Social media inflates expectations and unhappiness
The discussion argued that social media exponentially increases personal dissatisfaction by making everyone's curated highlight reel the new reference point.
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REVIVED · 8 MENTIONS · 6 EPISODES · 5 SHOWS
14 AUG 2025 — 14 AUG 2026 · 4D AGO
2 UPDATE · 3 REPEAT · 3 MENTIONED
- THE RATIONAL REMINDER PODCAST
- THE MEB FABER SHOW
- THE LONG VIEW · 2 MENTIONS
- THE KNOWLEDGE PROJECT
- THE KNOWLEDGE PROJECT · 2 MENTIONS
- Social media inflates expectations and unhappiness · THIS IDEA · UPDATES
- Social circles powerfully shape financial desires
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