The Comparison Trap — Why Social Media Makes You Miserable | Buddhist Answer

You open the app to relax — and 30 seconds later, you feel worse about yourself.

Why does comparison feel so addictive when it makes us miserable? The Buddha had an answer 2,500 years ago — and it's not 'stop using social media.'

─── IN THIS EPISODE ───
00:00 — The 30-Second Misery Machine
01:30 — Why Your Brain Is Wired to Compare
03:45 — The Buddhist Diagnosis: Self-Grasping (Atma-graha)
05:30 — Why Willpower Fails
06:30 — Three Daily Practices to Escape the Trap

─── KEY TEACHINGS ───
• Anatta (No-Self) — the root insight
• Atma-graha (Self-Grasping) — the hidden mechanism
• The Three Marks of Existence

REFLECTION QUESTION: When was the last time comparison actually made you happy? Share below.

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