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I Love Social Media

I don’t know why people say social media is toxic. I hear people saying reading people bragging about their “great” lives can be toxic. I guess I’m the only one who gets jazzed when I see people’s lives going well? Every time I see a post about one of my friends/followers/influencer getting engaged, pregnant, going on vacation, getting a new car etc I get super happy! It makes my day a little bit better to see someone else doing good for themselves 🤗 even the girls who just post selfies of themselves with their cute outfits and makeup. It looks like they’re having fun, so to me that’s a great thing!

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I get why someone whose life is not going well may be distressed to see other people living supposedly wonderful lives. They may feel pressured to live a life as perfect as one depicted on social media without realizing that those people are only showing what they want people to see and their lives are not as perfect as they seem. But once you realize this, you can accept social media for what it is: a way to showcase the best parts of your life. Everyone has problems and I know that. I'm not fooled into thinking people have perfect lives just because they only show the best on social media. To me what's really toxic about social media is the tendency for people to put themselves in echo chambers where they're exposed to more extreme and radical content. That's where I think social media is doing the most damage.