Are human relationships doomed?

[Zlantann]

This is my first not bitcoin-related topic.

I 've had small issues in the past year. My mind was suffering from strange thoughts. To avoid any confusion, I am not talking about self-harming or anything like that. I don't really know how to explain what I am talking about, so I will try to picture it for you.

I am talking about shallow interactions, where someone's ass is more important than their soul.
I am talking about posting how happy everyone is on social media, but crying when their camera is off.
I am talking about people sitting next to each other, being lost in their mobile screens, barely talking to each other.
I am talking about not flirting face-to-face, but instead sending friend requests on social media, trying to look cool to impress the other part, who is doing the exact same thing.

Firstly, I am a believer in a religious body that believes that the soul is eternal.

Secondly, my sister always posts her family in a happy mood, but insiders are aware that the marriage is dying. People are no longer real in society, and I find it very annoying. That's why I don't believe anything I see on the internet until it is verified.

Thirdly, humans now prefer to talk to machines than fellow humans. It was strange for people to stay for hours together without interacting with each other. But it is now the norm of society, and it is killing human relations. Parents now spend more time on their phones than their children.

I am real on social media and I don't also get thrilled with what I see on them. I am not on social media to impress anybody; I give it a business approach.

But I want to listen to you.
Tell me, do you see the situation getting any better?
Or, do we need to adapt to the new reality?

Fake life and pretence will keep increasing. Materialism and impatience will grow because most people, especially young people, see the wrong people as role models.

I don't intend to adapt to the deception on social media. I would always be truthful with no intention of impressing anybody. It is also my responsibility to encourage people to be truthful.

[o48o]

This is my first not bitcoin-related topic.

I 've had small issues in the past year. My mind was suffering from strange thoughts. To avoid any confusion, I am not talking about self-harming or anything like that. I don't really know how to explain what I am talking about, so I will try to picture it for you.

I am talking about shallow interactions, where someone's ass is more important than their soul.
I am talking about posting how happy everyone is on social media, but crying when their camera is off.
I am talking about people sitting next to each other, being lost in their mobile screens, barely talking to each other.
I am talking about not flirting face-to-face, but instead sending friend requests on social media, trying to look cool to impress the other part, who is doing the exact same thing.

To be honest, I am not in a bad personal situation. On the opposite, I am very good with myself. I am regularly doing psychotherapy where I have the chance to discuss everything that bothers me. I am also kinda older now, which means I have made most of the important decisions someone has to make in their lives.

But I want to listen to you.
Tell me, do you see the situation getting any better?
Or, do we need to adapt to the new reality?

Sorry to hear you experience it that way, but you might want to reflect that this is just your subjective observation, and like you said: Social media lies.

Many of us are having deep and meaningful relationships. They don't come automatically though. In real life we use lot of work on ourselves and towards those relationships to keep them alive, because they are worth it.
Social media isn't some kind of mirror of reality. It amplifies things we already fear, because algorithms are like automated confirmation bias machines. Meaning that when you look for information, you are going to get dragged to rabbit's hole that amplifies your fears and offers solutions that they can market.

You only can make true contacts when talking to individuals face to face. Or via long chats, emails / letters. And it's good if you realize that. Don't give any reality value for social media, because it's not reality, and people who do content, even when they are your online friends, are keeping up appearances. They are rarely making themselves real and vulnerable, because even if people want to see that kind of content, it's devastating to be attacked by some random trolls when you are most vulnerable.

[apogio]

Secondly, my sister always posts her family in a happy mood, but insiders are aware that the marriage is dying. People are no longer real in society, and I find it very annoying. That's why I don't believe anything I see on the internet until it is verified.

Sorry for that. Well, it may be her way to deny the problem. May be that she doesn't want this marriage to be over. Or, perhaps, like you said, it could be that she does what everyone is doing, lying about their lives.

I don't intend to adapt to the deception on social media. I would always be truthful with no intention of impressing anybody. It is also my responsibility to encourage people to be truthful.

Great to hear!

Don't give any reality value for social media, because it's not reality, and people who do content, even when they are your online friends, are keeping up appearances.

Yeah, as I said, I don't have any. But the point is crystal clear.

[Kelward]

The only constant think in life is change and when it happens we can either accept it or isolate ourselves from the glaring reality. Clearly social media has reshaped our relationships with loved ones and strangers, you no longer have to be face to face with someone to interact with them or wait for days for your letter to reach it's destination before you can get a reply that can take time to reach you. The innovation has degenerated to the extent that people are being lost in the reality of the internet, they are more alone physically but not lonely in reality. Everybody with a smart phone can reach a global audience by just sitting in a place, it is fascinating but comes with a price of isolating people from longing to see each other physically.

