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by k_sze 1494 days ago
Maybe you’re lucky to not be plagued by inferiority complex and/or impostor syndrome.
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Perhaps, but then why blame social media and not these disorders?
I believe the argument would be that social media exacerbates the problem.
But does it exacerbate the problem more than other ways of social interaction?

As opposed to a real life social interaction, I can simply hit Unfollow on Facebook (so we stay Friends but I don't see your posts unless I look for them)...

Maybe social media gives you a much more concentrated feed of things that can trigger your inferiority complex, compared to normal, real-life social interactions?

And if you have to resort to unfollowing, you’re basically agreeing that it’s a problem.

I don't see how that proves anything specific to social media, I'm "unfollowing" people IRL all the time, it's not like I want to hear everything someone has to say, especially not if it makes me sad.
> especially not if it makes me sad.

Now I wonder whether you're pulling my leg.