Is social media worthwhile?

Be warned. I’m thinking aloud here. Any insights you may/may not gain are purely accidental. I’m a millennial without an Instagram account. At most, I check out Instagram links my wife sends me of cute animals doing silly things. I admit that these put a smile on my face! But not enough to compel me to return to Instagram. When I was on Facebook and Instagram, I found it easy to become hooked to seeking validation and comparing myself to my peers. When I put up a post, I would often check how many likes or comments I received. The more likes, the better I felt. But when something I put up went unnoticed, that stung. It got to a point where I was curating my image to be perceived as cool, smart, and compelling. The instant nature of social media also made it super easy to go down comparison spirals. It seemed like almost everyone on it led shiner lives than mine. At some point I realised that chasing validation, constantly comparing, and giving away my attention so frivolously did me…