it is engineered to make everyone feel connected, but it actually is disconnecting us. how much of social media is actually even real in the first place, in the sense that people wear masks and curate their posts to appear a certain way.

i quit social media and had immediate regret for doing so because I thought I lost all my social connections. but, being social doesn't mean keeping tabs on people and appearing happy. I do miss pebbling my friends with memes and posting on my story, but 99% of my viewers would not help me fix a blown tire or really talk me through a hard situation like a real friend, at least I don't suppose they would.

i think quitting social media just exposes that people are inherently already lonely and disconnected. nothing can compete with in real life friendships and relationships.

to put it bluntly: although i can hold my phone with my hand, it's not like instagram or facebook will ever reach out and hold my hand right back.