Using Twitter likes as a "thing to make you feel good about yourself" might give you a short term dopamine rush, but probably leads to long term unhappiness IMO.
People either realize this or they go on to mutate their personality beyond recognition
Sure, we can agree social media news and zero cost information dissemination is an Existential Evil, but ... if author had said "shout into a bag", "pound head against wall", or "drink a beer". Maybe we could just let it ride, for once.
People need validation. Its an inherent human trait. But I feel validation from living breathing humans in proximity of your life >>>> validation from twitter likes.