The Venn diagram of growing + maintaining social media success/engagement and mental illness appears to have a large overlap for most… Mental health sacrifice, to put it a different way. Being a celebrity is probably 1 of few exceptions because their received engagement is often virtually effortless.

Maybe it’s less terrible here where you’re not swimming against a quicksand algorithm.

I don’t get why so many people strive for it and put up with the sacrifices. I’d bet most just want social fulfillment and to feel validated. Which is much more sustainable while touching grass. nostr:note1fpx4lax948hrsfm25pgyxpmqw3v7jwzu6zkssatvezcl08aqglus8rwxzk