<p><br/></p><p>The benefits of social media and the internet are undeniably great. In many ways, this is the best time to feel and be alive. But maybe these technologies are having some not intended side effects. Maybe these same technologies that have liberated and educated us are at the same time enabling people's sense of entitlement more than ever before.</p><p><br/></p><p>Technology solved many old challenges, but it also created new mental ones.</p><p>The internet didn’t just open the door to knowledge; it opened the door to insecurity. It brought comparison. It brought self-doubt. It made people question their worth in ways that never existed before.</p><p><br/></p><p>And it turns out that social media isn't the problem. It's what we've let it become.</p><p><br/></p><p>A mirror that doesn’t show the truth.</p><p>A mirror that exaggerates flaws and hides reality.</p><p>A stage that exhausts more than it celebrates.</p><p><br/></p><p>What was supposed to be a space for learning and expression has turned into a place that drains more than it uplifts. A place where people chase approval instead of authenticity. Where confidence is performed, not felt.</p><p><br/></p><p>In the end, the internet didn’t break us; we gave it the power to.</p><p>And maybe it’s time to rethink how much of ourselves we hand over to a screen.</p><p><br/></p><p>So next time you scroll, ask yourself, are you feeding your mind, or just feeding the feed?</p><p><br/></p><p></p>
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