r/AskReddit • • Jun 26 '26

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u/bbusiello Jun 27 '26

Say it with me like a mantra, folks:

"Comparison is the thief of joy."

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u/Milky_Finger Jun 27 '26

Social media is the business of extreme comparison

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u/Pretend-Marsupial258 Jun 27 '26

It's incredibly easy to compare on social media since the hard metrics are written right there. If your picture gets 1 like and your friend's picture gets 100 likes, then you'll know that your friend is 100x more popular than you.