Has Social Media Stopped Being “Social”?

In this episode, I talk about how social media has quietly changed — from a place to connect with people we know, to a place where we just keep scrolling through endless videos from strangers.Journalist Derek Thompson once said that “everything is becoming television.”He’s right — Facebook and Instagram users now spend only a tiny fraction of their time actually talking with friends.Most of it goes to watching short videos from people they don’t even follow.It’s as if social media is no longer about communication, but about constant consumption —a screen that never ends.TV used to have a schedule, and programs eventually stopped.But social media never does.The algorithm keeps feeding us more, until time simply disappears.We think we’re “connected,” but really, we’re just consuming.That’s the real trap.So maybe it’s worth asking ourselves,How much time did I actually spend today talking to someone I care about?And how much did I spend watching people I’ll never meet?