I deleted Facebook, Linkedin, and almost all my online data. I highly advice youth to not make big tech richer by giving out your personal data. LIfe doesn't depend on the virtual world, you gonna survive
You have such a beautiful smile young lady 😊 needed this content.. to feel that im not alone, i reckon its better to be a lonely lion than to be a FAKE popular sheep 😎😂
I’m 64, social media has never been important in my life. It’s like a necessary evil to keep in touch with people, but it’s all expendable and disposable.
Not completely sure if you talked about this and I missed it but what do you define as social media? Didn't you use RU-vid either during that time for example?
I truly can't tell if I'm unbelievably naive or deeply self-absorbed or mildly wise ... but it never occurred to me to give a shit about what other people are doing / wearing / consuming ...
I feel I have an interesting story I'd like to share. When I went to military basic training, I was forced to be without my phone for almost 3 months. I remember getting it back and it felt so foreign in my hands. I couldn't believe how small it actually was, when it had once seemed so big. The depth perception was really strange, and my fingers felt too big for the tiny keyboard. I think this forced detox was exactly what I needed to quit social media. I had always wanted to, but once I left bootcamp I had a total mindset shift - I never actually missed my phone while there, I just missed people - my family, friends, boyfriend. I missed talking to people and doing things I wanted to do. I now think for myself, wear what I like, and am not caught up in trends or sensational stories. It's an addiction and now that I'm free I feel like I'm on the outside looking in, watching people scroll at lunch, while they're walking, even while driving. It's like a bunch of zombies. Humans are social creatures, we're not meant to live like this. I always said I don't want to spend half my life staring at a screen, caring about intangible things. Thanks for this video and leading by example.
I'm not sure what you mean by deleting social media; does this include things like spotify/youtube? Does this include things, with which you have more control over what you engage with, instead of 'doomscrolling'? I see a bunch of these videos recommended but there's so little clarification what this 'detox' means
I have never had social media and recently I moved out of my hometown. Sometimes I'm tempted to get on them because I want to see what my old friends are up to, but I'd rather call them an text them once in a while and feel a bit lonely in the meantime than having this fake relationship you have through social media. Because with those you don't really connect with people, there's this feeling of connection that you get from seeing their photos but it's not real, and I feel if I got social media I would actually drift away from my old friends more easily, because they kind of satiate your need of connection so you don't make the effort to call and actually connect.
Congrats and well done! Thanks for sharing your experience. You did yourself a big favor as you realized after the initial struggles. Have been off social media for over a decade so i can relate to everything you shared. Best wishes on your journey :)
my parents didn’t allow me to use socials till i turn 15, but when i did turn 15 i saw others around me being soo controlled by social media.. looking at all that toxicity it never occurred to me to use it and go into that huge ocean of comparisons and jealousy.. im 20 now.. i still don’t think i’d ever want to use it.
Bit by bit I've been removing myself from social media, but today was a breaking point. People seem to take it to heart if we are texting and I then go off and live my life doing something for a few hours that doesn't involve texting. Then when I return, I see that they're online on the app, and yet they wont respond to me until a similar amount of time elapses again. I'm 22 and just want it to be like the days where we socialised outside again and it wasnt so hard to get a hold of someone because they "forget to reply" or whatever. Its crazy, and mind numbing idk if the rest of you have this but im at the stage where communicating via a phone doesnt feel right.
Throughout high school, I’ve deactivated, deleted, redownloaded and all over again my social accounts (especially instagram) but I’ve come peace with it during uni when I don’t open the app at all, I just have it for the sake of having it, or rather I have it because that’s how I “connect” when I meet people for the first time. So air quotes on the word connect bc it’s just simply to follow each other and that’s it, there’s rly no further connection after or any in the future. BUT this time around I was travelling with family and met some family friends that I truly enjoyed the time I spent with them so naturally we followed each other thru ig. They’re the type to even send msgs when I got back home. But as time passes our convos end. So I’ve always been curious how to balance the feeling of deleting social media but also wanting to keep connections which today we usually follow/add people through online platforms? I’m not much of a texter either tbh, nor calls or facetime unless it’s family or really close/deep relationships
I quit social media a long time ago too. I also deleted WhatsApp (the main communication means in my country). Unfortunately that ended my relationship because overtime my girlfriend was so blinded by social media that she didn't have her own personality anymore and every time I tried to talk to her, I was the weirdo. I hope she's happy on her Instagram buble full of celebrities and perfect couples
I've been off social media(tiktok and instagram mainly) for about 3 months and it has had such a good influence on me, i don't doom scroll or wonder what people think anymore, my life is a lot more quiet and peacefull.
i deleted the social media (instagram, twitter(X), snapchat, facebook) 4 years ago,and since then i dont know what other people are doing, whenever i meet my friends irl, the only thing i see is they would scroll instagram endlessly, and like its just hard to have a meaningful long conversation with them...its not good, i hate it when people just pick up their phone like MID CONVERSATION, I AM LIKE WTF WHAT ARE YOU DOING, and they be like 'what' and shy away...and i just hate it...cant we live without opening instagram even for a second, are you so bored that u have to open instgram constantly every single second..wtf...i hate it, honestly. thanks for reading my yap since nobody would like to hear it becoz they TOO BUSY WITH INSTAGRAM...(i also removed all the f-bombs since my comment can be shadowban)..adios
I deleted social media 5 years ago..people do not need to know my every move..nobody has that many real friends..if you go through your life with one maybe two true trustworthy friends you will be very blessed…put the focus on yourself!
love to see that there are still people like you in the world!💗It's so rare to find people my age who don't use any socials, and whenever I do I can sense it immediately. it feels like I'm actually talking to another human being and not just a regurgitation of countless memes and tiktoks from whichever side of the internet. I think you are very intelligent for being able to respond this way to our current society!
I cant explain how happy it makes me see! I love this video, you seem like such a lovely person. I have also been through this. I love that you have posted this it is such an amazing message. Yay!!!!!!
It’s not the same as Facebook or Instagram. But you are technically correct. I don’t feel the same way (keeping up with the Joneses) on RU-vid that I did on Facebook when I quit that more than ten years ago.
I just started an experiment. Only use physical media. I know im now on youtube. I feel like i deserve it, and i write down in my book, not to get stuck. I really enjoyed this video. I find it very interesting. Are you also youtube free? I mean, you posted this,, but do you consume?
I have also quit everything i used to simply log out of insta but now i have totally signed off and removed my account,i have done so much of my exams syllabus and i am super happy compared to before,i am less irritated and smallest stuff ,i laugh more,i love my mother more,now i just have to stop using youtube more than2 hrs a day 😅
