The Social Media Reality Illusion

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As the world has become more connected, we’ve paradoxically become more isolated. We text more often than we call. We use instant messenger to “keep in touch.” We interact through screens more than we do face to face. We treat the internet as a viable substitute for human contact when it’s not.

Even when we sit face to face, we take out our phones and Instagram our moments. We spend more time documenting…