I’ve been off social media for about a year now. This website is my outlet for putting ideas out into the world. If you like what you see, be on the lookout for more takes. I’ll also provide an email at some point for those who want to get in touch.
On to the point of this post:
I hate social media. It’s nothing more than a tool used by corporations to sell to us. It keeps our communities divided more than it connects us. There was a time when it seemed like a good addition to society, but that’s how they fooled us into going along with it. They made it look good, then pulled the old bait and switch.
Whenever I talk about how much social media sucks, everyone agrees that it does in fact suck. Yet they are still using it. I mean no insult by saying it, either. I was once talking constantly about how much of my life and mental energy was being wasted on social media while being an avid doom-scroller.
How did I quit?
The main thing that worked for me was trying and failing over and over until one day I was free. Another thing I did which may have been a requirement for me was getting rid of any social media apps and the browser on my smartphone. More on smartphones in a future post.