the need for belonging is leading to changing who you are or obtaining psychological issues of even both. those psychological issues are never solved because it's hard to accept that you actually has it, some of which are loneliness that will end up in depression and worst.
The social media is just a way to feel that "you belong somewhere", that you have friends and acceptance from the society + the more you use the more dopamine comes into play. dopamine makes you feel happy and can be found in gambling too. As you can imagine it provides you the addiction you never had and you end up as a social media junkie. After that welcome to the club of depression!
True that! But people rarely think about long term implications eh?
that's true and that's something everyone needs to understand as soon as possible