Finding a Way Out: The Uphill Battle of Performing for Likes on Social Media

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“The reward feels good, and we keep doing what others want us to do in order to get the reward. With that fear of being punished and that fear of not getting the reward, we start pretending to be what we are not, just to please others, just to be good enough for someone else.” — Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements