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The thing with this suggestion is that ATM Instagram is trying to fix how people are getting addicted to the Instagram popularity contest and instant feedback from the likes. Recently said that is testing the possibility to hide the like count. This suggestion IMO is another kind of feature for that popularity contest to be on the Famous side of the app.

https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/instagram-hidden-like-coun...

What a way to look at things. I agree with you. Also, that makes me think that there's even the term "evangelist" used in the tech talks...

Related to this; is not that the world is that bad (even tho it really is in bad shape), the thing is that the massive hyper-load of information is only growing and know we instantly know more about the shit that is happening worldwide when decades ago it would take even days for you to know about the war on the other side of the globe.

The issue with social media and mental health is that the topic is just being researched. Millennials and Z's are the consumers in which that technology is being tested and we don't really know all the effects and damages that this new thing is causing on people. We sure know that it is pretty addictive and causes some damages to people who use social media mostly passive and binge on it.

Another damage that Social Media does is that now most peoples attention span is quite short, really short actually, and it doesn't help for the workflow. Add the depression(FOMO?) caused from the "comparison is the thief of joy" produced by Social Media and you have a really bad mix that will make you fill like shit on the regular basis.

Networking is one of the main reasons when going to college. While education, the courses and knowledge is really really, really important. Networking is just as important as that.

Your social skills really matter in your life after college and it might help you paying your student debt.

Just wrote my first 200 words. I really like two major things about this site:

1. It's really simple UI/UX so you go straight to the point. 2. The Github like counter for your post.

I will definitely use the site more and more.

I guess the point, in general, is not to follow somebody else's story or the story that society narrates to most. The point of life is to go with your true will, whatever that is.

For the comment above, it seems like he is blissfully happy because he has funded and followed is true will(as personal and empiric as it is).

In the case of the author in the article, seems like root is the unsatisfied purpose in her life. The depression for the past, the anxiety about the future doesn't help with the present and like a snowball, it just gets worse with time.

Since many(if not all) of this comments are completely empirical and based in personal experiences, all I can take from this comments is that one of my 2019 resolutions is to start a plan and save money to quit job and focus on a project of mine.