> I find myself wondering if there are people who are resistant to whatever mechanism drives the "addiction" to social media (particularly likes). Sure, measur

> I find myself wondering if there are people who are resistant to whatever mechanism drives the "addiction" to social media (particularly likes). Sure, measure people on a narcissism scale, to name one huge aspect, and you'll get a direct correlation to the blackhole of needing validation in the form of likes. People that grade low on narcissism accordingly care a lot less about that validation, they simply care a lot less about what most other people think and don't require their approval. I have almost zero need for approval from other people for example. The exceptions I can count on one hand and are close family / friends. I'm hyper resistant to needing likes on social media, needing that feedback charge. I'm certain it's hard-wired in, you're either born that way or you're not; I didn't have to do anything to be that way, I don't have to resist the urge to seek out likes/approval/upvotes, it's never a consideration in terms of my well-being or needs. The people I know that need that outside validation universally also have low self-esteem, they don't self-sustain so they need to fill that from external sources.