Psychology
Behavioral Expert Claims Pandemic of Loneliness Stems from Performative Social Media Personas
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Psyop Expert: Secret Techniques For Psychological Power - Chase Hughes - #1103
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"The reason that somebody can feel lonely in a room full of people is because no matter how many times your friends come over and pat you on the back, in the back of your mind, you know you're faking it and you know that none of them really like the real you. Nobody's ever seen me. Nobody really knows me."
Hughes argued that exponentially increased fear of judgment due to social media has created what he calls a 'pandemic of loneliness,' where people perform idealized versions of themselves constantly. He explained that the persona is incapable of receiving love, only praise, leaving people fundamentally unseen and unable to connect despite being more digitally connected than ever in human history.
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- Psyop Expert: Secret Techniques For Psychological Power - Chase Hughes - #1103
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