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Why social media ruins the ability to be present

I used to love taking photos but now I only see everything through the lens of whether it will get likes and I've forgotten how to just enjoy moments.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The impulse to document and share transforms lived experience into performance, stealing presence from the moment.

Ideas that help explain it
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