I think that social media is a blessing to this generation, we can easily and instantly reach out to a lot of people from our location, also we can get news faster and make comments immediately. Social media has reduced unemployment, a lot of people earn from it and a lot of entertainments are on to make us happy. On the negative side social media has become a hub for scammers and hackers, fake news and fake lifestyles. Furthermore people are becoming unproductive because they spend most of their time on social media without gaining anything meaningful. In conclusion we shouldn't believe everything we see and hear on social media because it's an open space where the good or bad comes to share information.

[DeathAngel]

The world has changed, most people spend a lot of time online. It can mean people don’t have as many in depth conversations but on the flip side lots of people meet their bf or gf via online dating sites. You should strike a balance, screen/online time is fine but don’t neglect your friends & family.

[Yucky]

Generally, I don't see this pattern of human interaction getting better because, for one, people are after money and a lot of people have gotten into tech, which requires them to be looking at their screens. So you don't expect someone that is broke to leave the money they will chase and start talking to you, of course, networking, which involves human interaction, is key to growth. That is where it now boils down to how important you are to this person. If you're not a potential customer, investor, client, people won't see the point of spending so much time with you. Even if they are spending time with you, it will just be on a 'hello' basis.

 So if it's the fact that people coming on social media to laugh and behind the scene they are crying, I think it's just going to get worse. Because there are some times when you log into social media, you see a lot of oppressive posts and some people just want to level up. They still haven't defined their self that they get carried away by social media. You should just identify your support systems, know what you are doing on social media, and just mind your business because everyone is busy with their stuff.

[apogio]

They still haven't defined their self that they get carried away by social media. You should just identify your support systems, know what you are doing on social media, and just mind your business because everyone is busy with their stuff.

As a matter of fact, many times people look like having different personalities within themselves.

When you know someone in real life and you also follow them on social media, you may observe massive differences between the two ways that they look and talk.

[Cryptohygenic]

To be honest, I am not in a bad personal situation. On the opposite, I am very good with myself. I am regularly doing psychotherapy where I have the chance to discuss everything that bothers me. I am also kinda older now, which means I have made most of the important decisions someone has to make in their lives.

The effect of this your psychological performance will do as follows;
1* Keep you ready to act consciously when dealing with other people.
2* Will encode you to be friendly and tolerance regarding your mentality has the capacity to suit everyone's characters.
3* You are being awake in the world of where everyone is asleep calling the day might.
4* Being deep their thoughtful of things about others that does not concerned you mean you could be good to be confided on.
5* Can easily know what is right and what is wrong even though you indulges on the wrong act, you probably do it international.

You would just think life would be easy if everyone acts like you because you think you have the best characters to humanity.

[Dunamisx]

I am talking about shallow interactions, where someone's ass is more important than their soul.
I am talking about posting how happy everyone is on social media, but crying when their camera is off.
I am talking about people sitting next to each other, being lost in their mobile screens, barely talking to each other.
I am talking about not flirting face-to-face, but instead sending friend requests on social media, trying to look cool to impress the other part, who is doing the exact same thing.

Life is full of mediocres, some are just running after what is not it at all, deception is everywhere, people were corrupt a d thinks they can perpetrate on any evil to any length without anyone knowing, fake life is very common, because people want to be seen as the person they are not, that is why everywhere is full of corruption in today's life, but we can choose to the part which we belong, are we going to receive from them and join in the act or be left alone with our fate to face the reality about life, people don't care about human relationship, human feelings, all they know is to acheive getting what they want through what they have in this perverse generation.

[AmaGold70]

This is my first not bitcoin-related topic.

I 've had small issues in the past year. My mind was suffering from strange thoughts. To avoid any confusion, I am not talking about self-harming or anything like that. I don't really know how to explain what I am talking about, so I will try to picture it for you.

I am talking about shallow interactions, where someone's ass is more important than their soul.
I am talking about posting how happy everyone is on social media, but crying when their camera is off.
I am talking about people sitting next to each other, being lost in their mobile screens, barely talking to each other.
I am talking about not flirting face-to-face, but instead sending friend requests on social media, trying to look cool to impress the other part, who is doing the exact same thing.

To be honest, I am not in a bad personal situation. On the opposite, I am very good with myself. I am regularly doing psychotherapy where I have the chance to discuss everything that bothers me. I am also kinda older now, which means I have made most of the important decisions someone has to make in their lives.

But I want to listen to you.
Tell me, do you see the situation getting any better?
Or, do we need to adapt to the new reality?

We are in a digital age (internet) we are more connected than before but somehow, it feels like we are disconnected more than ever. About the situation getting better? I don't think so, we really do need to adapt to reality. One thing I know is that there are still people out there who care about and still value real connections and meaningful relationships, instead of allowing technology to destroy us we can actually use it to connect ourselves with our loved ones rather than isolate. Instead of scrolling through social media all day long alone use video call to catch up and connect with people around you.

[apogio]

Instead of scrolling through social media all day long alone use video call to catch up and connect with people around you.

I am using video calls a lot, mainly for personal interactions.
I like how it feels to see someone I love even for 5 minutes.

