Over the past year or so, I have noticed these sort of "I quit social media" pieces popping up with increasing frequency in a growing number of websites, includ

Over the past year or so, I have noticed these sort of "I quit social media" pieces popping up with increasing frequency in a growing number of websites, including HN. At first, the pieces were highly personal blog posts by technologists and other early-adopter types who dared question whether social media was good for them, and concluded the answer was no. Now, the pieces are by op-ed writers whose columns appear regularly in major newspapers like the NY Times. Meanwhile, FaceBook just announced that daily active users dropped by 1 million in the US and Canada -- the first drop ever.[a] All of this is making me wonder if what we are seeing is the beginning of a wave of dis-adoption of social media. [a] https://www.recode.net/2018/1/31/16957122/facebook-daily-active-user-decline-us-canda-q4-earnings-2018 https://www.recode.net/2018/1/31/16957122/facebook-daily-act... -- Edit: I just noticed someone flagged the OP. While I can understand why, I'm not sure I agree with the flagging. The OP may be indicative of a potentially important, larger trend.