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​The Digital Ghost: Why Your Worth is Still More Than a Profile (2026 Update)

 Eight years ago, I wrote that social media had "pierced through our lives and engulfed it." ​Back then, we were mourning Orkut and obsessed with Facebook DPs. I argued that our "revolt" had become nothing more than a profile picture change, and our "struggle" was just editing photos. I called it pathetic then. ​In 2026, looking at where we are now, "pathetic" might have been an understatement. ​The Algorithm is Not Your Ambition ​Today, we don't just edit photos; we use AI to generate entire lives. We don't just seek likes; we seek "engagement metrics" to satisfy an algorithm that doesn't even know we exist. ​Our dreams have been outsourced. Our "5-minute motivational video" from 2018 has turned into a 24/7 stream of "hustle porn" and AI-curated perfection. We are still falling for the same trap I warned about: confusing being famous with being significant. ​The Sacrifice of the Real ​I’ll say it again, ...