Only online. Although I've never been a huge fan of social media, I do have accounts to keep in touch with relatives and promote things that I make and produce.

Only online. Although I've never been a huge fan of social media, I do have accounts to keep in touch with relatives and promote things that I make and produce. But I've really toned down my usage lately because I find that everything online seems designed to provoke some kind of outrage. Even if we ignore news and media, and "rage bait" headlines, consider when and why people turn to comment sections and social media in general. People are there to unwind, de-stress and share recipes and cat gifs. That is their motivation. But WHEN do people do that? Typically on a break or after a long day of work or when the kids have finally fallen asleep. So most people are already in an agitated state to begin with. Then they read something that annoys them, or they have something from work to vent about. And so not only does everyone seem angry, they were a bit on edge to begin with and then created a feedback cycle through mutual participation. I personally started to feel so much less anxious and uptight when I started to use social media and read comments less. Same with most news, but I won't begrudge anyone for trying to keep informed. It's really the angry feedback cycle that I think is creating a lot of stress and anxiety for people.