Social media totally misconstrues our reality. You're always comparing yourself to everyone posting pictures and updates of their accomplishments and bullshit happiness. You don't see their struggle, what's going on behind the screen, and all the work it takes to achieve these glimpses of perceived happiness. You see picture after picture of people happily socializing, excelling at their hobbies, getting new cars, etc. and questioning if what you're doing in your life is worth enough likes, shares, views, or retweets online. It puts a value on happiness and I think it makes people less happy, depressed, and makes people who would normally be happy with the way they live their lives, unsatisfied.
On the other hand, I think social media can totally be positive if you take everything with a grain of salt and can step back from your device and realize where the real value in life is.
On the other hand, I think social media can totally be positive if you take everything with a grain of salt and can step back from your device and realize where the real value in life is.
