This episode explores whether social media connections are truly useless. While likes, follows, and comments create the illusion of connection, they often function as temporary relief from deeper loneliness. The discussion reframes these shallow interactions as “waste” that can be transformed through a process of “fermentation.” Drawing on Nietzsche’s philosophy, traditional Japanese agricultural cycles, and modern art, the episode argues that meaning is not given but created. Social media itself has little inherent value, but individuals who can process, reinterpret, and turn these experiences into thought or creation can generate real worth. The question is not the platform, but what you do with it.
