This is the paradox of modern loneliness. We're more connected than ever before, but rates of loneliness and social isolation are skyrocketing. How is this possible? Well, it turns out that having 500 Facebook friends doesn't necessarily translate to having someone to call when you're having a shitty day. And it’s highly unlikely to translate to a dropped-off, homemade lemon drizzle cake on your doorstep.
https://joanwestenberg.com/the-mind-bending-reality-of-non-euclidean-social-networks
@Daojoan
It's not just Facebook or Xitter.
I think it's because it's too easy to present a "false face" in social media connections of all kinds, in search of approval/follows/status/etc that are much more difficult to do in real-life, face-to-face or voice-to-voice conversations.
"False face" applies to how both sides of a social media connection present themselves.
Social media connections lack the detailed signals that humans have evolved, over millions of years, to recognize.
Maybe?
@ekongkaar
Good point.
I think of the spider-and-fly and big social media as more akin to sucking money out of people than luring them in.
Social media is psychologically addictive by design. Humans are social creatures, digital media's convenience taps into a fundamental biological principle: Don't waste energy. It takes far more biological energy to visit with people outside those you live with than it does to communicate digitally.
Like other drugs, it needs no flattery!
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