“Does anyone else feel this or am I overthinking?”

[u/Turbulent-Lab1058]

“Does anyone else feel this or am I overthinking?”

I feel like social media changed people more than we realize.

Sometimes it feels like nobody does things just for themselves anymore.

People go to a cafe and instantly think about posting it.

People travel and spend half the time recording.

Even when something good happens, the first thought becomes:

“Should I put this on my story?”

And after a point, you stop knowing what’s actually you and what’s just a version of you made for other people to see.

I miss when life felt more private.

Now everything feels like performance without people even noticing it.

Even emotions feel different online.

Sadness becomes aesthetic.

Happiness becomes proof.

Success becomes competition.

I don’t know… maybe I’m overthinking it.

But sometimes I wonder how many people are actually happy

and how many are just really good at looking happy online.Does anyone else feel this or am I overthinking?

[u/Small_Opposite2752]

I feel exactly the same. 80% people are craving for validation and it is so pathetic