I think people want to believe that other people's social media posts are true and accurate, possibly because their own lives are so shit and they feel living vicariously is a way to mitigate the feelings of that. It is not.
Keeping it "real" as you say is smart...there's no point deluding oneself to the truth.
Yeah, that could be part of the issue. The problem is, they want to believe it so bad that they fail to see all the good in their life. I'd be so happy if traditional social media ceased to exist.
Yep, I'm with you on the cease to exist thing. ✅