Me Thinks

This is so interesting--listen to the first line of this article:
The more time a person spends on social media, the more likely they are to be lonely. 

Here is more:
As Daily Social media time increased (for participants in the study), so did perceived loneliness and depressive symptoms, including feeling alone or blue, lacking motivation or having a hard time sleeping.

The main message is that we need to use social media wisely.

Contrary to conventional wisdom that social media connect users to others, research shows that users feel increasingly isolated as their time on social media increases.

The less daily time you spend on social media the healthier you will be--physically, mentally and socially.
(Robert R. Wright, Director of the Health Psychology Emphasis in the BYU-Idaho Psychology Department.)

A research assistant by the name of Kolby Hardy, adds:
Social media has become an inadequate substitute for genuine interaction.  Rather than reaching out to family by paying a visit or making a phone call, we settle for liking a photo.  Social media is the empty calorie of communication.  We can use it all we like, but at the end of the day we'll be hungry for human interaction.