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Here's the thing, you don't NEED social media. It's not a utility. Your quality of life won't diminish if you don't have access to it. I suggest deleting it and

Here's the thing, you don't NEED social media. It's not a utility. Your quality of life won't diminish if you don't have access to it. I suggest deleting it and not using it for a few months and see how you feel. I 100% guarantee your mental health will improve.

throwawaysea 5y ago
I understand where you're coming from, and I probably would agree that mental health would improve. But the reality is that the majority of political discourse today happens online on these digital platforms. It is only going to get more digital as Gen-Z comes of age. So while my immediate short-term mental health might improve, I also feel that not being present on social media means that I would be participating less in our democratic process, my views would be less represented, and in the long-term my quality of life may change in a negative way as a result. It's also why I think the ban of Donald Trump is unacceptable - for all practical intents and purposes, these social media platforms now gatekeep the most fundamental (political) processes underlying society.
- slownews45 5y ago
  The contribution of social media to our "democratic process" is to poison it. Too many twitter warriors banging away on keyboards. You AND SOCIETY will benefit if you check out of it and just meet your neighbors.
  - dane-pgp 5y ago
    > You AND SOCIETY will benefit if you check out of it and just meet your neighbors. Not if your neighbors are staying at home consuming corporate/government approved social media messages.