Social media destroys relationships by blurring lines.
Ok, so I’ve got a weird obscure rant/observation I made.
Back before social media, friends, sex workers, and celebrities where very clearly defined groups of people.
You passively received content from celebrities, you might write a fan letter and get an autograph, but you didn’t really know anything about their personal life or expect to interact with you in any meaningful way. In fact trying to meet them and hang out with them was stalking and only crazy people did it.
Then there were sex workers, you paid for lap dances, nude photos or videos. It was understood, this is not your girl friend. Do not ask her out, do not ask about their personal life, don’t follow her home. you pay, they entertain you, transaction over.
Then there were friends, it was understood you don’t offer them money for sexual gratification, or look at each other nude. These are your peers, you hang out with them.
But now those boundaries are murky at best. I mean celebrities post every mundane thing they do on social media, they leak sex tapes, they read mean tweets, so shit that would have been considered stalking 20 years ago is now normal.
The thing I find more concerning is the blurred line between friends and sex workers. There are so many girls you meet at clubs or conventions who sell nudes or private snaps chats, used panties, etc. so now whenever I meet someone it’s like “ok are you being nice to me because you want to sell Patreon memberships or do you actually like me as a person?”
I think the worst thing of all is the friend/celebrity hybrids. It’s like, I think of you as a friend or at least an acquaintance. I wouldn’t consider talking to you or inviting you to events in anyway out of the ordinary, but to you I’m just Instagram follower 1,834 and I’m obviously stalking you because you are clearly such a lower creature than you with your 2,153 Instagram followers.