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> Digital drugs on the other hand are something that nearly everyone uses and thus you have to use them if you want to effectively fit in and participate in soc
by tekknik 5y ago
> Digital drugs on the other hand are something that nearly everyone uses and thus you have to use them if you want to effectively fit in and participate in society. Not consuming these drugs just makes you an outcast especially in a ruthless environment such as school.
Perhaps this idea is the problem then? Having some mental requirement to fit in I would qualify as a mental illness. What did the parents, or others in their life, do to them to require confirmation from others to the point it literally defines their life?
- Nextgrid 5y ago> Having some mental requirement to fit in I would qualify as a mental illness. I strongly disagree - humans are social animals.
- tekknik 5y agoNow that’s not entirely true either. You need some companionship to maintain mental health, but you certainly don’t need more than a few, and you certainly don’t need the admiration of even a small fraction of the people on social media. So I maintain, this persisten desire to be liked or accepted by many should be addressed as a mental illness.
- Nextgrid 5y agoI didn't mean that people go to social media to be liked/accepted by many. I said that social media made huge efforts (and succeeded) at becoming humanity's primary communications tool so that you are forced to use it (and thus be exposed to its dark patterns and toxicity) even if you originally had no desire to use it for vanity purposes.
- tekknik 4y agoYou’re supporting this being a mental health issue still. Nobody is forcing you to use social media. There are plenty of other methods to communicate with others, and if you focus on have a few strong relationships you have absolutely no need. This is starting to read like Stockholm syndrome.