You Will Wish You Watched This Before You Started Using Social Media | The Twisted Truth 

Yes. We are all now part of the 'attention economy'. What to do? Feel more fear and create more enemies? More likes for hating those we perceive to be controlling us? Not a solution. Talk it over with others...debate but don't despair. Dare to be different: switch off your phone when you can...explain your actions to others...value the quiet undisturbed mind. It is the basis for personal peace and social harmony.

I liked being able to be in contact with friends and family I haven't seen or talked to in years, but if you share content not to their liking even if it is true, Facebook and Twitter will tag it as false content. I deleted my Twitter and only use Facebook to check on family and friends now. And I rarely get on there. Its a waste of time. I mostly use my phone as a phone and at times watch videos if I'm bored. I truly agree with what you said in this video. I'm just sorry so many kids are bullied and commit suicide over social media. Its really sad!

I would usually agree with your point about ad hominem comments about Mark Zuckerberg, however, when you consider all that he can do to us and all we can do to him it is the equivalent of being run over by a bus and the victim scratching the chrome off the bumper. He can addict our children and younger generations to Facebook causing immeasurable damage to society, ban political, social and individual pages that he and his employees dislike, influence elections and put pressure on governments, harvest our data and sell us to the highest bidder and in the process become so rich that he can buy his own island. We can call him a few names. The fact that I think he has head shaped like an egg isn't going to keep me up at night!

@@burtingtune yep...hearing your sentiments, especially for the generations to come. Luckily some of us didn't grown up with " tech-social-media " Some of us grew up on donkey Kong hand games, playing in our front yard safely, talking on telephones and generally no devises except a tellavision:.so we are lucky we know how to switch these distractions, controlling mind-bending machines OFF. It is sad and bloody unfortunate, let's hope 🙏next generations will hopefully learn from parents who genuinely give their time and a ...hoot about their children. And use CRITICAL thinking well without reservation to the TruTH 🕊💪🙈🎯

It's not bullying when the target of your derision has his boot on your neck.

Powerful quote! That is indeed true!

was this applicable to the telegram in past (since durov is going to implement in-app ads in the nearest future) ?

That is 100% true!

Exactly

nothing is free, someone always pays the price

Fax 💯 and it can also lower your motivation and constantly distract you from what you need to do

I find RU-vid so informative, except for some.non-sense vlogs of RU-vidrs.

💯

It ruined my health too. I used to open social media apps for no reason all the time just because it started getting into my muscle memory and I was truly just addicted to it. I stopped remembering why I even used Instagram so much I just felt like I had to to fill the void. I’d spent many hours on it just scrolling through shit I didn’t care about and I’d start to forget to do normal daily things like eating and even hygiene like showering.

But It also helped some people. guys it isn't always black or white. everything has its bad and good side and so does social media.

This is beyond kind of you. Thank you for supporting our channel and for also watching and commenting. We are beyond grateful.

I don't but honestly, people need a bit of a detox from everything that's mainstream to just chill out, maybe rest from work. I hope soon they'll get bored and it won't be like TV for boomers - there's nothing anymore except for propaganda and the same movies on repeat but they'll waste a few more decades and their relations on it.

The worst thing is that now....those kind of rare and incredible videos are unwatchable because of the RU-vid ads which pops up and deconcentrate you

Keep up the great work 💪 it's recommending now ​@@AbsoluteMotivation

When i become member of premier i will just do this for testing whether it works for me or not😂 Mr ​@@AbsoluteMotivation

For real. That’s why I got rid of 10 years ago I thought it was boring and even the other apps came out then I was like this is too much work, and now with everybody being creators it’s like that shit is probably so overwhelming now! I can’t imagine it. Lol

Isn't this social media?

@@nickijones707 no it’s not.

@@nickijones707 Yes, it is.

RU-vid is social media .. so, fail.

It was new, we bit, we spat out.

ikr? i remember before i had a phone i wondered why the fuck people choose to spend so much time on social media and on their phones.....and now look where i am years later: i'm exactly like the other fools whove spent too much time on this shit. i want to delete my social media for good, even if it makes my chances at my career worse, than good: i just want to be focused and happier again. social media takes that away for me.

@@DEADEYESTUDIO IKR! My FB is a cobweb/dust collection site now. I'm going to delete it. I'm Gen-X, so I've got no qualms about being considered weird: I have always been weird. I'm keeping RU-vid for now. It's fun. I've begun to turn off my phone after 9pm & all day on Sundays ‐ keeps me mostly sane. The people who I see in person deserve my full attention too, so I put my phone away. I keep in mind that my gadgets are my tools & I use my tools - my tools do NOT use me. Food for thought: If my "friends" won't call me and talk vs social media, then perhaps they aren't my "friends"... just sayin'. A phone call takes LESS time than scrolling on a screen anyway.

We still are by watching RU-vid

Nah they usually come back after a week

Yea. It's a shame when sitting somewhere and everyone on their phones when they could be spending time together.

Well, everytime i and my friends hang out , i'm always the only person not to have my eyes glued to the smatphone's screen. i also persuade my friends to put their phones down. We could have a lovely conversation , rather than just sitting there staring at the phones. Sometimes i feel i am ignored and isolated by my friends. That hurts me lot. this is the first time i have commented in english ^^

And now in parties people just keep taking selfies instead of enjoying the party... ( sorry for my bad English )

I can commiserate with you and visitors YES I'd rather a Visitor stay away if they're gonna " live" on their ph at your/my house etc.

