The tremendous power that social media platforms have is borne out by the conflicting comments about them. They accelerate extremism and at the same time promote unanimity. They distract us and should play a small role in our lives, but at the same time they need to be improved, refined and cleared of “bad players”, whoever they are. These are advanced tracking devices that simultaneously bombard us with irrelevant ads.

Despite all this, or maybe because of this, users do not have the opportunity to leave social networks, as evidenced by the balances of both facebook as well as his Twitter.

In various critiques practiced in social networks, a common experience is recorded: the loss of patience and the negative assessment of the behavior of other users of the environment. We have fallen into a rampant trend of leaving negative comments on the platform itself, but also applauding posts that show how much the user hates posts. Although everyone understands the ridiculousness of the case, they cannot stop. They are hooked, and maybe you are too.

What does “I’m addicted to social media” mean? Each user can leave them with the same freedom with which he started using them. Getting stuck on platforms is an unintended consequence of how social media has become popular and powerful. Obviously, even the largest platforms are completely useless without users.

A social network requires multiple users to operate. The more they do, the more successful the environment. These social dynamics and the fact that circumstances change over the years make many feel trapped in their chosen environment. The feeling of being “stuck” explains why we remain users of a social network that makes us confused, anxious, sad, or bored. It is the inevitable result of the commercialization of a social and political space created for the sole purpose of expansion.

A good way to approach this problem is to think of social media as LinkedIn. The experience it offers to many of its users is not particularly enjoyable, as participation requires effort, attention, and certain behaviors, exposing them to a flurry of notifications and content. Many people entered the environment to find work or staff. Many years later, they found themselves “stuck”. Even those who do not have open employment questions attribute their exit from the platform to an unclear but real cost.

LinkedIn’s dominance has made it clear that this value remains. Even when it’s low, it’s enough to keep users on the platform. There is something that makes it LinkedIn differs from Facebook in that Instagram and twitter?

The truth is that the sense of confinement we experience on some platforms is not permanent or unexpected. It just takes longer than originally thought. Of course, this has its upsides, as we feel connected to other users and, above all, a general feeling that our experience is different from what we expected when we signed up.