The New Social Currency is... Being Offline? | Digital Detox Core

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  @om3gadoestech · 1 year ago

  Social Media has become a digital door-to-door salesman who doesn't stop knocking.

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• KA

  @katiemackcomments · 1 year ago

  We need to all start volunteering! That’s a great way to meet new people, create a third space, spend time on something we care about, and FIGHT BACK against the terrifying changes we’ve been seeing in America

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  @eth3realdivine336 · 1 year ago

  ditching social media was the best thing I've ever done for myself. I feel so much more present, happier and free.

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  @stviz87 · 1 year ago

  "Reading is a status symbol" What? That should be a basic skill

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  @DJsNeverEndingStory · 1 year ago

  Millennial in my mid 30s. A few years ago I started taking month long breaks from social media. This past January I permanently deleted all of my social media except YouTube, even as a musician. I realized over time I could thrive without social media, so I got rid of of these platforms. More cons than pros in my opinion. Too much manipulation, scams, lust, and vanity.

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  @t.q.quinn25 · 1 year ago

  bedrotting and resting are different. honestly the whole "bedrotting" thing is glamorizing depression, the term is quite literally rotting away in your bed and when my depression was at its worst I would not leave the house for about a month and just lived between my bed and computer desk, im in a significantly better place and im glad I never got hooked on TikTok, I just wish this horrible cycle wasn't constantly repeated.

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  @frrrraa · 1 year ago (edited)

  Imho the problem with quitting social media is that you still want to stay connected, keep up with your friends’ lives, and share things like memes with them. I’ve been avoiding Instagram for the past year (and I feel much better), but I’ve noticed that people have become so used to posting everything there that they forget they could just send a message instead. Instead of sharing an Instagram story for the whole world to see, they could simply text a friend and say, “Hey, look what I did today! Do you like it?”—turning it into an actual conversation.<br><br>Also, have you noticed how people feel entitled to share their opinions online, yet if you text them directly, they probably won’t even care enough to reply or just brush you off with some throwaway phrase?<br><br>Social media gives the illusion of staying updated, but in reality, it just makes you feel detached and disconnected from what’s happening around you.

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  @rachelvryhof8896 · 1 year ago

  Grandmillenial here ..I was devastated when you said GenZ isn&apos;t into dancing because of the constant risk of being recorded. I hope this changes before another generation loses the same freedom of personal expression and joy.

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  @mauricsalas · 1 year ago

  I quit every social media <i>except</i> YouTube about a year ago, and it’s honestly been an amazing decision. If you’re on the fence, take it from me: you will own your life back again !! Albeit, I often get down YouTube rabbit holes but I am working on it 😭 for the most part, I’m really happy :)

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• SA

  @savvy76 · 1 year ago

  I still get shit on regularly for only having yt and no other social media. I&apos;d love to see the POV change but Im not seeing it yet.

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  @candigurrl07 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I deleted Insta four months ago n tiktok a month ago! Since then, I&apos;ve gone back to my voracious reader roots, and I have currently writing and outlining a book. After work, I usually unwind by watching youtube and reading, instead of scrolling mindlessly. It feels gr8!

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  @veri.contrary · 1 year ago

  the most jarring thing about reaching adulthood (fs at 29) is the realization that our parents were right about one thing: it IS ‘cause of that damn phone. <br><br>sometimes, and with nuance, ofc. i deleted tiktok out of the blue like a year ago and my life has improved 10x—i’m making more real progress in my REAL life and have a career path now, and i’m less anxious because i’m not mainlining negative events, thoughts &amp; opinions via the algorithm + never ending scroll. i have a strong sense of justice but being aware of EVERYTHING BAD HAPPENING constantly was paralyzing

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