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How curating your social media feed can increase isolation

I unfollow people whose lives make me feel bad about mine but then my feed becomes an echo chamber and I feel disconnected from reality.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Protecting ourselves from difficult emotions by controlling what we see can create a false reality that leaves us unprepared for life's fullness.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Social media and loneliness?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.