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by ehnto 1689 days ago
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.