Illusions

It's so easy to fall into the pit of the virtual, be it social media or gaming.  My theory is that it is because these places give us the illusion that we're in control of them.  I think that once something loses that attribute (like facebook has for many) we are much less drawn to them.  Social media tends to give us the illusion that we are much more in control of it than we are with our real life interactions, as do many games.  So how do we go about getting that feeling of control for our real lives?  It would appear that all we need is the illusion that we're in control to make us feel better, as I know (probably better than most) that we're not in control of our social media, and mostly not in games (depending on the game).

Something to ponder on for the day: Illusions