Felt this!

Potent words ey?

fries your dopamine receptors watching so many little entertaining clips with not much meaning

@@AdahirLangarica and inflates women's ego because of all the simps rewarding their behaviors. Society is in full decline and it can only get worse.

Yes , even duh i am gen z but i value the time without social media , you can't really disconnect from this forever but stop the banging time wasting and i am proud to say that i have never use tik tok and evn duh i have insta but i don't use it..

I feel like tiktok is worse than social media

tiktok has announced a very severe crackdown on people who have gone crazy.

Beautiful well said

Amen!!!! I agree

That reminds me of a time I did a solo trip to Seattle. I didn’t even want people to know I went there. I didn’t post any pictures til 6 months later. I wanted that trip to be MY trip and enjoy my privacy and time alone. I feel that divulging it to others would somehow steal the excitement from me.

100

Humbleness 👏

Good stuff, super proud of ya!

how do you fight back the urge to download instagram or scroll though tiktok again?

Good luck! Good for you! and keep going!

Good shit, I need the medias for music promo on my band but I have an app that locks me out of it. Social media is so bad and I just noticed after using for so long that I would just feel like SHIT anytime I used it.

Kudos champ. I have been deleting it for the last year. Done permanently (or at least I hope I am). No one can change people who only care about money.

I hope you found the peace you were after. Thank you so much for watching the video and sharing your experience!

@Darth Vader Why that?

Ruined relationships marriage kids 😒 all of it

@Darth Vader especially in this pandemic situation _-

@Moriel Logos Hmm

Years ago we got by just fine without cell phones and video games. Sometimes I feel technology hasn't made our lives better.

No, shut it down long ago l do like the music on youtube and shows like this one ldo play an on line game to Elder scrolls l do not miss the rest Nice to see lm not alone

Nope me to

Glad to hear I'm not alone.

I do the same nothing really excites me no more .

Nah fr

Work is crazy

Very true. The key part of this all is how manage to control ourselves and not let external forces control our internal proclivities.

Not really. The flesh is weak, considering how difficult it is to manage emotions (which are what addiction and dependency is built upon), it is smarter and more efficient to simply remove the trigger, remove the root cause. Not MANAGE those emotions, we're not robots - we're humans. We're built to think smart, not FEEL smart. Being self-aware is key, but true self-awareness will show you your flaws and tell you to move away from the trigger rather than depend on hopeful thinking. There's a reason why Monks don't entertain certain things. They know this.

I think we all do, man.

@@NoExpert don't u see?

Conclusion: people today are addicted to the secondary, at least real, they prefer to watch porn and masturbate, than to find another person to have sex, they prefer to interact with people on social networks, instead of interacting in real life.

@Censor Me no one forces you to do anything, these are businesses. Blame people not the companies, lazy people are their own problem. I’m able to balance myself between using technology and social media without damaging by social and work life.

@@austinhowser7838 this has noting to do with lazy or not. It was revolutionair when it came out. Now 20 years later we can see the damage it has done to mankind

Jessy Perez how are you going now?

You’re on RU-vid ?

Lauren Ashcroft lol got em

I've been without Facebook for a year and a half. It feels weird at first, but I don't even remember its existence anymore.

Deleted fb and insta but still used app youtube can not deleted but i will limit time for yt 🤗

Love it!

Good to hear you're more happy now. Thanks for watching!

This is the hardest 😭😭😂😂

But memes 😭😭

hahahaha, I gottta try that

Goodluck I got rid of twitter and Facebook years ago but I got sucked into RU-vid and reddit 🥴🥴it’s a trap

@@gwendolyneayiera5046 I. Can't. Stop.

Martin, I know right 👍.

If you starve the beast that b*tch will die 🖕🏼

Martin Schweyda beast is like in 666

Yes. The beast controls our Children. These kids should have 100% guidance on the Internet, PERIOD. That will cut down on soooooo many kids from being kidnapped and enslaved to “Sex Trafficking” their grades, bullying, gangs, drugs, and suicides. They need to make it a Law w/ kids under the age of 18 yr’s old that there has to be 100% guidance or the parents are “FINED” 👍

Robin Anderson 🙌

It's recently been going viral, so you are not alone.

Same here. It popped up in my feed 2 nights ago and I'm really glad I found this video. Kudos to the maker of it. I had a social media account for six months in 2020 (pandemic) and got rid of it for the same reasons I heard being mentioned in this video. I could see how toxic it was from day 1 but I wanted to see where it would go. I reconnected with some people and that was enough. It was a second corrupt world that I didn't need to live in. Let's keep our minds on things above.

THEY MAKE A FAKE WORLD WHILE THEY STEAL THE REAL ONE.

@@LikeIconic ok

Said like the perfect attention seeker.

it was mine

Maybe it was not the optimal decision for me as I used it to join a volanteers group of "Doing Good to Others".

Aren't you using a social media account right now? Considering the fact that RU-vid is also social media?😭

@@lydia21936exactly! Also imo , YT is essential and the next generations need to know how to work with tech, so not caring about the newest tech isn’t very smart, but quitting Snap, TT , IG is such a great idea!

