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Yes, few people probably aren't affected by social media just like smoking & drinking. But from my personal experience many people really feel jealous/unhappy/l

Yes, few people probably aren't affected by social media just like smoking & drinking. But from my personal experience many people really feel jealous/unhappy/lonely when they look on false reality. And, those influencer really makes everything worst.

Gigachad 4y ago
For me it’s not the fake people showing off, it’s all the news, drama and doom. And arguably it’s all irrelevant anyway. As an Australian, if I had known nothing about Ukraine, BLM protests, Trump, Kyle Rittenhouse, etc, my life would be no bit worse or less informed. It would probably be a bit better. But if I check social media it’s just a non stop stream of crap.
- mongol 4y ago
  That's a weird mix of contemporary events to mention together.
  - Gigachad 4y ago
    This is the kind of stuff that ends up filling my news feed. None of it has ever had any real effect on my life but it all seems to get equal feed real estate on reddit/twitter
    - mongol 4y ago
      Unsure about that.. I don't think Australia has been isolated from the rippling effects of price increases of grain and energy, that is one effect of the war in Ukraine. Probably not as much affected as many other countries, but I think you would still import products from countries where these effects are significant, and which have had to raise their prices due to it.
      - idontpost 4y ago
        But none of that is likely to be actionable information for them. It's like hearing that meteor is going to kill us all tomorrow and there is nothing you can do. Sure, it's going to affect you, but your life isn't going to be any better if you know. It's just pointless anxiety.
        mongol 4y ago
        Certainly, if you only want to hear about actionable information, you can strike out most of news all together. You can pick up a history book in 30 years to read up on what was happening in the world. Perhaps you will be happier for it, I don't know.
        XorNot 4y ago
        If you only want actionable information, why bother reading a history book? Questioning "why know things" is a weird take on HN, which is itself a news aggregator.
        watwut 4y ago
        This is called uninformed voter - the one that votes on what went on 100 years ago, but ignores what contemporary parties and politicians actually do. For the record, I did skipped news entirely for few years. Yes, I did not knew about some things that may be stressful to know about. I was also dumb af when it came to voting or just generally having opinion on what is going on. This sort of person is super easy to manipulate, because missing context accumulates. So I do read them ever since, because I dont want to be that kind of voter.
        the_gipsy 4y ago
        Politics: it is what most impacts your life, yet you cannot change it, at all.
        MikePlacid 4y ago
        > Politics: it is what most impacts your life, Doubt that. I’ve lived through some changes of the ruling party in my current country, the only changes I’ve observed were: 1) would taxes be 49.9% or 50.1%, 2) in which exact foreign country our military will be waging or supporting another useless war. Compare that to the price of the stock of your company… > yet you cannot change it, at all. Oh, you can. I’ve changed the politics around me twice already: 1) I’ve participated in overthrowing the government- result was good for me, but not so good for the whole country, 2) I’ve swapped a country - that worked dramatically good, both for me and my new country. So use recipe 1 with extreme caution, but recipe 2 looks safe to recommend.
    - vmception 4y ago
      Yeah you need to start over if you plan to continue using social media at all You’re stuck in a filter bubble thats irrelevant to you If you start over, dont follow the same people, dont import your contacts, dont give it the same phone number, even for one time passcodes, dont use the same email address
  - throwaway290 4y ago
    If you're in the US, you'd be highly attuned to these events and putting them together would be a striking dissonance. But really the common trait of these events is that they are widely reported by US media but aren't really consequential or actionable to an ordinary person anywhere else in the world (excluding the war in Ukraine, which is also consequential in parts of Europe).
- dividuum 4y ago
  I switched my Twitter Trends location to Falkland Islands and my feed to "Latest Tweets". I guess this technically now is a filter bubble, but I don't feel like I have the obligation to expose myself to algorithmic content and its generated outrage.
- coffeeblack 4y ago
  Simply mute people who post the crap. Or use more localized social media.
  - Gigachad 4y ago
    Part of the problem is I do get sucked in to the drama really. There is nothing really of value on twitter other than drama.
    - coffeeblack 4y ago
      Twitter is great if you are interested in breaking news on specific topics. Most people aren’t though. Twitter is terrible for discussions, so there I agree with Joe Rogan: “never look at the comments”.
      - prashantsengar 4y ago
        When I was a kid and new to FB, someone told me to check the comments on the meme pages. They used to be funny and I thought that I had been missing out. So I made a habit of checking comments of all the posts. Now it is a cesspool of trolls everywhere. Now checking comments used to generate so many negative emotions in me that I have told myself the same - "never look at the comments". I feel happier now.
      - mcphage 4y ago
        "Never read the comments" is much older than Joe Rogan.
      - robswc 4y ago
        I used to think this was silly advice but every day I only agree with it more and more. Something about online comments (twitter in particular) gives off the vibe that they're more reactions than well thought out comments.
thomashop 4y ago
Tabloid magazines that only talk about the rich and celebrities have always been super popular which also makes people depressed. I think this is nothing new with social media.
- 88913527 4y ago
  A printed magazine doesn't have the doomscrolling ability of social media apps. The same effect, but a magnitude smaller dosage.

