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What has been the hardest thing to let go of when deciding to distance yourself from or drop social media entirely? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For me it's input. I have a continually thinking mind that feels that I must have something to say on anything. Whenever I've gotten rid of a Reddit account or took even a day or two off from activity on the internet. I had an itch to say something whenever something is reported or something I've seen while browsing that peaked my interest.

And I feel I have to say something on it, even if small. But yet I try to restrain myself from doing so because of how manufactured social media has become today.

It's gotten a little better, mainly because you know, after registering so many accounts for so long and having to upkeep so many. It is tiring to do for me so I think I'm finally slowing down from that to where this issue won't nearly be as big as it once was.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

For me, it's a lack of meaningful contact with my family on the other side of the country.

Facebook and other social media sources are turning into just giant vanity "me me me!" and shit posting. Nothing more meaningful came out of it... So I abandoned it.

It's hard to keep track of so many different media outlets as well, and got tiring. Especially with a lot of doom scrolling posts... Such a downer.