No instagram?! Ok u have Facebook then? No?! Snapchat?! No?! I SAID NO I DONT HAVE ANY SOCIAL MEDIA STOP ASKING I SAID NONE AT ALL. Lmao bruh 😂

@@lydia21936you can easily use RU-vid and not entertain dumb arguments in the comments 😂 I use it to watch sermons and study more about Jesus and learn how to do things for free. So nah it’s not always social media but if you have no self control then yes it’s dangerous as heck. To the majority it’s a big danger.

But we cannot delete RU-vid

How’re you feeling now? Thanks for watching!

haha true, thanks for watching

Except we are watching something valuable. Technology is good when used for the right reasons. There is a treasure trove of valuable information that sadly not many people are seeking out.

RU-vid is now boring

Instagram is the most boring app ever

@LonerWolf Patriot depends on what you watch really

@Toy Story Fan 4 Yeah you really need to watch some actually interesting stuff. I haven't seen any of that stuff in my recommended for like 3 years. You should try to watch any educational channel and there are so many good ones to choose from on this platform. Despite this though, I am considering quitting RU-vid as I spent way too much time on here and it is the only social media I use.

@@micheloreference5486 but some of the lives on there was questionable and funny

I swear I used to read a lot but everytime I say ima read I’m scrolling threw Instagram

Me too! I used to love reading and because of this I stopped reading for years. Finally getting back too

Same here

I used to read 5 or 6 books a year. Now I'm having trouble reading one.

fjoa123 same 😫

Really? What time period do you miss the most?

@@AbsoluteMotivation2012-2017

Yes absolutely it was

Sure is!

Same! Until the algorithm sprinkles in a random video that grabs my attention and then I enter the rabbit hole, mindlessly surfing vid after vid 🏄🏽‍♂️

RU-vid has fantastic material but it has changed tremendously over the years and there is more and more aggressive solicitation of your attention. Look at the use of banners. You're in the middle of watching a clip and already they're trying to pull you to the next one. And now they have more and more video shorts and more and more ads.

Same, RU-vid is the only app i use to get away from reality

Yeah, also skill share.

I'm In real estate and Marketing on Facebook is insane. There is no better way too do it.

Wow. So profound to hear that it got rid of your depression and you found meaning. That is incredible!

thats cool buddy, but youtube is almost the same:) a lot of attention distraction, almost impossible to study using youtube as a source. U need a lot of strength of your will and self control. But yeah it's still better than scrolling news on the wall:D

Social media is depressing except for RU-vid! I've realized it's a place operating at a low frequency where it traps energy.

The major problem with traditional social media (i. e. fb, Twitter instagram, etc), is that most people develop a virtual image that seems to be perfect, and many others compare themselves to that image, making them feel that their life is miserable or that they haven't accomplished anything, the social media algorithms make people to see all the time people with apparent wonderful lives, and the latest problem is, because politics have become a major topic in the latest years (specially with certain disease), a lot of people that you have in your contacts (friends, family, etc) will insult you if you share something opposed to their opinion, also most of the social media will keep censoring one side, so, it will seem that the majority of people have certain sentiment and will demoralize anyone that thinks different even more; it's a bunch of problems, that's why there are many mentally ill people nowadays.

I’ve only been on FB 2 times this year. Life is better without it and I’m more focused on self learning. The only reason i use keep messenger is, there are some people I want to stay in contact with but don’t want to give them my number.

Interesting perspective. Thanks for sharing. Have you noticed this happen where you’re from?

Not only that but nowadays people don’t even use social media to virtually communicate anymore, it’s more about mindless scrolling which ironically transforms us into the opposite of “social” and makes us cluelessly isolated into our own rooms. And it’s quite sad because considering that even if you try to quit, it’s not like your friends or your family will too, and you will have to helplessly watch them consume this messed up algorithm in exchange of their attention and neurons. As a teenager there is no way you won’t lose a big fraction of your friends and have the reputation of the “weird kid” in the school you are in. But nevertheless you should put your mental health first and search for the people who are also conscious, even if they are not around you right now.

awww this hurts my heart actually

SAME

Sameeee🤣🤣

Omg. Me too.

Same here...for almost any YT clip

Daniel Moore lmao!

😹😹😹😹

Everybody wants attention, it seems. to isolate us with Covid1984 plandemic, to program us now with social media apps while we're 'waiting for this unfortunate plandemic to subside'(smh), we are under your controllllllllllllllllllllll , elitistsssssssssssssssss, we're zombiesssssssssssssssssss nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. *punches mark suckerturd's face a few dozen times* any questions? 19 years old and i can fk'n ==r==e==a==d=== *your turn* deepweb this shit, not surface web trash/lies.

@@atheistleopard618 get some fresh air bruv

@@lgomer3442 with a name like GOmer, you need to get a fresh name, bitch boy lmao

@@lgomer3442 😅😅😅 I feel his passion. I myself would love to cave in the SUCKER BERGS ALIEN HEAD

Happy to help! Thanks for watching!

it would’ve been WAYYYY better if we didn’t have social media I bet kids would’ve still been outside riding there bikes nowadays you barley see kids outside

That is exactly RIGHT* WE NEED TO KNOW THIS....

