Sure, let’s cut the fluff. Social media gives you a buffet of “likes” and “shares,” but the real conversation gets lost in the noise. You can scroll through a thousand heart‑felt stories and still feel like you’re watching a TV show you never bought a ticket for. Empathy turns into a checkbox, not a feeling, when the only thing you’re doing is swiping to avoid the next notification. So yeah, it can make you feel more detached than connected if you don’t actually engage with the people behind the posts.