's subjects to follow his advice, when you consider the fact that both Facebook and Twitter are blocked in the country.
And with a recent crackdown on women using Instagram — which Iran's government thinks may or may not be a Kim Kardashian–supported plot against it — Khamenei's urging to free yourself from the tyranny of likes is all the more timely.