@@deja7615 Social media is still pretty good! Social media is designed to kill time, communicate with others, a good source of information, and ect. Kids wouldn't go out just because of social media. Maybe it's because they are depressed, a shut in, bullied, or something in their life that has made them think that they don't belong to society Social media is sometimes used to escape the real world. People would make this as their way of reliving stress, sadness. We need this! Maybe not all of us would say the same, but sometimes we must put ourselves in their shoes to know better.

relationships and marriages would be better

@@chunkygolem3054 this comment might be useless. but I just left tiktok for over a year. It felt so free seeing reality. I remember my brother watching youtube videos of ppl just screaming 24/7 meanwhile I was doing everything what my mind said. Social media - new dimension Gaming - 2nd dimension Reality - 1st dimension ( we currently equiped )

Yeah the common rationale I had was a desire to be connected. But connected to what? Watching Instagram stories of food. Heck, posting Instagram stories of food. No need for that. Time to get better!

@@AbsoluteMotivation you're absolutely right

Possesed by our possessions!

Best quote ever! Thanks for sharing

Fight club.

The Hopi Prophecy also speaks of this. The most important prophecy IMO. It's validated daily as we enter the Fifth World.

Also a line from a Papa Roach song "the things you own, own you". I think the song was Infest from the album of the same name.

Same

Hmm really 😏

I really wanna do that too but I always get that fear of missing out and I don't know how to get past that 😣

@@shinn3003 I feel you your little brain is playing tricks on you and by now one could say you're used to it. OMG what's trending on tik Tok 😅 I need to do those dance's 🤣🤣🤣

Stay that way :)

In a good way I hope!

Well said! I feel the same.

Lol its funny people have to wonder what im doing... "where do you work".or "are you still with your boyfriend i see your profile picture change" lol i just laugh keep them guessing 😉 Edit: its really sad that some people live double lives

What if you are both: invisible in plain sight, but still in the world, acting not for the purpose of being vane but for something bigger for example?

@@amysass1919 Amen !

No one is invisible I suggest you change your friends, etc ,for the love of God these very same people who are bashing social media are on it using it to not do something constructive like helping people. They are using it to make others feel bad about it and themselves. They are a joke and the jokes on them. Never listen to people who try to steal.

That is a very interesting underrated comment. So true.

Source please

@@antiqueantique4308 Jaron Lanier

you seem to be put out by my asking for a source. Oh, btw, the question was not even directed at you.

But how do you know that ?

You're most welcome, thank you for watching our video on this! Grateful to have your support!

I fed the beast many scrumptious treats for many years. It pulls you in and grabs ahold tight.

"Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels. (Rev 14)

You said a mouthfull....well said sis - i salute you . Dont say nomore.

Roxana Dobre yes.....especially is happening now....

Only for the mentally weak!!! Never used facecrap, don't know anyone on there & never cared... Only rarely check fone for missed calls. Mostly forget to take it out. -No News is Good News, LoL

damn

Not only social media also google play store and the addictive games

JAHbymeside forIverandIvermore these r made addictive....we can’t control

That's Quite Sad True.

Vishal Bhardwaj well said 💯

Thank you so much for subscribing man! Appreciate your kind words!

So glad you’re feeling happy! Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!

And now you are back on, RU-vid is a social media app......

@@rahafalkhaldi1897 Well, aren't YOU a judgmentally hostile Mr Know-it-all. I use RU-vid to learn, keep tabs on the news and watch music videos...maybe watch a film or two. I couldn't give a damn about pop CULTure and in fact, most of my time on RU-vid is spent marking channels as "don't recommend". I'm disgusted with humanity anyway. ESPECIALLY people like you. I have my watch and search history paused, you obviously do not, so this algorithm you speak of has nothing to work on. Your theory about "nerves to pulse messages around the brain differently" is a crock of mindless shit.

@@rahafalkhaldi1897 RU-vid is not Fascistbook or Twitter or Instagram where you're sharing your life and comparing your life to that of other people. It's a platform to watch videos, is only social media by proxy and if communicating with others makes a platform "social media", then you better stay away from any website that has a comment section...because it just might cause those nerves to pulse messages in your brain differently and make you depressed.

@@rahafalkhaldi1897 By the way, you self-righteous hypocrite, if RU-vid is so evil...WTF are YOU doing on it? Hmm? I guess you forgot that when you point the finger, there's three fingers pointing back at you. You've been hoisted by your own petard, BEOTCH! Go pound sand.

@MAGIC ㄆ SOUMIK Notice how the coward never replied again? They know I'm right.

@Johann Pretorius exception isn't an example

@Johann Pretorius I believe netflix changed the whole dating game; it normalized Multiple threesome so well that a healthy relationship is fucking rare.

@Johann Pretorius Bangladesh.

No, online dating sites in general have turned dating into online shopping. Women have this "plenty of fish" mentality, so when they see a profile that doesn't have pics of a hot guy or if the profile doesn't fill out their shopping list...they move on because, there's hundreds of other profiles to browse through. Online dating is something else I quit doing, because my greetings being constantly ignored was just making my depression even worse and making me feel I wasn't worth anything to anyone. 14 years worth of off and on use of date sites has almost destroyed my hope for ever finding romantic love again.

@Johann Pretorius Congrats. You're one of the fortunate few.

