I started doing most of this in 2017. Perhaps I am just unusually sensitive to social media, but I discovered that whenever I used Facebook I just ended up angr

I started doing most of this in 2017. Perhaps I am just unusually sensitive to social media, but I discovered that whenever I used Facebook I just ended up angry or depressed. I deleted my accounts and expected about a week of FOMO. There was zero FOMO and I basically don’t think about social media anymore. It’s been all RSS and NPR on an actual radio for many years. I 100% do not miss it because by the end very few of the interactions I was having were worth my time. EXCEPT: I post on HN and some other tech sites occasionally. I do enjoy tech topics and it’s pretty easy to steer clear of topics that don’t interest me (eg, cryptocurrency). I also text frequently with a network of friend-nerds about tech news. Is texting social media? Admittedly I have a weak spot for YouTube. Their algorithm consistently gives me stuff I love: woodworking videos, gardening videos, science and math videos, and a lot of music I don’t think I would be otherwise exposed to. I basically never read YT comments because most are incredibly low value. So it does not really feel like social media to me. Beyond that, I spend a lot of time outside. Sometimes with friends, sometimes alone. I went through a phase of work that was grueling and dealt with family health issues at the same time. Being able to get into the woods for a trail run on most mornings usually gave me the calmness and patience I needed to get through a lot of long days. I am looking forward to trying the Kagi lens people posted about here. I added the “enshittification” Kagi blocklist people mentioned a few days ago and it made a good search experience even better.