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How’s life without social media??
I'm a 15yo thinking of quitting social media rn(i only have insta,reddit and youtube if it count as a social media). I feel like social media is taking too much time of my life, sometime making me unproductive, i feel like i could do so much more with that time spent on social media. But just like anyone else who's considered quitting soc. I kinda feel like i would miss out on what's happening, or i cant reach out to my friend. There's always a FOMO associated with that ykwim? So for yall who quit social media or attempted to, how does it feel like?
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Absolutely! Social media is just a cesspool of fake bullshit. People are constantly lying and pretending to be something they’re not, all while being disgusting perverts behind the screen. It’s like everyone’s putting on a clown suit and acting like they’re cool, but in reality, they’re just pathetic.
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Hello!
I have been off social media for a good while back when I was a teen (around 2015-2020) because we couldnt afford Internet in my house so… yeah.
Its actually very nice, no messages, no instagram, no nothing.
The only thing I really missed was playing videogames or watching videos.
Its very healthy, but i would say, its better to just control how much you use your phone or devices.
But yeah, you wont lose track of anything. Things still happen all around the world and we only know little bits of that. And keep in mind that you can find out things by watching the tv news or talking to friends, parents, etc.
If you wanna try it, go ahead! 😊 -
Pretty good. Less overthinking and focusing on noise and irrelevant things, more confidence and getting stuff done. Highly recommend it
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I found quitting to be tough, so I have an alternative option for you to consider.
I turned off all notifications on my phone except direct messaging apps (iMessage, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp) because that is how people communicate with me directly.
I don’t need a Facebook notifications when the local theatre books a play. Or when a new YouTube video is published. Turn that shit off… it’s a distraction and a time suck.
Now, I look when I want to, not when the notification calls.
Even a step further, I unfollowed all friends from Facebook. That was a pretty big source of stress for me, seeing people I barely knew discuss politics or religious viewpoints that didn’t affect my life. But I do want Facebook to tell me when my favorite band is in town, so now I mostly use it for business and artists I support.
When I say ‘unfollow’, I mean that we remain Friends on Facebook so I can choose to see their activity, but their posts don’t show in my feed.
I hope this helps.
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If you can limit your time every day that would also work. I’ve noticed I become very anxious after spending too much time there
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I have Facebook and Reddit that’s it . I refuse to use Instagram because I notice I tend to compare to other people
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Oh yea I forgot to add something! I dont even have a phone but still I somehow always find my way to instagram on google using my mac
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Fucking great, dude. Technically Reddit is social media, but I got rid of Instagram, Fb, and Twitter and now I just live. It’s great.
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I got off FB in 2019 and I can only imagine how many political fights I no longer have in my life. I miss some updates but I’m also at the point where it’s nice to think about someone, reach out and find out what I’m interested in. but JUST that person. That said I have IG but it’s a secret account just to look at travel pics and post some. And linkedin because I do need a job. but otherwise? yeah, it’s fine. Leave it behind.
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In my opinion, life without social media is certainly calmer and more efficient. Even though I work in marketing, thank God I don’t have that dependency on checking and being aware of other people’s lives and other unimportant events. If I use social media in my free time it is to find out about important news from around the world, I like to see and learn about nature, read positive phrases and cooking tips to improve my diet, exercise, books or movie recommendations, do you get me? I seek to improve myself, with a limited time of 2 hours at the most so I don’t get lost in distractions.
The apps I use for my personal life: Pinterest, Reddit and Facebook; Spotify and Youtube to listen to music.
Hope it helps.
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I am impressed by your self-awareness and the desire to want to be more productive with your time. Try to balance your days between your personal goals, responsibilities, and family. Mindfulness is a strong character quality! If you feel like you have spare time then by all means enjoy your connections on social media. Everything in moderation. Good luck!
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Absolutely amazing. To be free from the fake narcissistic bullshit is liberating. I only use messaging apps now. I’ve been recommending a book I read and really advise anyone who is thinking of quitting to also read it. It will change your life:
Read the book:
‘Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now’ by Jaron Lanier and you will soon understand what is happening. Read, delete and spread the word. Save humanity 🤲 -
Interesting, I was trying to avoid the social media for a week but I get bored specially I did everything so I made a decision that I’m going to organize my time ND keep using social media in positive points cuz i found that I learned a lot of things by using it ( All u have to do is just specify the content that reaches u via the phone, ND ur use of social media will become better than not) ofc By reducing your phone usage hours too.
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I can’t even imagine what it is to be a young person on the internet today. It’s incredibly hard and I know everyone is suffering for it. Now, I’m a mom and I’m ancient but it’s good to turn off the world sometimes. Try and make sure the apps you are using make you feel good. If they don’t and the haters come, and they always do, they’ll just make you feel worse. And then just try and focus on your family, your friends and your community. Do some art. Meditate. Set times for yourself before bed to turn your devices off and write or read or listen to something that will make you feel better about the world and the internet as a whole. Delete any apps that don’t help you. And keep going. It’s hard, but you’ll be okay.
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I cant quit social media because it’s my job but I don’t engage in any of my personal social media accounts anymore because people often pretend their lives are glamorous. Working in social media has made me realize that everything is entirely appearance and catered to play to your emotions. Social media has created unrealistic expectations for what life should be like. If you can make that disconnection between real life and social media then I think it’s fine to use but a lot of people struggle with that.
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