Social media pulls people in with this dream of bringing people together and staying in touch with people we cherish. While it is an undeniable that it has stayed true to it's promise, a lot of us are susceptible to buying into mob mentality, no matter how baseless the claims may seem. This, I believe, happens because just as social media brings us all together it is very easy to alienate people of other groups and form a polarized society. Like, how someone may like one flat earth post and is then bombarded by hundreds of them to the point where it seems to be the absolute reality. Another example of such would be the amplification of unrealistic body standards and it's severe effects on young teens.

This seems to me a prime example of how people on the internet use other's mistakes and flaws to feel better about themselves. They have made social media a source for validation. This results in a more polarized society, whether it be due to stupid tweet or a more politically charged post. At the end of the day, it is necessary to accept the fact that we as humans cannot be perfect and by contributing to a culture that ignores this will not help with their own self esteem issues neither would it help anyone else. We should all just rather focus on ourselves and our goals.