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Elon Musk plus the terribleness of Facebook helped me cut my social media addiction. I wouldn't say I'm happier with or without it, but I don't think it was a p

Elon Musk plus the terribleness of Facebook helped me cut my social media addiction. I wouldn't say I'm happier with or without it, but I don't think it was a positive other than the handful of friends I made there that I wouldn't have made otherwise.

nkingsy 3y ago
And we found the mandatory “I’m not on social media” comment on the social media platform. There’s at least one on every post on the subject. Literal definition: websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.
- kzrdude 3y ago
  Platforms like Twitter and Facebook put the network in the center - it's about relationships between accounts (Friend/Follower). HN doesn't do that, so HN is a forum which is a slightly different genre of medium, isn't it? At least a kind that I'm much more in favour of.
  - nkingsy 3y ago
    I get value from it, but it still gives me the social high from interacting, plus a big multiplier added with voting.
  - hk__2 3y ago
    > Platforms like Twitter and Facebook put the network in the center - it's about relationships between accounts (Friend/Follower) At the beginning yes, but nowadays that’s less the case. Twitter’s "For You" is the default view and it contains popular content that have little to do with who you’re following. TikTok/Instagram behave in the same way, showing you a mix of stuff from people you follow (but not everything) and from other sources. I’m not been on Facebook recently, but I believe they do the same.
- mmastrac 3y ago
  Your snarky reply is not appreciated. I specifically said "cut my social media addiction" not "cut out social media". While Hacker News is a great time sink full of wonderful people, I don't spend nearly as much time here as I do on other platforms (and often go long swaths of time without commenting).
akira2501 3y ago
It's like the people who spray bitterant on their fingernails in an effort to stop reflexively chewing on them. Hope it works out long term.
- mmastrac 3y ago
  It's been quite effective. After a few months off Twitter, I only really go back for a peek at the schadenfreude every week or so, and only for a few minutes.

nkingsy 3y ago

And we found the mandatory “I’m not on social media” comment on the social media platform. There’s at least one on every post on the subject. Literal definition: websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.

kzrdude 3y ago
Platforms like Twitter and Facebook put the network in the center - it's about relationships between accounts (Friend/Follower). HN doesn't do that, so HN is a forum which is a slightly different genre of medium, isn't it? At least a kind that I'm much more in favour of.
- nkingsy 3y ago
  I get value from it, but it still gives me the social high from interacting, plus a big multiplier added with voting.
- hk__2 3y ago
  > Platforms like Twitter and Facebook put the network in the center - it's about relationships between accounts (Friend/Follower) At the beginning yes, but nowadays that’s less the case. Twitter’s "For You" is the default view and it contains popular content that have little to do with who you’re following. TikTok/Instagram behave in the same way, showing you a mix of stuff from people you follow (but not everything) and from other sources. I’m not been on Facebook recently, but I believe they do the same.
mmastrac 3y ago
Your snarky reply is not appreciated. I specifically said "cut my social media addiction" not "cut out social media". While Hacker News is a great time sink full of wonderful people, I don't spend nearly as much time here as I do on other platforms (and often go long swaths of time without commenting).

akira2501 3y ago

It's like the people who spray bitterant on their fingernails in an effort to stop reflexively chewing on them. Hope it works out long term.

mmastrac 3y ago
It's been quite effective. After a few months off Twitter, I only really go back for a peek at the schadenfreude every week or so, and only for a few minutes.