Why does FOMO have a chokehold on people?

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Take people’s vast exposure to social media- where lives are typically portrayed as perfect- add to it the competitive nature of human beings and you’ve got some major league FOMO happening. Like Keeping up with the Joneses on steroids.

NIC0LE · F

@OlderSometimesWiser seems like an exhausting way to live, honestly. 🤔

OlderSometimesWiser · F

@NIC0LE Absolutely, like being on a treadmill. You get very tired even though you’re not going anywhere.