Epicurus Was Right About Social Media
Epicurus said most pleasures aren’t worth pursuing. They create more pain than joy. He was talking about expensive food and political ambition. But he nailed social media 2,300 years early. Think about it. You open Instagram for pleasure. A quick hit of entertainment. Connection. Maybe some laughs. Instead you get: anxiety about your life compared to others. Anger about politics. Envy disguised as inspiration. The pleasure lasted thirty seconds. The agitation lingers for hours....