Goa, May 9 -- The recent demise of Misha Agrawal, a young content creator, on Instagram is one of the innumerable incidents that make us ruminate deeply on the detrimental effects of social media, especially Instagram. Likes are mistaken for love, and engagement for emotional connections.

Hearts don't

mean love

In this era of the digital world, mere likes are mistaken for love, and the engagement one receives from these platforms is taken for emotional connection. "As a parenting creator, my content often comes from a personal space. So when someone likes, shares, or especially comments on their situation, it does feel like a connection. But you also need the maturity to differentiate between real-world bonds and social media engagemen...