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Stop, You Don’t Need To Add The Whole World On Facebook!
It will not make you famous or less lonely.
When I started writing short stories on Facebook, I figured I need a crowd. So I added friends from the “People You May Know” tab. I didn’t personally know a single one of them.
It didn’t stop me from getting to 5000 friends.
I sent so many friend requests
People started accepting my friend requests, and the dopamine began pouring into my brain. I thought, wow! So many new people to interact with!
Oh, my naivety broke records.
After a day or two, I quickly arrived at the top. I had 5000 friends on facebook, and I felt awesome. So many people are following me now!
Then, I tried it out
So, I posted a short story I had written a few days prior. It wasn’t heavily edited, but it was nonetheless readable enough.
I pressed the publish button and waited. The minutes had gone by and I, in my naivety, believed it would skyrocket. I wasn’t foolish enough to believe every single one of my friends would read or comment or interact with my post, but I did tell myself: “Where there were five likes, now there might be 50.”
