[quote=flyer]I’ve read quite a few articles by psychologists who contend that social media distorts reality for many people. It seems this phenomenon has, sadly, encouraged many to believe they are “stars,” even within their own tiny universe. Many people feel insignificant, and this allows them to be “somebody,” or so the “pros” say. This analysis was not just confined to women.
My wife, who is in the film business, tells me that, whatever the storyline of a project, it must be fully grounded in hyper-escapism before she’ll greenlight it–because that’s what the world wants to see.
When you look at the highest grossing films of all time, it appears most have that element in common, so, seeing this same premise played out on a smaller scale in social media doesn’t really seem too surprising.[/quote]
LOL, flyer, you nailed it. For this reason (and my privacy concerns as well as the daily time element involved), I have never participated in “social media.”
When friends/relatives have logged into FB in my presence, allowing me to see what was “going on” with my kids and people I know, I, too, have seen poster-“friends” telling the (female) friend/site owner (who is fishing for compliments with a new hairdo, etc) that they “look beautiful” when nothing could be further from the truth.
I agree that this phenomenon is not confined to women but is, nonetheless, hilarious!
I’m sure you tell your spouse to continue making her decisions to produce whatever sells … more power to you!
