It feels like we’re all plugged in 24/7, but somehow everyone’s lonelier than ever. Do you think social media brought us together or just made us better at pretending?

Social media and internet have made the world a global village but it have successfully alienated us from each other in terms of have a good interpersonal relationships. People prefer being on their phones than meeting in person. Even the ones who meet in person are giving more time to their phones than the person they are meeting with.

I’d say both. We’re more connected online, but in real life, it’s like everyone’s drifting apart. People text “how are you?” instead of visiting or calling. It’s weird.

23 hours ago, uptrendfinancialsignal said:

I’d say both. We’re more connected online, but in real life, it’s like everyone’s drifting apart. People text “how are you?” instead of visiting or calling. It’s weird.

Do I need to talk about those people who take pride in snubbing someone looking out or trying to check up on them? It's worse with people who managed to travel to countries with better job opportunities. They start neglecting their friends.

It madw us talk more, but it’s not always real connection. I’ve seen people with thousands of followers who still feel lonely. It depends on how you use it. Social media’s just a tool, some people build friendships there, others just scroll endlessly.

18 hours ago, 1stop said:

It madw us talk more, but it’s not always real connection. I’ve seen people with thousands of followers who still feel lonely. It depends on how you use it. Social media’s just a tool, some people build friendships there, others just scroll endlessly.

Most of those people will thousands of followers barely reply anyone on their social media sites unless they are going to benefit from the interaction.