Even though social media can keep us connected, it's a lot of competition to maintain an image and a lot to keep up with and while it can be fun to catch up on acquaintances, we are often left with a lot lacking in relationships we maintain strictly online. Just like anything we spend a lot of time on, relationships we invest a lot of time into can be more fulfilling than those we do not. Psychologists have formed models and theories that can help us understand why people need social interactions and what features they need in order to be functional. Social media platforms can also help us meet some of our basic human needs for community and belonging but are far from able to meet all the social needs we have. 

So does that mean that we need to trash internet resources in order to get our social needs met? Far from it! There are tons of resources the Internet has to offer to make our close relationships stronger and ways to find new ones. 

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