Constant exposure to the best of each person = constant comparison = feeling low, inadequacy, pressure on ones self

"We struggle with insecurity because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel" ~ Steven Furtick

~ TED: Is social media hurting your mental health?

I also learned about the negative impact of unrestricted online activity on psychological well-being. Many people I spoke to underscored social media's ability to manipulate their mood. The constant exposure to their friends' carefully curated portrayals of their lives generates feelings of inadequacy, especially during periods when they're already feeling low and for teenagers, it provides a cruelly effective way to be publicly excluded.

~ Digital minimalism by Cal Newport

Being on top of the latest services and trends doesn’t help, but degrades your individuality and character. Prevents the development of what makes you be you.

Outsourcing your autonomy to an attention economy conglomerate—as you do when you mindlessly sign up for whatever new hot service emerges from the Silicon Valley venture capitalist class—is the opposite of freedom, and will likely degrade your individuality.

~ Digital minimalism by Cal Newport

Teenage anxiety dramatically increased at the same time as the number of young people owning their own smartphones

“The only factor that dramatically increased right around the same time as teenage anxiety was the number of young people owning their own smartphones." The use of social media and smartphones look culpable for the increase in teen mental-health issues," she told Denizet-Lewis. "It's enough for an arrest—and as we get more data, it might be enough for a conviction." To emphasize the urgency of this investigation, Twenge titled her article in the Atlantic with a blunt question: "Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?"

~ Digital minimalism by Cal Newport

Replacing real-world relationships with social media affects your well-being

the more you use social media to interact with your network, the less time you devote to offline communication."What we know at this point," Shakya told NPR, "is that we have evidence that replacing your real-world relationships with social media use is detrimental to your well-being."

~ Digital minimalism by Cal Newport