Social validation

Arte made a playlist about social validation (not in English) in 5 min:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PlvSpqKmHY&list=PLCwXWOyIR22vziNWlxEbVsovP-Y8QuIzx

Super informative about dopamine and social validation in social media like Instagram, Facebook, etc. It’s also a concept seen in psychology and marketing.

Instagram = motivation is to obtain the social validation of our followers with likes = social validation tool.

Like(s) = social validation = essential need and human = social animal needing validation social or social approbation from the community = validation of self-esteem and our own value to fill our primal need => that is why we check likes and followers.
Like(s) and followers = awards for your brain => dopamine.

Adopting / rejecting behaviours of other users = influencers => social groups and observational learning.

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For more links:

https://medium.com/@thestevenpost/what-happens-when-we-stop-seeking-validation-on-social-media-1a74e6c605ca

"In this day and age of social media and the internet, it’s easy to conflate “likes” as the true sign of validation. After all, this need to be validated is innate to who we are as humans. As Melody Wilding, human behavior specialist notes, “Humans share an innate drive to connect with others. We’re evolutionarily wired to crave inclusion.” Social media taps into this innate desire, but has it gone too far?

Due to the increasing connectedness of the world, we’re not only starving for recognition in person, but our biggest happiness and satisfaction now lie in how many followers we have and how many “likes” we get — even when these come from total strangers. It’s as if most undertakings in our lives have turned into opportunities to showcase ourselves so we can feel validated by those around us, but for what?

And it’s easy to see the effect that this is having on how we interact with each other and go about our daily lives. A major problem is how needing all of this social media validation in order to feel satisfied with ourselves negatively impacts our mental health. When we’re so focused on how others are viewing our work or daily routines.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/understand-other-people/201602/seeking-validation-online-doesn-t-bring-real-happiness

Extensions in crowds and professional audience claps:
https://westsidetoastmasters.com/resources/laws_persuasion/chap6.html
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@mariliam

Hello Marimiliam,

This is about philosophy and social theory…
Idk if the thread can be misused or diverted.

Thank you again for your insight!

PS: I reviewed the 158 topics I created by title, without reading them again. So it’s 5 topics I am not sure or sure.
If there’s a topic I forgot, don’t hesitate to tell me. Thank you!

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