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October 12, 2025 14 mins

47,000 followers. And not one of them noticed she was drowning. You ever been so online that you forgot what it felt like to be here? Mallory didn’t think she had a problem… Until the people who loved her most couldn’t get her to look up. This isn’t just a story about screen time. It’s about what happens when your phone becomes your personality. And your life becomes a performance.

 

Seventeen-year-old Mallory Smith has it all: a 4.2 GPA, a scholarship on the line, and nearly 50,000 followers hanging on her every post. But while her online presence skyrockets, her real life starts falling apart. Missed passes on the court. Missed dinners at home. Missed moments with her 13-year-old sister Chloe, who sees the warning signs before Mallory does.

What starts as brand-building turns into addiction—silent, sneaky, and disguised as ambition. She thinks she’s working on her future. But what she’s really doing… is missing her present.

This episode explores social media dependency, dopamine addiction, and the moment Mallory finally wakes up—on the night she loses everything she thought she wanted.

If you’ve ever said “real quick” before a scroll session that lasted hours… If you can name your top followers but forgot your sibling’s last win… This one’s for you.

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