Sometimes I think they are awesome. I love feeling connected with people and seeing pictures of friends, family, and family of friends (as in, say, the adorable children of friends of mine from college) that I have not been able to be with in person in a long time. I also like it as a means for knowing what people are up to in my neighborhood, or as a way to spread news about events, or other such pros.
But sometimes it just ends up feeling like all those connections aren't very authentic and make me feel lonely.
Or I see that some people I know will post a status or a photo and get some 949 likes (this is literal, I follow a relative on Instagram who has gotten over 1,000 likes on her images) and I think, good grief, I don't even know 90 people, or 19 it seems. How on earth are there people so well connected that 949 people like what they post? When I get, say, 12 likes for a photo.
It makes me feel like I live in a small bubble and like I could potentially be happier if I just deleted my accounts.
Pros and cons, pros and cons.
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