Mihail Pautov and a guest argue that posting for validation from strangers makes you lose yourself to what you think others want to see. They say money should be a scorecard for impact, not the goal itself, and that finding your authentic purpose takes time.
If you need a hug, go get a hug. Don't use social media for validation.
Can you go the wrong way if your main reasons are to be seen, to be validated?
If you need to find reasons for your existence, don't go to social media. Don't export your feelings and self-worth to strangers on the internet and become a victim to the algorithm. That's a dangerous place to be. I believe social media was made for something. It was made for self-expression, to find out who you are supposed to be in this lifetime and to become that person. The benefit of it, is you will be loved, you'll be validated, and you'll get opportunities. But if you do it for that reason, it generally doesn't work out. The classic way to look at this is if you talk to somebody young, late teens, early 20s, and you say, what do you want in life? And they're like, I wanna be rich, I wanna make a lot of money. That's not really an idea, that's an outcome. I think money is a scorecard based on impact. The more impact that you make in the world, the more money you'll have. I wanna look at life that way. I know it's not always the case 'cause people do inherit money. People do take advantage of other people and make money and they've made a very low impact. But the world would be be a better place if we all focus on impact and understand that money is a scorecard for impact. But the first part of your creative journey, especially if you're starting from zero, is to figure out who am I supposed to be in this lifetime? And it's not going to happen on day 1. It might not even happen on day 100, but it's a worthwhile pursuit.