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> I want the slow web back where I can chew on long form content and mull over large pieces of text and long winded podcasts… It is what you make it, really.

> I want the slow web back where I can chew on long form content and mull over large pieces of text and long winded podcasts… It is what you make it, really. I watch YouTubers who make long videos, go deep diving on subjects which have no real use in my daily life and have very, very few apps on my phone — all but one are something which makes my life easier than not having it and the exception is because I want to buy a condo. No Instagrams, Facebooks, TikToks, Twitters, nothing. I don’t even feel I’m missing out on anything worthwhile either.

drunkpotato 4y ago
I did this because my relationship to social media was unhealthy, and now it feels much better. Hacker news, because duh. Instagram is for softcore porn. Facebook I deleted years ago, no regrets. (I'm aware they own Instagram, and I don't care. This is just a personal issue for me.) Tiktok I watch funny videos when people send them to me, I feel no need to install an app. Twitter, I read tweets when people link to them, and every time Twitter reminds me why I'm glad I don't use Twitter. I understand why other people use them, and some people can do it in a healthy way, but for me, this is the absolute maximum I can use social media without losing myself.