DDHK.ORG - In recent days, there has been a lot of discussion about two people, so called Crazy Rich, who ended up behind bars. Surely the readers already know the figure who was mentioned as the IK and DS sultan who with a habit of showing off his wealth, it was later discovered that all of this came from bonuses for being an affiliate of binary options applications under the guise of trading stocks, even though they were gambling.
We will discuss about the application but try to explore the trend of showing off wealth on social media that is now rampant. Flexing slang.
In slang or slang words, the word flexing means people who like to brag, usually showing off their wealth. Meanwhile, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, flexing shows something that someone has or achieves but in a way that is considered by others to be unpleasant.
In the context of the two people I mentioned earlier, Flexing is done to make other people want what is achieved with marketing objectives so that people are interested in installing and gambling on the application.
Then it occurred to me, on a talkshow opportunity, the founder of crowdfunding startup Kitabisa Muhammad Alfatih Timur introduced Alturistic narcissism which simply means preaching, showing and spreading the good activities that we have done.
Of course the goal is not to show off and brag, but as an invitation to others to do good too and hope to be an inspiration and motivation.
When the term Flexing appears with its negative connotation, it seems that the idea of Alturism narcissism can be used by combining it with the term Flexing, so Alturism Flexing.
In an era when people are proud and show off actions that are not commendable, in my opinion, it doesn't matter if we also proclaim the good we do, as I said earlier, it can be an invitation, inspiration and motivation for others to do good.
Isn't it good to compete in goodness? For social institutions, Alturism Flexing can be a means of promotion, portfolio and program transparency, consider it a progress report on the benefits and impacts of the kindness programs that have been initiated.
Quoting a lecture from Gus Baha, he once gave the example of Sayyidina Ali ra dividing his alms into 4 parts, 25% done openly, 25% done in secret, 25% done at night and the rest during the day.
The point that needs to be considered is the intention, what is important is not to brag and boast, what business people's perception of our actions while in the corridor of goodness is beyond our control and responsibility.
So, instead of Flexing to show off your wealth, it's better to Flexing goodness. [Achmad Munandar, Founder of Startup Media Campusnesia.co.id]