Very insightful, thanks for sharing

@@AbsoluteMotivation of course :) such an important video! it's getting scarier as time goes on!

That's the right mentality. Good luck to you!

RU-vid is a social media platform though…

Hello Adam Whats your profession?

I agree, i deleted my app Facebook for a few days ago. Still using RU-vid but its because i have things to check out, but Facebook had me to use it for hours for no reason 👌

Me to

🤔

Besides discord

Interesting to hear!

Hi there hahahaa me too..

same here

I deleted mine but I feel u it is an addiction

good, go cold turkey and wake up

Delete all home screen notifications for a start and then wean yourself off it. You’ll be glad you did.

Thank you so much for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed the video, we're grateful to have your support.

Said !

True

Our best president we ever had

Right it only make people who don't have a life more depressed.

🔥

sara ev So true

sara ev the religion of SELF

Well said. Selling one's soul, literally.

Very eloquently put; well done *respect*

always talking about no being materialistic coming from the most rich countries who keep the power and money like crazy even with destroyed another countries funny fact

Good luck!

I know, this is exactly how my school is, it’s very sad

yeah thats right we're better than everyone who still uses social media, i bet you read your books outside! im joking btw

@@gleqy idiotic thing to say. you obviously dont know what op talking about. whats op said about sitting there, seeing everyone on their phones is true. take a second to look around you when at a social event or w/e. op said nothing about being better than anyone and it wasnt implied either.

@@ovcharkaboxing "and they have no idea"

RU-vid is social media btw

That’s what drug addicts do when they are cut off from something they’re use to getting when they crave it

Personally I’m relieved, finally silence and I can hear my own thoughts. Just enjoying the company of my doggos. Hopefully people realize the issue caused by addictive technology and learn how to hold back. Ignorance is what puts people is these vulnerable positions.

My phone died for some odd reason. I was driving and using Google maps. Panic came over. This just happened.

That’s probably because they’re anxious and stranded more than withdrawal symptoms. Come on.

@@imy5279 That's not an example of addiction. It's simply being without a functional tool, when you actually needed it. If you were on the highway the anxiety would undoubtedly be greater since you could potentially drive farther distances & find yourself farther out of your way than you intended. If you were on a schedule, the problem of not knowing where to go would heighten that anxiety, understandably. GPS is not always reliable. *Suggestion:* Think what you would have done to prepare to get there _before GPS was a thing_ & do that as a backup. Anxiety & full on panic is typically rooted in unpreparedness, which heightens our fear, depending on the circumstances & the person's ability to handle stress of the unknowns. Also, it would be a good idea to learn the phone numbers of 3 of the closest people to you (if you don't already know them). It's important info to have in an emergency when you don't have access to your contacts. Be prepared. Just a thought

Only few seem to notice though haha! Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!

Be one with the Universe hell yeah!

fuck, thats amazing and inspiring

Hahah.. My friend you will never be free.. God is free, we are slaves

PurpleNight Drive - No we not.

Hmm ok, who asked?

This is inspiring❤❤❤

Isn’t RU-vid social media 🤔

So If I put dislike on your comment, do you gonna be sad ? XD

Great

You still have you tube

You are so welcome!

Then the question would be: Were they ever your friends if they fell to the addiction? No offense, consider yourself lucky if YOU didn't get hooked. All of us have stories about losing friends and even being unable to create meaningful friendships due to social media.

*IKR* my family doesn't even fuckin' talk to me anymore, even WITH social media apps. (i've done everything correct, and nothing wrong to them), it's just THE ELITI$T$ agenda//////////////////////

Amen this social media is really destroying people

@@hallelujahentertainmentvlo7753 I’m glad there are people who have a similar perception on this topic. I believe that I found it very difficult to interact with on one another due to the fact that many people that I’ve met in high school for example are deeply rooted in to social media.

@Snake Eyes agreed indeed. the nuclear family is no more. pals and galpals are a rarity, now. The double-edged-sword of scientific progress.

that was really good.

Everyone talks about Smartphones but it ain't just that because people go on Social Media online too, i only use it on computers although i just deleted Facebook cos i haven't been using it much lately and i don't really have friends or anyone who cares about me cos nobody wants to care about me cos they're too busy being addicted :\ lol so i had no reason to stay on it, but Can you imagine how lonely and lost that makes me feel? knowing nobody wants to care for me or even so much as WANT to give a shit what happens to me nor do they feel they have the time to help with anything i want to do or know about because their biggest concern is their Dopamine kick on Social Media? How many people can say they couldn't be the person they should be because they were left behind and ignored because of the problems of our Society? i can defo say that... I've had zero support with anything even back in my school days in the 2000s because even they couldn't give a damn and only want to make money... and i tried college too now everybody in the entire world are concedended, kept from progressing and treated as dangerous even when not all of us are SO addicted to Social Media :\ which means they judge and assume about everybody... but all i felt is that none of them wanted to be happy for me and i felt SO unwelcome then even the staff started rumors about me cos they knew what they did, and other students were full on Toxic because of Social Media they were incapable of being able to Socialize properly in any manner and just wouldn't quit trying to start drama, then i got blamed for being a little behind even when they kept taking a long time to do things on purpose, i just can't... which means even when you quit Social Media you could quit every single account you'll still get dragged into that behavior in real life, How is this real life? LOL i've no idea how it got here except The Government do not care about releasing dangerous things into the public when they should, nothing is thought about and now i really DO feel like an experiment.

