Would you happen to know if this picture pretending connection requires an explanation? Do you know if lips met? Did anyone kiss? Is this a symbolic reminder for whatever?

How can you be happy for these two people when their lack of real connection is reinforced in such an obvious way? For that matter, the only validation Social Media sometimes offers is if you are selling something. So if you're not selling and only trying to help, you're likely just out of place.

Social media capitalizes on isolation by "separating" us from friends, making us want to check what these friends are doing. Connecting on social media creates more disconnection. Being on social media isolates us from our real-life networks.

Social media can make you more negative and is an outlet for stress, frustrations, and heartbreak or a place to share thoughts and feelings on the world’s tragedies. And while it may make the sender of these messages feel better momentarily, just getting things off their mind, it certainly doesn't relieve those reading it.

Of course, right now, that is you. If you have read this far then the question might be, why” What should I say in a post about social media? How about:

“Sorry for this post, but remember, 99.9765% of the posts on this site are positive.”

Check them out.