[Bitcoin Smith]

They still haven't defined their self that they get carried away by social media. You should just identify your support systems, know what you are doing on social media, and just mind your business because everyone is busy with their stuff.

As a matter of fact, many times people look like having different personalities within themselves.

When you know someone in real life and you also follow them on social media, you may observe massive differences between the two ways that they look and talk.

Social media is nothing but their fantasy world, 99% of the smile, happiness, celebration on the social media are just done to get the attention, likes, comments. People crave attention so much and will to do anything for that, even read someone got so obsessed with live and to become viral took their life on YouTube live streaming and in the end it's just scripted one to become popular.

People lost their shit, men lost the trust in marriages, parents scroll and swipe instead of looking their kids, we are really doomed.

[Fiatless]

As a matter of fact, many times people look like having different personalities within themselves.

When you know someone in real life and you also follow them on social media, you may observe massive differences between the two ways that they look and talk.

The use of video or picture filters has made people have two lives. You might not recognize someone on social media if you see him physically. The difference is sometimes very much. That's why I wouldn't engage in an online relationship until I see the person physically.

I am using video calls a lot, mainly for personal interactions.
I like how it feels to see someone I love even for 5 minutes.

Video calls might go a long way in revealing the true identity of someone online. I don't often engage in them, but it would be suitable for people who need it for face-to-face interaction. Connecting with someone you love via different means is always enjoyable.

[Y3shot]

I think it is just the normal life in this Morden days and if you are not strong enough you would think something is wrong. Life this time is very lonely.  You can do everything you want without involving anyone, you can learn any from from the Internet from the comfort of your home.  Everyone is busy in developing their self, if you are not conscious and aware this the kind of life of this era you may end up becoming depressed.

[apogio]

The use of video or picture filters has made people have two lives. You might not recognize someone on social media if you see him physically. The difference is sometimes very much. That's why I wouldn't engage in an online relationship until I see the person physically.

Video calls might go a long way in revealing the true identity of someone online. I don't often engage in them, but it would be suitable for people who need it for face-to-face interaction. Connecting with someone you love via different means is always enjoyable.

No, unfortunately you missinterpreted my message. Perhaps I wasn't clear.

Obviously I am not talking about video calls with strangers for any reason.
I am talking about video calls with people I love but can't see face-to-face.
I meant that I prefer doing video calls with my parents instead of texting them.
I prefer doing video calls with my friends instead of texting them.

Everyone is busy in developing their self, if you are not conscious and aware this the kind of life of this era you may end up becoming depressed.

Yes, depression is a serious thing. I don't think that depression is very likely to occur simply because of this. But, I highly believe that the lack of human interaction and the loneliness can be strong contributing factors towards depression.

[mihaybus]

The use of video or picture filters has made people have two lives. You might not recognize someone on social media if you see him physically.

It sounds like an aberration to me. If you’re communicating with someone regularly, it’s almost impossible not to recognize them on social media or, conversely, in real life.

[Fiatless]

No, unfortunately you missinterpreted my message. Perhaps I wasn't clear.

Obviously I am not talking about video calls with strangers for any reason.
I am talking about video calls with people I love but can't see face-to-face.
I meant that I prefer doing video calls with my parents instead of texting them.
I prefer doing video calls with my friends instead of texting them.

Thank you for your clarifications. Making video calls bridges the gap that distance brings. Many of my friends moved out of the country because of bad economic conditions, and video calls have helped us to keep in touch.

It sounds like an aberration to me. If you’re communicating with someone regularly, it’s almost impossible not to recognize them on social media or, conversely, in real life.

Don't believe everything you see in socal media. There are many applications that can aid criminals change their physical appearance.

[apogio]

Thank you for your clarifications. Making video calls bridges the gap that distance brings. Many of my friends moved out of the country because of bad economic conditions, and video calls have helped us to keep in touch.

You 're welcome. Yes, in fact, this is the proper way to benefit from the technological evolution. It's essentially the good side of the coin.

[Hispo]

If there is something to be worried about, I would say it is the fact how more and more people are starting to see Artificial intelligences as a way to get some kind of interaction they would not be able to get at the same level with other people, it is a real phenomenon and it is also disturbing to read stories on the news about young people how harmed themselves because they believed to have been interacting with some character and they convince themselves they actually existed.

Rather than being a problem of technological implementation, it is also a matter of realizing how bad our society is in terms of empathy and personal connections, we have started to lose important values and replaced them with others which worsen our world.

[apogio]

If there is something to be worried about, I would say it is the fact how more and more people are starting to see Artificial intelligences as a way to get some kind of interaction they would not be able to get at the same level with other people, it is a real phenomenon and it is also disturbing to read stories on the news about young people how harmed themselves because they believed to have been interacting with some character and they convince themselves they actually existed.

I 've seen an Italian movie lately, called The App. It's a bad movie, I don't suggest it, but the plot is exactly what you said above. It's sad to see something like that happening in real life, isn't it? I guess it's a combination of both fear of rejection and isolation.