[AltonWells]

I’ll kick this comment thread off.

I completely deleted all of my pretty well followed and active social accounts (Facebook, instagram, and snap). Not deactivate, delete. At first there is a large emotional penalty I felt by “disconnecting” from people, however it’s been well over two years and my life is pound for pound better. I do miss interacting with some friends at times but honestly if they’re real friends, I call or text.

Social took away a lot of my attention and disconnected me from reality. I’m not saying do what I do, but for me it was a game changer.

[ehnto]

It's a crutch for a boring life, too. Think back to how many times you came out of a scrolling binge only to be brutally aware of how disconnected you felt in that moment. Like that daze you can get when coming out from a cinema, except you just go can just go straight back into the cinema to numb that feeling of discontentment.

When I cut out social media, reddit, youtube and imgur, I was essentially left with nothing to do when inbetween hobbies and work, but you quickly start finding ways to spend your downtime with more fulfilling passtimes.

[cpctheman]

I think a lot of the discourse around this (and similar topics) summarized with the following advice: find out what works for you, do that.

Both steps are hard, and I would argue the "you" can expand to include your family/close circle of friends/community as well.