If I could un-invent something… I’d un-invent social media.
To me, social media feels like a plague. It brings out the worst in people: constant comparison, shaming, talking shit, chasing clout, chasing attention. It doesn’t feel like real socializing. It feels like performance.
And it warps your head.
You start comparing your real life to someone else’s highlight reel. Then you find out half of it is staged or edited or curated, so you’re not even comparing yourself to a person — you’re comparing yourself to a manufactured version of them.
It also turns everything into a marketplace. Even places that used to be “normal” get flooded with people trying to sell you something, push you something, pull you into something. I’ve gotten messages on Xbox from girls trying to push OnlyFans. Like… damn. I can’t even just play and talk to real humans without somebody trying to funnel me somewhere.
And then there’s the bullying. The pile-ons. The cancel culture. People don’t just disagree — they want you ruined. They’ll try to dox you, track you, celebrate your downfall. It’s mayhem.
If you’re hot, if you have clout, or you have both, social media can feel like a party.
If you don’t, it can feel like walking in a desert with a big invisible bubble around you… watching everyone else orbit the attention economy while you’re just standing there, feeling like nothing about you matters.
That’s why so many people delete it. Not because they’re weak — because it messes with your mind.
So yeah. If I could un-invent something, it would be that.
Question: Has social media improved your life — or messed with your head?
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