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Social Bubble

The perils of instant gratification on social media.

Former Facebook vice president Chamath Palihapitiya unleashed a typhoon in the virtual world with his "social media is ripping apart society" remark. He minced no words stating that social media sites encouraged "fake, brittle popularity," pushing users into a "vicious circle" of sharing posts to gain others' approval. Palihapitiya is not the only one to raise concerns about the downside of social media usage.

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