Mobile phones and the Internet provide a feeling of freedom: the entire world is basically at your disposal. Infinite friends, infinite possibilities, infinite actions. It may feel like you are in control of the thing at your fingertips, but modern social media, when used improperly, ultimately takes away the autonomy of the user. We as people have become products. Our attention is the most valuable currency in a world where a glance means another dollar. But social media is fun. It provides a sense of comfort and connection. How can we better move forward?
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Back in analog time, the economy could only move as fast as humans. Stores closed for the night, and newspapers were restricted by their pages. The digital economy introduced the idea of always being plugged in, always changing. Fast fashion retailers add hundreds of new styles daily to keep up with the endless evolution of style, pocketed in microtrends. Online purchases can arrive within hours, and within days, such purchases may already be out of style. Can items really be crafted well under these conditions?

The algorithm uses your PAST to determine your FUTURE. It deepens your opinion by reinforcing and extremizing it until you live in a DIGITAL ECHO CHAMBER. Diversify the voices you hear and learn from. Remember that social media lives inside your devices. Use REAL-WORLD INTERACTIONS for thoughtful discourse instead of just arguing what you've read.