
Meeting People Inside The Feed
There’s an uncomfortable truth at the center of the work we’re doing at Collectors MD. The very platforms we use to raise awareness are often the same ones fueling the problem. Social media wasn’t built for reflection or restraint—it was built for attention, speed, comparison, and emotional engagement. Those forces don’t just influence behavior; they shape it. And when collecting, spending, or chasing validation starts to blur into compulsion, those systems quietly amplify the pull.