@@FlyingMonkies325 boo hoo

@@FlyingMonkies325 hi, I hope you're doing well right now. 🙏

Brilliant, gonna give you credit right now; I am probably stealing that

So glad to hear it. Are you still off social media? How’s your experience so far? Do you miss it?

… and yet here you are on social media. When you have a medium that promotes interaction between human beings, that’s a social medium.

Really sorry to hear you've had a tough time. I'd be interested to hear how everything is going now? Has it gotten better or does it continue to get harder?

@@AbsoluteMotivation Good morning! Thanksfully, since I was all alone for a long time, recently (1-2 months ago) I decided to follow my heart desire (to become a teacher and a monk, both of which are not well considered here in Brasil, but I had nothing else to lose) and to stick along with myself. Life is something very precious to just let it slip away. So, as monks practice meditation, read divine teachings and avoid addictive actions, naturally I came into controling these things (not perfectly yet, actually struggling a lot, but living like this is helping me). Being a teacher here is hard because you don't have any support and the students are very tough (you can get killed if you are not careful!). But sharing my knowledge with the few who want to become better is very satisfying. Besides, I decided to stick with what really matters in life and I came into taking care of my animals and plants and every time I can I spend time with my close family (my 3 friends included). I also reserved some time for reading, writing and being in touch with Nature. I think it will take some time for being able to say I'm really ok, but I am doing my best to help myself and other people and I don't want to give up. I believe I will be able to cure myself and I even want to achieve a higher state of consciousness if possible. I am taking the way of love and simplicity. And I pray everyday and work for the colors to return like an iridescent rainbow so they can cross the sky and make not only me but other people very happy. Thank you for taking some time and caring about this. I wish you have a good day. ^^

So much time you have. You can have all this freedom. Allegory of the Cave.

@@christianpeacecraft552 That's right, feel different as before🙏🙏

3 years off FB and never been happier...they really are very bad for ones mental health...they just bring out the worse in people in my opinion...

@@MillieonaVespa Great 🙏

I did the same recently felt so good bt i still am tempted to go back,fighting so hard not to go back in that trap hole,am glad am not the only one.

I just have youtube so I can watch documentaries about demented killers + some news outlets and a WHEEL OF FORTUNE app.

Same here... I'm 33 years old and never had any of those accounts... not even MySpace... lol

RU-vid is social media ctfu

@Darth Vader did you read the original comment? "I use RU-vid to watch "how to" videos"? That's why I'm mostly here... and no... I don't consider RU-vid the same as the other platforms since i don't post anything about my life... not even my name is real here... and I'm not looking for likes about anything... the most I'll do here is have a discussion with civilized people about a topic that interests me... try to find some information about me...

Same here..

Orwellian ey?

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My adult children limit their social media addiction. It started when I went on a Fakebook sabbatical and haven't been on it in almost three years! I don't plan on going back ever except one day to download my pics and then I will permanently delete my acct. The turning point was my kids seeing me happier and enjoying nature, reading books, doing crafts, and having less stress to live the good life. We are not glued to our phones and we laugh more, talk, listen to music and dance more. Very liberating!!!

See I make people realize what they're doing because that's disrespectful.. How dare you? My time is precious!!! 🤷‍♀️

it's horrible!! I want human to human interaction

Yea its like when people go to "watch" foreworks......no they go stare at their phones to see if the fireworks is in the frame so they can show off on fb.....its so sad

Why didn't you speak up about it at that very moment to get the family to engage with one another? I honestly think the adults are more addicted to social media than children and that's why the youth will continue to sink deeper down the hole.

Literally me

You didn't have to tell no one . They will know when you not on anymore

Keep going. 😁☺️. I hope you find satisfaction in the little things of real life and love. And I hope you influence others to do the same.

Camille Warren your right 😊

Vince Ernest Isaac thank you so much. I hope you find happiness in real life aswell ☺️👍🏻

Balance! Agreed!

There are older generations still hooked to social media facebook expecially. There's no escape.

fj14 Well they’re old. They’ve lived their lives already. Youngsters are the ones that need to stay off social media and go out there and see what the world has to offer.

RoyalOutcast everyone matters either way.

@@JSwagy no,not at all....these children today are growing up and developing as people in this social media hell....older pople already accomplished many things, so they dont matter as much

lmao we're in too deep

And somehow, I still come out behind?

