The Solution to the Destructive Evils of Social Media

The Solution to the Destructive Evils of Social Media
A new kind of social media could connect us together without selling our data and feeding into envy and trolling. Jacob Lund/Shutterstock
By Monroe Mann, PhD
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Social media destroys people’s relationships, causes “Facebook envy,” reduces self-esteem, makes users feel lonely, and encourages arrogant and egotistical behavior. It also sells out its users, collecting their data so marketers can better target them, often for items they don’t need and—with a pandemic of credit card debt—can’t afford.

The culture nurtured on social media often results in bullying and suicide and generally brings out the worst in people.

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