Social Media - The Ruination of the World?

Trying to use my blog to talk more about what's going on, express some observations and solicit some feedback. I know this is usually done through the lens of social media in modern day, and I have Facebook and Twitter and InstaGram (though I couldn't recall my password for some time), but I sometimes question if these platforms - particularly Facebook - is good or bad for society. 

So, here I blog. 

I acknowledge that I am blogging after reviewing my twitter feed (I had a couple minutes while my son was getting his hair cut) and doing some retweets - so I know I am part of this social media beast - but the Facebook society is something I've become more and more uncomfortable with.

Now, because I crave readers and like to stir discussion, it is not out of the realm of possibility that I will post a link to this blog on social media. Social media is not all bad, it has many good and interesting qualities. I criticize it because I'm afraid it's becoming more like the old (or possibly still used) "2nd Life", where people created a new online life, often different from their real one. Now I'm not against escapism and I enjoy the likes of say the Star Wars universe as much as the next guy, but Facebook seems to me to have become, at least for some, a "2nd Life" situation, but not one of escapism or plain fun - one of competition and needing to "keep up with the Jones". 

Some feeds seem to look more like a reality tv show. Do people have to show everyone everything they do every moment of every day? Does this make others, who may not have the means, or the same interesting situation that day or the "you fill in the blank", feel like they need to do more or post more or make up more stuff in order to post more?  Perhaps it's making people lose their minds?

This blog is a ramble and a rant - I'm still forming these opinions. But I know there's something that I don't like about it and I see example after example from people across all walks of life that seem to get as many headaches from Facebook as they do enjoyment. I wonder what this will mean in a decade ....