By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman

While Paraguay champions positivity and Papua New Guinea is best known for propagating diversity, the “International Number Ones: because every country is the best at something” report published by The Independent tags the Philippines as the best in the world for social media. But in a country where trolls, selfies, and memes rule and keyboard warriors always have something to say, there are some people — surprisingly, including millennials — who’d rather stay offline, but not necessarily out of touch in the world. Outside Facebook, they may have better relationships, better jobs, and a better outlook in life. They are not, in social media language, in “FOMO” or in fear of missing out.