It’s been an absolute age since I posted on this thread. Their one dimensional behaviour is indicative of a society obsessed with the validation of others. Rather than seeing social media as a useful tool with which to interact with others it has become their weapon for survival. In their minds these incessant and exploitative posts, relentless reels, ads for obscure businesses and staged scenarios show what a fantastic life they have yet in the real world highlights how vacuous and vain they are; how devoid their lives are of human interaction, warmth and connection; how they’re willing to flog anything, even monetising their wedding day.
You get the impression that when they are not actively filming themselves or repeatedly exposing their small child to strangers online they are scrolling and scrolling and scrolling… always searching for something, anything, nothing in particular.
I don’t feel sorry for them in the slightest though. It’s obvious to most intelligent people that when Jake and Sophie pout and gurn into their cameraphones that neither of them see their true selves; they see a warped, deluded image created by their own brains.