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> Social Media creates the illusion of social connectivity. While I might tweet a reply to Garry Tan and he might like it. It doesn't mean we are best buddies.
by hk__2 3y ago
> Social Media creates the illusion of social connectivity. While I might tweet a reply to Garry Tan and he might like it. It doesn't mean we are best buddies.
Why would that be an illusion? If he did read your response that counts as a social interaction. People who smile at each others in random social situations are not best buddies and that’s not a problem.
- jsemrau 3y agoI see it as an illusion because of the interaction (smile, like), I feel like I have had a social interaction, but in reality I hadn't.
- RIMR 3y agoThe problem is that there is an observable pattern of people betting all of their social capital on social media, and forming pathological connections to the people that interact with their posts the most. A lot of people have allowed social media to replace a normal social life, and so if a celebrity, or someone with a lot of social media clout follows you and interacts with you, it can be tempting to incorporate that connection into your social identity, and overvalue it.
- hot_gril 3y agoIt's not a problem at all. There are a few serious problems with social media, but none of them are this.