Isn’t social media fueled by anticipation? A world exists in our phone, which we can retreat to—an escape that might offer us something more pleasant, or at least a distraction from our momentary boredom at being a human who is alive in the world, and therefore dealing with all the things that come with that. Social media reflects our actual existence, but feels freer: not mired in tangible weight and sweat and fear and sadness. Social media is a picture of the Colosseum in glorious lighting, with an upbeat hashtag; it’s not the friend standing in front of you, dismayed at her inexplicable
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