Psychology Today | 01.02.2026 23:03
A long time ago, Facebook used to be a fun place where friends kept in touch and shared photos from their lives. Instagram was a way to share photos with friends. Twitter would allow you to keep up with news and opinions from people you respected. Now, social media is often a cesspool of anger and hate interspersed with people trying to sell me things. Even if a friend did post a photo of something happy in their life, I’m not sure the algorithm would let it into my feed.