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[–] [email protected] 130 points 2 months ago (12 children)
[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Envy has existed far longer than social media, none of these things would go away if social media doesn't exist. Social media just amplifies it.

Comparison has always been the thief of joy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Yep, "keeping up with the Jones's" was a phrase I heard growing up in the 1980s

Also, attachment leads to suffering

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