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> Many ... people do not have the time to process every social media post from every person they are connected to.

Then they are following too many people. Decades ago, a professor at school quipped "if you can't keep up with your news feed using 'more' to read the spool then you follow too many newsgroups"

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I wholly and completely disagree with this and think it's an unethical belief to hold. If you are under the impression that you are perfectly up to date with every detail of every person in your life you are either deeply misguided or dismissive of the inner lives of folks around you.

Isn't the point of the comment above to not even want to be up to date with every detail of people that are objectively not that important in your personal life? Not to decrease the social media usage because you feel you're up to date but to do it because it's unnatural and pointless?

I do think the approach of "engaging only in what you can fully take in" is really healthy and sensible and something people should consider. The thing I think is immoral is suggesting that is...the best approach for everyone in all situations. Many people in society simply are not in a position to do that. The president cannot "only engage in what they can fully take in". It's wrong to say that should be the standard applied to everyone - imo.

"You're holding it wrong"

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