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Yup someone had commented about social media FOMO that 1) you only see the good stuff and 2) class divisions are more apparent when your friend's friend who had
by steveBK123 4y ago
Yup someone had commented about social media FOMO that 1) you only see the good stuff and 2) class divisions are more apparent when your friend's friend who had a trust fund or struck it big posts stuff you wouldn't have been exposed to directly & locally pre-social media.
- steveBK123 4y agoSocial media more directly exposes you to your friend-of-a-friend networks inner lives, through a glossy filter, that you'd never ever have imagined 10-20 years ago. The people who boomeranged back to their parents basement after college (or after dropping out) are not posting as much as the guy who made $10M on his startup at 25. Further, especially in HCOL areas, you are often adjacent to exponentially more wealth than you have.. which social media now shows. Pre social media I wouldn't have known much about my neighbors who are friends with a billionaire family / famous musician / etc and go to various exclusive resorts on their dime a few times a year... So for some, their basis for comparison becomes too wide and they end up always feeling "behind" when they baseline against infinite wealth.