IQ...EQ...and now SQ

In a world where you have to run to stay where you are, you have to grow just to survive. Like physical growth happens when the body is nourished and emotional growth happens when emotions are validated, social growth happens when social relevance is acknowledged. In a world that is increasingly 'social', this then is the most relevant indicator of growth. Does having an account on a social media site and posting my status on a minute by minute basis, from 'waking up and yawning' to 'scratching my ass as I pee' guarantee social intelligence. Is my need for validation, that is derived out of the number of likes that I get from friends for my selfie, the right way to seek my sense of self worth? Will a generation brought up on this tenet be so fragile that an 'unlike' can trigger total collapse of identity? Is that why Facebook has a 'Like' but no 'Hate'?

Negative feedback has a role in well rounded growth of an individual. But the complete removal of  a direct but acceptable way of providing negative feedback in favor of a 'lack of positive feedback that is to be construed as negative feedback' is going to make this generation incapable of perceiving the flaws in themselves. Will that not stifle growth?