Acceptance had become an economic necessity; a social media ‘like’ is a precious commodity, a metric that is a stepping stone to endorsements, to fame & fortune.
Social acceptance is at the third (3rd) tier of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The first tier is physiological needs (e.g., food, water), the second is security (shelter, employment). After social acceptance is the fourth tier: esteem (recognition, respect). The fifth and final tier is self-actualisation, in which Abraham Maslow described as the point individuals could realise the best of who they can be.
You, however, determine how much satisfaction is enough.
You can eat and drink without excess.
You don’t need a big place to live in.
And you don’t need that many likes, if you could relate well with family & friends.
You choose who will like you as much as whom you will like.
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