“How many have laid to waste to you life when you weren’t aware of what you were losing, how much was wasted in pointless grief, foolish joy, greedy desire, and social amusements–how little of your own was left to you. You will realize you are dying before your time!”
Seneca, On the Brevity of Life, 3.3b
These are thoughts that are great to think about at the turning of a new year. You could easily do a search/replace of “social amusements” for “social media” in this excerpt and instantly update the nearly 2,000 year old text.