Remember when social media was actually social? When you posted because you had something to say, and people responded because they cared?
Now it's just... scrolling. Endless scrolling. Watching other people's highlight reels while sitting alone in your room. We have more "connections" than ever and feel more isolated than ever.
The irony is brutal.
**Here's what happened:** Social platforms realized that keeping you glued to your screen was more profitable than helping you connect with people. So they optimized for engagement, not connection. They gave you infinite content, algorithmic feeds, and the dopamine hit of likes. And we bought it.
The result? We're more connected digitally and more isolated physically. We know what 500 people had for breakfast but haven't had a real conversation in days.
**MapChat is built differently.** It's not about accumulating followers or getting likes. It's about what's happening around you, right now. Posts disappear in 24 hours because they're meant to spark real-world action, not collect engagement metrics.
See someone posting about a cool event? Go to it. Notice someone's at your favorite café? Join them. Find people exploring the same neighborhood? Connect.
The point isn't to scroll endlessly. It's to put your phone down and actually do something.
Social media promised to bring us together. Instead, it isolated us. But it doesn't have to be that way. Technology can encourage real connection—if we build it to.
Your city is full of interesting people doing interesting things right now. Maybe it's time to actually meet them.