Where is the win? Life is a mixture of pain, joy, success, failure and so on. Ups and down. How would you know the value of something if you never experienced (some of) the opposite?

And yes we are over connected and over sharing but everyone can change his own fate here.. just get rid of all the social networks and meet people in real life. It is possible.

I truly think that social media is one of the worst things that happened to mankind and we still have not fully grasped all the damage it does. (And here I do not refer to occasional posting in web forums or HN or such.. but the mindless, addictive participation in Facebook, Tiktok etc. where the only gain is a dopamine hit.)

Work, friends, financial and other lifestyle decisions. All tend to have risks to ruin yourself and your life permanently.

I think that relationships are crucial for the quality of living and not seeking depth in those may be more detrimental than most things I mentioned above.

Especially, the today's 'connected' societies which often give false premise of socializing and promote ideas of isolating yourself from deeper relationships.

> Dating and relationships can be harmful, messy, and painful.

Also marriage. And parenting.

Which makes you pretty correct about the relationship part.

You haven't told us what -you- have been telling your sons about women & marriage. How was your love life?

> You haven't told us what -you- have been telling your sons about women & marriage.

I told my sons about people and relationships. They know way more than I did at their age.

> How was your love life?

I assume you mean sex. No one wants to know about their parents sex life at any age. Wisdom endlessly reinforces that.

Heh. I'd argue employment is worse.