Great write-up, I'm encouraged to hear your re-evaluation of social media. For myself at least, the addictive-nature of tik tok doesn't really make a lot of sense to me... In one way I understand how such short-form content can be stimulating to our brains. But on that end, they (big tech companies) have really(!) fleeced us of our time if we can be hardwired to watching endless content like that for hours on end! I don't believe social media is the problem in itself, but what it's turned into now is most certainly a problem. Like you said, the line is quite thin between posting about yourself for fun and for attention. And I am not sure where our society goes from here w/social media.
Great write-up, I'm encouraged to hear your re-evaluation of social media. For myself at least, the addictive-nature of tik tok doesn't really make a lot of sense to me... In one way I understand how such short-form content can be stimulating to our brains. But on that end, they (big tech companies) have really(!) fleeced us of our time if we can be hardwired to watching endless content like that for hours on end! I don't believe social media is the problem in itself, but what it's turned into now is most certainly a problem. Like you said, the line is quite thin between posting about yourself for fun and for attention. And I am not sure where our society goes from here w/social media.