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Hello Sandy! Good post, but I do disagree with you. You stated that low self-esteem is why social media is so attractive. I have two social media accounts and I, by far, have low self esteem. I have these accounts simply to keep in touch with people whom I do not speak to or who don't live in the state and for entertainment. This may be true for some, but I did not see anything backing your speculations as well. I do, agree, that a lot of people do live in their own little world on social media sometimes based off my own personal observations and opinion. The broke are rich, everyone has a perfect relationship, the perfect kids, and are perfect parents! In some case people may just live that life through social media. However, it is not the only reason some use it. "With social media it is possible to communicate instantly, interactively, and asynchronously with others who are geographically distributed; such interactions can occur numerous times in a day with different and even large groups of people" (McFarland, 2015).

McFarland, L. A., & Ployhart, R. E. (2015). Social media: A contextual framework to guide research and practice. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 100(6), 1653-1677. doi:10.1037/a0039244