One of the early devs/founders of facebook greatly regrets his role in it. He says it is "tearing apart our social fabric," and does not allow his kids to use it. That alone says a lot as well as the many great points you made here.
I recently took a small break from steemit and it resulted in feeling generally more content. I'm not an avid user but sometimes it's hard comparing ones posts to others especially with $. Logically it makes no sense to compare but I think biologically we kind of can't help it.
Funny enough my last post touches on this.
I think the antidotes is meaningful engagement and not mindless browsing, and breaks!
Great food for thought @abigail-dantes
Hello there @cizzo :) Great to see you around again! Yes, it is wise taking a break. I do this myself every now and again too!
Like you observed, when financial rewards are added to the equation a whole new set of emotions arise from it. It enhances all the negative behavior and feelings we discussed here.
I like you antidote to tackle all of this. It is simple :) Oh, that quote you shared here, from one of Facebook founder's is quite shocking!
Thank you for stopping by Cizzo.
All the best to you :*