I don't get it, where is the misery? Are people really so fragile that they get upset seeing some old classmate in a luxury car? I don't think it's any particu

I don't get it, where is the misery? Are people really so fragile that they get upset seeing some old classmate in a luxury car? I don't think it's any particular, discrete thing like that in itself, but rather the accumulated impact of the social media heuristic described over a period of years. For a more extreme example, look at LinkedIn. Judging by the posts, one can easily be led to believe that all of one's connections are super-successful but utterly brainwashed corporate droids. It's a warped and misleading portrayal of human reality (for most of them, anyway—there are always those few that really do drink the Kool Aid that much). But it's naturally going to lead a lot of people to the anxiety: should I be as invested in my work as these amped-up salespeople? Am I working hard enough to promote my professional brand?