No one fares well in a world of instant gratification. Especially not those that believe that they are are doing well in the maelstrom. In time, they realize that the time they spent on these "worldly pursuits" were wasted. The years wasted on nothingness. There's nothing in pushing important things, and people, away to temporarily achieve gratification. The way the internet is now, mainly regarding social media, does make it worse. Social media was the worst creation and it will be up to all of us to help push for the decline in its popularity. To move all things back into the real world and stop putting importance in these online platforms and smart devices.