Social media.
I've spent a lot of time reading, and reading articles, and watching powerful speeches. It started with watching some videos on social networking and how toxic it is to society. One video talked about how it is an addiction, and it was created to be that way. They hire individuals called attention engineers that borrowed ideas from Vegas casinos to make technology as addictive as possible. That the dopamine levels that we receive from getting a like on facebook, or a text message, is near the equivalent to that of what you get from cocaine. And I feel like that in the lowest points of my life, I turned to technology for happiness. And when I stopped depending on it so much, when I began seeking happiness for and with myself, the addiction to social media fell away. But so many people haven't been opened to how toxic it is, and it can be. They constantly chase after how many likes they can get, and feel empty when something the post doesn't get the response they expected. So many people are chasing after the feeling of acceptance and belonging, and social media is only causing them to feel more empty and disconnected. What's the solution for that? Human connections, obviously, face to face time. But how do you pull people out of an addiction, and encourage them to strive for connections in the present moment?