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I've been away from facebook and instagram for about 4 years. Never caught the tik-tok or snapchat train, so the only consumption i do is light reddit and hacke

I've been away from facebook and instagram for about 4 years. Never caught the tik-tok or snapchat train, so the only consumption i do is light reddit and hackernews. The weirdest thing for others is that I can sit indefinitely without having to look at my phone and actually get lost in thoughts or even get bored. The downside is that it can isolate you. Where I live, if you're not on instagram you don't exist. My girlfriend is more up to date with what my colleagues are up to, even though I spent 8 hours a day with them in the same office.

digisign 4y ago
I'd say it is better to know a few people well than skim the updates of hundreds.
- SCUSKU 4y ago
  I would have to agree, I also gave up Instagram/Facebook because I noticed it impacting my mental health. The only thing I miss is the early days of Facebook when it was just humans being human, and posting pictures of them being silly or with their family instead of flexing about newly acquired money/status, etc. But maybe that's just me remembering with rose tinted glasses.
  - impjohn 4y ago
    Personally it's hard to understand if quitting SM changed my emotional response to a lot of things or if it is me who changed in time. It doesn't help that the agenda and techniques used by these platforms evolve all the time to find new ways to hook you in
- ellopoppit 4y ago
  Indeed, this is how humans have lived for their entire history, up until extremely recently. Our brains are not wired for it
lexx 4y ago
I am in the exact same situation for the past 2 years. My mood is vastly improved. The social media isolation aspect is as important as the social media socialization aspect to me. Not important. The people I want to talk to are on discord or signal, and we do actual activities together
- RMPR 4y ago
  > and we do actual activities together This! I have a good friend of mine who is very active on Instagram and tiktok, where I don't have an account. But the fact that we are doing activities together makes us close. Real life exists, and it's infinitely better than whatever the social app of the moment is.
arky527 4y ago
I find this to be a good motivator to make better interactions with co-workers & friends. Since giving up FB/Instagram I've found conversations with friends to be much more engaging and fulfilling
kilroy123 4y ago
I feel exactly the same. The plus side is I can focus and crank out a full days work in only 4-5 hours. While other colleagues take 7-9 hours.
moffkalast 4y ago
> or even get bored That's key for creativity after all.

digisign 4y ago

I'd say it is better to know a few people well than skim the updates of hundreds.

SCUSKU 4y ago
I would have to agree, I also gave up Instagram/Facebook because I noticed it impacting my mental health. The only thing I miss is the early days of Facebook when it was just humans being human, and posting pictures of them being silly or with their family instead of flexing about newly acquired money/status, etc. But maybe that's just me remembering with rose tinted glasses.
- impjohn 4y ago
  Personally it's hard to understand if quitting SM changed my emotional response to a lot of things or if it is me who changed in time. It doesn't help that the agenda and techniques used by these platforms evolve all the time to find new ways to hook you in
ellopoppit 4y ago
Indeed, this is how humans have lived for their entire history, up until extremely recently. Our brains are not wired for it

lexx 4y ago

I am in the exact same situation for the past 2 years. My mood is vastly improved. The social media isolation aspect is as important as the social media socialization aspect to me. Not important. The people I want to talk to are on discord or signal, and we do actual activities together

RMPR 4y ago
> and we do actual activities together This! I have a good friend of mine who is very active on Instagram and tiktok, where I don't have an account. But the fact that we are doing activities together makes us close. Real life exists, and it's infinitely better than whatever the social app of the moment is.

arky527 4y ago

I find this to be a good motivator to make better interactions with co-workers & friends. Since giving up FB/Instagram I've found conversations with friends to be much more engaging and fulfilling

kilroy123 4y ago

I feel exactly the same. The plus side is I can focus and crank out a full days work in only 4-5 hours. While other colleagues take 7-9 hours.

moffkalast 4y ago

> or even get bored That's key for creativity after all.