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I joined shortly after it was apparent that Twitter was turning into 4chan. Bit of a ghost town at first, but in the last few months it turned into a perfectly

I joined shortly after it was apparent that Twitter was turning into 4chan. Bit of a ghost town at first, but in the last few months it turned into a perfectly suitable replacement for what Twitter used to be. Then after the election I deleted all my social media accounts. I'm taking the next 2 years as a mental health break. I decided staying on top of which political out groups are being shat upon on a daily basis wasn't worth the the mental toll it was taking. I'll see you at the polls in 2 years.

sho_hn 2y ago
So I've mostly sat out on social media in the past 20 years - I never hopped onto the Facebook, MySpace, Digg, Twitter, anything bandwagons - and I conclude I've been absolutely fine missing the minute-to-minute beat. I certainly have no problem keeping up with the times vs. other friends, nor have I accomplished any less, nor diversified my activities or knowledge any less. Everything of true, lasting value gets repeated by friends in group chats (my preferred online social fix), or referenced in articles, and reaches me soon enough. Social media is the text equivalent of mindlessly scrolling TikTok/YouTube Shorts. Can be entertaining (and entertainment is important), but is mostly just a waste of time.
- SirFatty 2y ago
  Sure, from that aspect it makes sense. But there are companies who use Twitter, Discord, Facebook, et al for support and notifications (which I'm not a fan of). It's hard to avoid in those situations.
  - phil21 2y ago
    Seems pretty easy to avoid those situations to me? I've never had a Twitter or Facebook account, tend to participate in the modern economy at least as much as the average person if not a lot more, and never once have wished I could tweet at a company for some reason or the other. I'm sure I'm missing something - but I'm also equally as sure that it's a net gain in my life vs. a loss. It's quite possible to interact with nearly every company out there without using social media.

sho_hn 2y ago

So I've mostly sat out on social media in the past 20 years - I never hopped onto the Facebook, MySpace, Digg, Twitter, anything bandwagons - and I conclude I've been absolutely fine missing the minute-to-minute beat. I certainly have no problem keeping up with the times vs. other friends, nor have I accomplished any less, nor diversified my activities or knowledge any less. Everything of true, lasting value gets repeated by friends in group chats (my preferred online social fix), or referenced in articles, and reaches me soon enough. Social media is the text equivalent of mindlessly scrolling TikTok/YouTube Shorts. Can be entertaining (and entertainment is important), but is mostly just a waste of time.

SirFatty 2y ago
Sure, from that aspect it makes sense. But there are companies who use Twitter, Discord, Facebook, et al for support and notifications (which I'm not a fan of). It's hard to avoid in those situations.
- phil21 2y ago
  Seems pretty easy to avoid those situations to me? I've never had a Twitter or Facebook account, tend to participate in the modern economy at least as much as the average person if not a lot more, and never once have wished I could tweet at a company for some reason or the other. I'm sure I'm missing something - but I'm also equally as sure that it's a net gain in my life vs. a loss. It's quite possible to interact with nearly every company out there without using social media.