541 karma · joined August 14, 2013
We're made up of disparate systems that our conscience pilots essentially, even our mental faculties are disparate systems. This can sometimes make it hard to recognize when one of these systems is under-performing or worse-yet failing.
"In reality, we hire social media to distract our minds from our unpleasant, average life. And, by faking photos, to convince others, including ourselves, that our life is amazing while internally we are in pain."
If you recognize the pitfalls/dangers of social media, I think you can utilize the platforms if you are mindful without falling for those pitfalls/dangers. Pitfalls such as creating "echo chambers" and "bubbles" with who you follow and further falling for emotional hooks ( Experimental evidence of massive-scale emotional contagion through social networks https://www.pnas.org/content/111/24/8788 )
/slight tang of sarcasm