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The 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.

I 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.

But... you have. A small one, probably not one that'll have much of an impact on either of you, but it is a social interaction.

I agree it's a social interaction. Just not an in-person one.

It's not a problem at all. There are a few serious problems with social media, but none of them are this.