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I'm so happy to see awareness around the negative mental health effects of social media. You also don't get all that much from it, back when I was heavy into so
by 999900000999 5y ago
I'm so happy to see awareness around the negative mental health effects of social media. You also don't get all that much from it, back when I was heavy into social media I was miserable, online dating never brought me a worthwhile person. The rare times I'd actually meet a real person, it was almost certain to be someone who was 30 plus and not interested in working.
Deleted all my online dating profiles, limited my social media usage and I was making fantastic friends and meeting amazing girls in real life. This was very good for my mental health, during some of my really dark moments I'd spend hours per day on Reddit and Facebook arguing with other angry people. We don't need to be angry, you don't need to argue.
You don't need to give the Match group $60 a month to chat with bots. You can still wave at someone at a concert and ask if they want drinks after the show.
- joe_the_user 5y agoIt seems like there's a standard format "I quit social media and everything is great" post. Usually the poster implies they stepped into ready-made in-real-life contacts and maybe they did. But the implication that this is generally viable strategy for everyone seems wrong.