Will people ever get tired of social media?

[Milky Way Resident]

I've essentially pulled the plug on Facebook. Sure, it's still there, but I've disabled notifications for it and no longer frequent it. The only reason I haven't fully deactivated it, is that it dies occasionally come in handy.

I still use Instagram and Twitter in moderation, but with nowhere near the attention Facebook got.

[Dwatted Wabbit]

Originally Posted by Thoreau424

Though that's part of it, I mostly see two other goals: 1) vanity and trying to look like one has the perfect life (attempting to out-Jones the Joneses), and 2) stupid rantings about politics.

There really isn't much "for the world to see"; at least not much substance that really matters. It's like some strange mirror. They look into it, seeing themselves online, and get impression of celebrity or status, while the mirror only reflects a trivial life of unimportance. You could sample dozens of people, and basically find a similar bunch of clones.

Long long ago I had a childhood friend who was quite full of himself. I remember a dinner table conversation, someone said who gets the (whatever dish) first?
He said, "I will, for I am famous!" He was maybe 10 and already quite impressed with himself.

My father said, "I will, because I'm great!"

That has stuck with me forever, in this age when so many seek fame as if being known, like a movie star or athlete or some moron on some TV show is an accomplishment in itself. And how in our age of studied ignorance, greatness is not even understood.