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@@normanclatcher Nani

Repent of your sins and believe on Adonai Jesus Christ, believe in your heart that He has died for sins and rose from the tomb on the third day and let the Holy Spirit within you, and you shall be saved. - Evidence for Jesus Christ’s existence, crucifixion, and disappearance from the grave (He rose from it): The Lord Jesus Christ did exist, gathered disciples, and was crucified and went missing from the grave. To argue about wether He was taken from the grave or rose from it, is an argument a skeptic can make. Because well if you disregard the eye witness testimony of the disciples and there willingness to die for Christ, and humans won’t die for something they know is a lie, when Peter is pinned upside down to that cross, he could have said that it was a fake, but He didn’t because it wasn’t, what care would he have about death in this world if he knew for a fact he had assurance of a life in another, Jesus Christ did rise from the grave and is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Now the evidence for the Lord Jesus Christ’s existence really isn’t hard to find a multitude of non-Christian scholars and historians mention Him within 150 years after the time of His life. One such is Tacitus a Roman historian who reported on emperor nero’s decision to blame the Christians for the fire that had destroyed rome in 64 AD. Tacitus wrote: “Nero fastened the guilt ... on a class hated for their abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of ... Pontius Pilatus, and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke out not only in Judaea, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome…” In this Tacitus makes reference to not only Christians, but Christ calling Him Christus and confirming the Gospels going on to say that He suffered the extreme penalty (crucifixion) under the reign of Tiberius and by the sentence of Pontius Pilate, which like I said confirms the Gospels narrative. Another important source of evidence about Jesus and early Christianity can be found in the letters of Pliny the Younger to Emperor Trajan. Pliny was the Roman governor of Bithynia in Asia Minor. In one of his letters, dated around A.D. 112, he asks Trajan's advice about the appropriate way to conduct legal proceedings against those accused of being Christians. Pliny says that he needed to consult the emperor about this issue because a great multitude of every age, class, and sex stood accused of Christianity. At one point in his letter, Pliny relates some of the information he has learned about these Christians: “They were in the habit of meeting on a certain fixed day before it was light, when they sang in alternate verses a hymn to Christ, as to a god, and bound themselves by a solemn oath, not to any wicked deeds, but never to commit any fraud, theft or adultery, never to falsify their word, nor deny a trust when they should be called upon to deliver it up; after which it was their custom to separate, and then reassemble to partake of food - but food of an ordinary and innocent kind.” This passage provides a number of interesting insights into the beliefs and practices of early Christians. First, we see that Christians regularly met on a certain fixed day for worship. Second, their worship was directed to Christ, demonstrating that they firmly believed in His divinity. Furthermore, one scholar interprets Pliny's statement that hymns were sung to Christ, "as to a god", as a reference to the rather distinctive fact that, "unlike other gods who were worshipped, Christ was a person who had lived on earth." If this interpretation is correct, Pliny understood that Christians were worshipping an actual historical person as God! Of course, this agrees perfectly with the New Testament doctrine that Jesus was both God and man. You may have heard of the scholar Flavius Josephus who mentioned James as being the brother of the Lord Jesus Christ, which matches what Paul said calling James “The Lord’s brother” and there is another document that Josephus may have written which goes: “About this time there lived Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call him a man. For he ... wrought surprising feats.... He was the Christ. When Pilate ...condemned him to be crucified, those who had . . . come to love him did not give up their affection for him. On the third day he appeared ... restored to life.... And the tribe of Christians ... has ... not disappeared.” Now it’s up to debate wether this is the entirely original document of what Josephus wrote, or if a Christian had edited it. But regardless he wrote about the Lord Jesus Christ. Wether it was negative or positive like the possible document is. Anyways there are many other statements, documents, letters, and writings of all sorts from the ancient world talking about the Lord Jesus Christ and there is not one question if He was a real person or if He was crucified and went missing from the grave. That is clear as day, He is a real person, was crucified, and went missing from the grave. And He did rise from the grave. And for more evidence of the Lord Jesus Christ, there’s the Bible and you see there is no evidence the Bible is corrupted, a lie, created by the Roman government, folktale. It is the recount of the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, now wether you want to believe it is up to you. And what profit was there in spreading Christianity, All the early Christian suffered persecution, beatings, and were killed. Another Scholar reported that James the Lord’s Brother was thrown off a building and then stoned to death for spreading the Gospel in Jerusalem. These people went to great lengths even giving their own lives for Adonai Jesus Christ.

