Social Media is Withdrawing us from Society

The long reads article "Why Silicon Valley can't fix Itself" has opened my eyes to the hidden qualities in social media. For a long time, I haven't been able to get social media because my parents knew what I didn't. There has been a new wave of insiders from these businesses call tech humanists, that inform all of us of the dangers of social media that include, damaging our psychological well-being and controls us to be more timid and introverted. Without these social skills, it's harder to interact with other humans which is one key element to our overall happiness. Even though I know this now, the presidents of these businesses make their apps so addicting for use that we find ways around things in our life to make time for social media. Now with this in mind, I have tried to cut down on my social media use but it is difficult, but if I keep the sociable factor of my life then it is worth it to me.