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People like to use social media as a form of escapism, to allow them to ignore some of the more difficult realities of their lives. They like to instead focus on the idealized version that they've projected into the world. I think a lot of people who didn't grow up with this type of technology (family bloggers, parents, etc.) tend to really latch onto it because the type of positive reinforcement is much more direct than what can be found in reality.

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I think people tend to measure their self worth based off of the type of engagement that they receive from others. More likes + followers + comments = more people that like you. It's weird to think about just how many people base their self worth off of the level of engagement that they get.

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Leonardo Da Vinci's Butterfly by William Baziotes

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I love this painting but it also kind of reminds me of what sensory overload feels like, and that reminds me a lot of the internet.

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A lot of people tend to share the things on social media that make them look good. Oftentimes -- especially in the realm of activism -- this means uplifting causes for the sake of looking good as opposed to actually supporting them in a way that matters.

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Social media tends to be a place where people project the most idealistic version of their lives as a way to ignore the reality. It's easy to compare your life to the lives of others and feel that yours is less perfect.

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Going onto the internet is like walking into a room packed wall-to-wall with people yelling the dumbest things as loud as they can.

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What are their names? Who are they? Why are they famous? Why are we talking about them? We may never know.

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Somebody did something that probably screwed a bunch of people over so it'll be all over the news until everyone inevitably forgets about it in like two days.

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How the internet do be feeling sometimes

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Two famous people you sort of know just broke up and now everyone is deciding who to side with despite not knowing these people.

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Everyone needs to be giving their opinion on absolutely everything. All of the time. With no breaks.