If you drag your shoe a bit those plastic spikes or rubber spikes can be almost as bad as metal spikes.
Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who are exceptional at it, however, and if you can do both things, then that's fantastic, but if you are a writer, the time is better spent on a clever lyric than a clever tweet.
Can you imagine Simon as a kid? His imaginary friends probably never wanted to play with him.