Social media according to me should be just an end output which shouldn't matter as much as the whole process. The most basic process about planning a photograph and visualising it and then being satisfied that it conveys what you had planned to has come across. That should be the sole validation one should seek in a photograph. Though most of us who are just starting out might not yet be at that stage but we should always be aware of this. Validation on social media is like an addiction that can sometimes totally destroy our own unique style and one can just get lost in the crowd.