As someone susceptible to very similar social media addiction habits from the same media, I found that specifically circumscribing the content I consume from Yo

As someone susceptible to very similar social media addiction habits from the same media, I found that specifically circumscribing the content I consume from Youtube, HN, and Reddit helps a lot. I usually use RSS or build my own scrapers for sites and have them fetch new content every few minutes. That means I'm forced to consume content that I specifically opted-in for and I'm not in a constant consumption loop. For me that's enough distance that I can disengage easily, but enough connection that I feel social.