I see where you're coming from but I don't really agree. Consider a couple of scenarios, both of which are equivalent to things that have actually happened: -

I see where you're coming from but I don't really agree. Consider a couple of scenarios, both of which are equivalent to things that have actually happened: - Despite you not being on social media, someone who very actively is can decide to take offense to something you said or did in meatspace and sic the social media mob on you, resulting in you and your family being harassed, as well as your employer to the point that they decide firing you is the path of least resistance. Example: https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/08/17/543980653/kyle-quinn-hid-at-a-friend-s-house-after-being-misidentified-on-twitter-as-a-rac https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/08/17/54... - Social media mob decides to take issue with something your employer/hometown local government/etc did, and the relevant entity enacts policy changes as a result to placate the outrage; these policy changes have a negative impact on your life You can remove yourself from the day to day outrage cycle by not participating as you say, and I've done that as well. But that doesn't mean it can't negatively impact your life, sometimes in extreme ways.