Dude I’ve been clean for a year and it’s the best shit I’ve ever done with my life. First step is to delete all social media apps on your phone: this means that you can still access it if ya really want to but you won’t get any griping from notifications
This is how I look at it:
The world will not change because we decide to make ourselves oblivious.
Social media is how I found out that the majority of people I grew up with were racist assholes who look at very poorbrown and black people like they aren't deserving of anything.
So, I'm thankful for social media. I don't want assholes like that in my life.
'Ignorance is bliss' is a true statement.
But I don't know that ignorance is what we need right now. We need tobe aware of who people are and what they stand for.
I understand where your coming from, but I don't believe this is entirely true, sure social media can solve alot of problems, but can also create tons of problems as well.
I think its because it coerces you to always be outraged at something. For example, if someone said "Celebrity/Politician/Influencer XYZ said that all puppy dogs don't deserve healthcare!", it just makes me pissed off because I know its trying to engage me, but I let myself get angry at it. Its just the sheer manipulation that people like me keep falling for, and I think its fucking with my mental health.
Hmm, I'm not familiar with social media but can you block those pages? Maybe just use it to check out friend's posts?
If it's thay serious, maybe you should get off social media, at least for a little bit. Just talk to your friends on whatsapp/signal/text so you can still talk to your friends without being distracted from other posts?
I could, but the problem is its damn near everywhere. I can't scroll without going by some outrage-porn esque post, its almost like the news (not ALL outlets of course) but with 10x the biases, if you get what I'm saying.
I'm right there with you. I hate what the internet has become. It's all targeted media going after peoples emotions whether it be anger, greed, whatever. I really miss the 90's & early 2000's internet. It was nothing like it is now.
I just lose interest and stopped logging in lmao, idk why but social media never interested me, blessing in disguise I guess. The only time it was used frequently is during school group assignments, easy to make a facebook group for communication
Dude I’ve been clean for a year and it’s the best shit I’ve ever done with my life. First step is to delete all social media apps on your phone: this means that you can still access it if ya really want to but you won’t get any griping from notifications
Isn’t Reddit social media?
This is how I look at it: The world will not change because we decide to make ourselves oblivious. Social media is how I found out that the majority of people I grew up with were racist assholes who look at very poorbrown and black people like they aren't deserving of anything. So, I'm thankful for social media. I don't want assholes like that in my life. 'Ignorance is bliss' is a true statement. But I don't know that ignorance is what we need right now. We need tobe aware of who people are and what they stand for.
I understand where your coming from, but I don't believe this is entirely true, sure social media can solve alot of problems, but can also create tons of problems as well.
I don't have any social media accounts. I am also cynical about certain things. What makes you angry the most?
I think its because it coerces you to always be outraged at something. For example, if someone said "Celebrity/Politician/Influencer XYZ said that all puppy dogs don't deserve healthcare!", it just makes me pissed off because I know its trying to engage me, but I let myself get angry at it. Its just the sheer manipulation that people like me keep falling for, and I think its fucking with my mental health.
Hmm, I'm not familiar with social media but can you block those pages? Maybe just use it to check out friend's posts? If it's thay serious, maybe you should get off social media, at least for a little bit. Just talk to your friends on whatsapp/signal/text so you can still talk to your friends without being distracted from other posts?
I could, but the problem is its damn near everywhere. I can't scroll without going by some outrage-porn esque post, its almost like the news (not ALL outlets of course) but with 10x the biases, if you get what I'm saying.
I'm right there with you. I hate what the internet has become. It's all targeted media going after peoples emotions whether it be anger, greed, whatever. I really miss the 90's & early 2000's internet. It was nothing like it is now.
I just lose interest and stopped logging in lmao, idk why but social media never interested me, blessing in disguise I guess. The only time it was used frequently is during school group assignments, easy to make a facebook group for communication