Things I've learned about the modern day internet.

1.) Online discourse is lame and pretty pointless. People getting riled up over silly, vapid things that have no bearing on day to day life is a waste of energy and time.

2.) Influencers are going to influence. They'll make people buy the latest, pointless garbage and create 'hype' over it to where if someone doesn't buy it, they'll feel left out, until another influencer discovers something else. They'll also do incredibly wild things to stay in people's minds. It's not uncommon to see last week's person become this week's person when their ad-revenue dips slightly.

3.) Social media apart from messaging and staying in touch with friends, family, or reconnecting with loved ones is a cesspool of ragebait, doom bait, and addictive 'content' that keeps people glued to their phones for hours on end.

4.) Most of the stuff that is sold through SocialMediaShop and SuperLowAppThatSellsCheapGarbage is just unnecessary junk that people spend money on for who knows what reason. You're not cool for showing off your 'item hauls' online and it's weird (imo) to have closets full from hauls that will never be used.

5.) Staying away from the modern day Internet is better for one's health. There is no reason to wade through seemingly endless content that points to things that make people depressed, and obsessed with world-ending topics. It doesn't mean go without, but using the Internet responsibly. Message friends, send emails, check the weather.