Well presented @hilarski. I particularly like your comment about no entitlements on social media. I know it gets disappointing if you put your heart into something and no one responds but what the hell... I am not entitled to response. I will be grateful when some do respond because that means I connected in some way.
The amazing part is that doing this is not much different than any endeavor. We get out of it what we put into it. Granted it could take a considerable amount of time and energy to get to a point we are comfortable with.