@@normanclatcher Repent of your sins and believe on Adonai Jesus Christ, believe in your heart that He has died for sins and rose from the tomb on the third day and let the Holy Spirit within you, and you shall be saved. - Evidence for Jesus Christ’s existence, crucifixion, and disappearance from the grave (He rose from it): The Lord Jesus Christ did exist, gathered disciples, and was crucified and went missing from the grave. To argue about wether He was taken from the grave or rose from it, is an argument a skeptic can make. Because well if you disregard the eye witness testimony of the disciples and there willingness to die for Christ, and humans won’t die for something they know is a lie, when Peter is pinned upside down to that cross, he could have said that it was a fake, but He didn’t because it wasn’t, what care would he have about death in this world if he knew for a fact he had assurance of a life in another, Jesus Christ did rise from the grave and is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Now the evidence for the Lord Jesus Christ’s existence really isn’t hard to find a multitude of non-Christian scholars and historians mention Him within 150 years after the time of His life. One such is Tacitus a Roman historian who reported on emperor nero’s decision to blame the Christians for the fire that had destroyed rome in 64 AD. Tacitus wrote: “Nero fastened the guilt ... on a class hated for their abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of ... Pontius Pilatus, and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke out not only in Judaea, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome…” In this Tacitus makes reference to not only Christians, but Christ calling Him Christus and confirming the Gospels going on to say that He suffered the extreme penalty (crucifixion) under the reign of Tiberius and by the sentence of Pontius Pilate, which like I said confirms the Gospels narrative. Another important source of evidence about Jesus and early Christianity can be found in the letters of Pliny the Younger to Emperor Trajan. Pliny was the Roman governor of Bithynia in Asia Minor. In one of his letters, dated around A.D. 112, he asks Trajan's advice about the appropriate way to conduct legal proceedings against those accused of being Christians. Pliny says that he needed to consult the emperor about this issue because a great multitude of every age, class, and sex stood accused of Christianity. At one point in his letter, Pliny relates some of the information he has learned about these Christians: “They were in the habit of meeting on a certain fixed day before it was light, when they sang in alternate verses a hymn to Christ, as to a god, and bound themselves by a solemn oath, not to any wicked deeds, but never to commit any fraud, theft or adultery, never to falsify their word, nor deny a trust when they should be called upon to deliver it up; after which it was their custom to separate, and then reassemble to partake of food - but food of an ordinary and innocent kind.” This passage provides a number of interesting insights into the beliefs and practices of early Christians. First, we see that Christians regularly met on a certain fixed day for worship. Second, their worship was directed to Christ, demonstrating that they firmly believed in His divinity. Furthermore, one scholar interprets Pliny's statement that hymns were sung to Christ, "as to a god", as a reference to the rather distinctive fact that, "unlike other gods who were worshipped, Christ was a person who had lived on earth." If this interpretation is correct, Pliny understood that Christians were worshipping an actual historical person as God! Of course, this agrees perfectly with the New Testament doctrine that Jesus was both God and man. You may have heard of the scholar Flavius Josephus who mentioned James as being the brother of the Lord Jesus Christ, which matches what Paul said calling James “The Lord’s brother” and there is another document that Josephus may have written which goes: “About this time there lived Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call him a man. For he ... wrought surprising feats.... He was the Christ. When Pilate ...condemned him to be crucified, those who had . . . come to love him did not give up their affection for him. On the third day he appeared ... restored to life.... And the tribe of Christians ... has ... not disappeared.” Now it’s up to debate wether this is the entirely original document of what Josephus wrote, or if a Christian had edited it. But regardless he wrote about the Lord Jesus Christ. Wether it was negative or positive like the possible document is. Anyways there are many other statements, documents, letters, and writings of all sorts from the ancient world talking about the Lord Jesus Christ and there is not one question if He was a real person or if He was crucified and went missing from the grave. That is clear as day, He is a real person, was crucified, and went missing from the grave. And He did rise from the grave. And for more evidence of the Lord Jesus Christ, there’s the Bible and you see there is no evidence the Bible is corrupted, a lie, created by the Roman government, folktale. It is the recount of the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, now wether you want to believe it is up to you. And what profit was there in spreading Christianity, All the early Christian suffered persecution, beatings, and were killed. Another Scholar reported that James the Lord’s Brother was thrown off a building and then stoned to death for spreading the Gospel in Jerusalem. These people went to great lengths even giving their own lives for Adonai Jesus Christ.

You’re most welcome. Thanks for watching.

Some will that's true. Some won't and that's the point. Thanks for watching, dear friend.

Better than using a Nokia phone.

Some kids see being RU-vid famous more important than a real life job. Something u would like to work for.

@@npc7724 true..

@@emraholgac4987 There both good phone’s but a smartphone can be good if you use it wisely.

Agreed. You can learn or-- unlearn anything.

So the early 2000's? (i mean i've always considered the 00's to be the decade where everything fell apart in terms of events, media, etc.)

So true...

No....

Only reason I text is the radiation from holding the smartphone to my head.

@@Agapy8888 My reason: I am an introvert

That's true, I hope people can see through it.

Perfect combo!

I am an economics prof -- I've experienced such a change in student happiness, engagement and anxiety over the last 5-6 years than in all my the years before. One of the life-lessons I try to share with my students is the saying "What others think about me is none of my business!" If one truly lives by this, then the reliance on our phones would drop to a fraction of what it is now.

Honestly, they need to completely outlaw all of these social media apps, and make it illegal and make the companies shut it down, for the good of society

Have you thought about asking college psychology students about any studies or thesis that could help you and your friends be involved in (something) that could add to the scientific body of knowledge about TECHNIQUES of slowing down or quitting social medias that are the healthy ways... College students love smart questions put to them, and want to help, and have to stick to a tight schedule - but if real curriculum related work can help, they'd be willing to work with others willing to put the work into it - with them.

Tic tok,twitter,Instagram is the biggest scam there ever was. When someone catches up with you and robs you of all your personal thoughts and gets into your bank and possibly your house, you will understand. If you need to be liked maybe you should stop looking outward. Your needs are not important to me and all you people cryin and whining about privacy while your life is wide open as you give it away

Saw one recently where teacher took phone from 17 year old and she pepper sprayed him. In a few years she will no doubt sue the prison system cuz they won't allow he/she/it to have social media in jail where she belongs.

i have been doing this for awhile, I think about pulling my phone to take a picture or video but then I remember I want to remember it in my organic storage unit. Much more satisfying.

@@ink_well1647 Exactly.

Well some people like photography as a hobby. I would post pictures and never even look at the reactions I don't even know about any likes comments etc. So I was not doing it for dopamine like a gambler. Just share for the sake of sharing.

So true bro

If you had to pay for every picture then had to develop it the pictures would mean something. . . like they did before.

Pertinent point of the video!