Gigachad 4y ago

For me it’s not the fake people showing off, it’s all the news, drama and doom. And arguably it’s all irrelevant anyway. As an Australian, if I had known nothing about Ukraine, BLM protests, Trump, Kyle Rittenhouse, etc, my life would be no bit worse or less informed. It would probably be a bit better. But if I check social media it’s just a non stop stream of crap.

mongol 4y ago
That's a weird mix of contemporary events to mention together.
- Gigachad 4y ago
  This is the kind of stuff that ends up filling my news feed. None of it has ever had any real effect on my life but it all seems to get equal feed real estate on reddit/twitter
  - mongol 4y ago
    Unsure about that.. I don't think Australia has been isolated from the rippling effects of price increases of grain and energy, that is one effect of the war in Ukraine. Probably not as much affected as many other countries, but I think you would still import products from countries where these effects are significant, and which have had to raise their prices due to it.
    - idontpost 4y ago
      But none of that is likely to be actionable information for them. It's like hearing that meteor is going to kill us all tomorrow and there is nothing you can do. Sure, it's going to affect you, but your life isn't going to be any better if you know. It's just pointless anxiety.
      - mongol 4y ago
        Certainly, if you only want to hear about actionable information, you can strike out most of news all together. You can pick up a history book in 30 years to read up on what was happening in the world. Perhaps you will be happier for it, I don't know.
        XorNot 4y ago
        If you only want actionable information, why bother reading a history book? Questioning "why know things" is a weird take on HN, which is itself a news aggregator.
        watwut 4y ago
        This is called uninformed voter - the one that votes on what went on 100 years ago, but ignores what contemporary parties and politicians actually do. For the record, I did skipped news entirely for few years. Yes, I did not knew about some things that may be stressful to know about. I was also dumb af when it came to voting or just generally having opinion on what is going on. This sort of person is super easy to manipulate, because missing context accumulates. So I do read them ever since, because I dont want to be that kind of voter.
      - the_gipsy 4y ago
        Politics: it is what most impacts your life, yet you cannot change it, at all.
        MikePlacid 4y ago
        > Politics: it is what most impacts your life, Doubt that. I’ve lived through some changes of the ruling party in my current country, the only changes I’ve observed were: 1) would taxes be 49.9% or 50.1%, 2) in which exact foreign country our military will be waging or supporting another useless war. Compare that to the price of the stock of your company… > yet you cannot change it, at all. Oh, you can. I’ve changed the politics around me twice already: 1) I’ve participated in overthrowing the government- result was good for me, but not so good for the whole country, 2) I’ve swapped a country - that worked dramatically good, both for me and my new country. So use recipe 1 with extreme caution, but recipe 2 looks safe to recommend.
  - vmception 4y ago
    Yeah you need to start over if you plan to continue using social media at all You’re stuck in a filter bubble thats irrelevant to you If you start over, dont follow the same people, dont import your contacts, dont give it the same phone number, even for one time passcodes, dont use the same email address
- throwaway290 4y ago
  If you're in the US, you'd be highly attuned to these events and putting them together would be a striking dissonance. But really the common trait of these events is that they are widely reported by US media but aren't really consequential or actionable to an ordinary person anywhere else in the world (excluding the war in Ukraine, which is also consequential in parts of Europe).
dividuum 4y ago
I switched my Twitter Trends location to Falkland Islands and my feed to "Latest Tweets". I guess this technically now is a filter bubble, but I don't feel like I have the obligation to expose myself to algorithmic content and its generated outrage.
coffeeblack 4y ago
Simply mute people who post the crap. Or use more localized social media.
- Gigachad 4y ago
  Part of the problem is I do get sucked in to the drama really. There is nothing really of value on twitter other than drama.
  - coffeeblack 4y ago
    Twitter is great if you are interested in breaking news on specific topics. Most people aren’t though. Twitter is terrible for discussions, so there I agree with Joe Rogan: “never look at the comments”.
    - prashantsengar 4y ago
      When I was a kid and new to FB, someone told me to check the comments on the meme pages. They used to be funny and I thought that I had been missing out. So I made a habit of checking comments of all the posts. Now it is a cesspool of trolls everywhere. Now checking comments used to generate so many negative emotions in me that I have told myself the same - "never look at the comments". I feel happier now.
    - mcphage 4y ago
      "Never read the comments" is much older than Joe Rogan.
    - robswc 4y ago
      I used to think this was silly advice but every day I only agree with it more and more. Something about online comments (twitter in particular) gives off the vibe that they're more reactions than well thought out comments.

thomashop 4y ago

Tabloid magazines that only talk about the rich and celebrities have always been super popular which also makes people depressed. I think this is nothing new with social media.

88913527 4y ago
A printed magazine doesn't have the doomscrolling ability of social media apps. The same effect, but a magnitude smaller dosage.