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A serious problem facing both the youth and elderly
Social media shows your friends' lives as perfect without you, making you feel alone even if they don't mean for you to
Fear of missing out, or FOMO, keeps people glued to their phones
Fear of missing out, or FOMO, keeps people glued to their phones
If you see your friends go to a concert without you, you're obviously going to be a bit upset. With social media, it's impossible not to see what others are doing without you. This is the very definition of FOMO, the feeling that you're not social enough. FOMO is extremely bad for you and can make you feel like a social outcast, and social media on cell phones only intensifies the strength of it.
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