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You're suffering from withdrawal, really.
Since most culture has been subverted by capitalism, media has become exploitative to a fault. Most media made today, wether it's film, music, video games, etc, are assembled by committee to figure out how to exploit your baser senses, your impulses.
When being submerged in this exploitative media over a longer period of time, much like doom scrolling, your brain has gotten used to the incentives your brain produces, creating a habitual cycle. It's also important to note that if you have to use your brain, most likely the media is not exploitative enough, which is why Hollywood produces mindless schlock - because it makes you feel good.
So your choice is either
Treat modern media like drugs, because they are.
Exactly this. @[email protected] trying to cut big tech out cold turkey is laudable (quite admirable actually), OP should also realize that getting the feeling of missing out is normal at first and not stress too much over it. Taking it at a comfortable pace, trusting yourself and keeping the goal in mind will make the need for big tech slowly fade away.
I usually get rid of things when they inevitably turn sour from "enshittification". For example I abandoned FB Messenger when they killed the Lite version of the app. I abandoned Reddit over 3 months, and by the time I wrote my last post swearing off it, I was only checking it a couple times a week and I was fully on the Lemmy train.