Yes, those people made it exhaustingly explicit, first to their families, then as justification for friends and acquaintances, that they are disappointed in how their lives are by literally pointing out to imagined lives they saw on Facebook. Then we got to see them chasing that fantasy, failing, and feeling even more disappointed because now their support structures were left behind. Last I saw of some of those people they were really drifting through life carrying depression and disappointment for what they lost, and for what they couldn't find.
I'm sure social media can create, maintain, or accentuate a lot of different types of "pathologies" because it was designed to do so.
I'm sure social media can create, maintain, or accentuate a lot of different types of "pathologies" because it was designed to do so.