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First of all, TLDR. I'll give my opinion though. It's not that social media apps are the ones hurting us, they are merely exposing us to the nasty nature of hu

First of all, TLDR. I'll give my opinion though. It's not that social media apps are the ones hurting us, they are merely exposing us to the nasty nature of humans. Closing your eyes and not using social media doesn't mean the flow of likes and comments will stop. And likewise shutting down social media doesn't mean we will forget what we had before. The cat is out of the bag, humans will now chase to be the top 1% at everything, money, attractiveness, power, etc. Even without their phones they still have permanently changed their worldview. I don't see a solution other than perhaps shut down the internet completely. And invest in better mental health coping strategies

pedrosorio 4y ago
> The cat is out of the bag, humans will now chase to be the top 1% at everything, money, attractiveness, power, etc. Why? And what does this have to do with social media and “the nasty nature of humans”?
- Beaver117 4y ago
  That's what social media encourages. It glamourizes certain lifestyles not among celebrities, but among your own friends. I'm not sure how to put it but it's a lot easier to be a mean/nasty person online. Or it's just easier to hide that fact in real life.
noahtallen 4y ago
The post does touch on that. The big counterpoint is that while yes the world is terrible in many ways, your objective lived quality of life depends on what you observe and how you think about it. If you’re more constantly exposed to negativity (and it’s hard to get away from it), you’ll feel more negatively as well. So your quality of life and happiness can objectively be improved even while the world itself potentially gets worse.