I've stopped using facebook aka fakefok the tiktok wannabe because it's FULL of autogenerated spam. Zuckerberg is SO DESPERATE to have users join groups on the platform...probably because he gets a huge cut of the profits from user data sales to data brokers. I got fed up with seeing "support local businesses by joining these groups" spam posts every third post on the facebook newsfeed that it makes the platform unusable......I've been on the platform LONG ENOUGH to know how touse the search feature to find groups on MY OWN TIME and don't need (or want) zuckerberg pressuring me into doing so. The reason I call it "fakefok the tiktok wannabe" is because old Zuck is DESPERATELY trying to immitate that tiktok garbage as is youtube as well with that reels & shorts crap respectively. As much as I HATE that tiktok garbage I hope bytedance sues both facebook and google for copyright infringement. Due to the chinese communist government having control over chinese made apps and the ultimate ability to obtain user data whenever it wants the united states is soon going to ban that tiktok crap and that can't happen fast enough as that platform is DANGEROUS to our nation's young people who are the platform's target demographic by encouraging users to commit crimes such as hotwiring hyundai and kia automobiles using cell phone chargers or encouraging teen agers to swallow laundry detergent pods and other such harmful behavior. Eventually that tiktok crap will be replaced by some other social media app that teenagers just have to have in order to remain popular with the other "cool kids" using it that is until the novelty of the platform wears off and they go in search of the next dopamine fix.
@@michaezell4607 Knew I would find “that person” on here. If you don’t see the major difference between YT and all the others, then I don’t know what to tell you 😂.
6 months without Instagram, Snapchat and Tiktok. I haven't felt more free in my whole life. Best decision ever tbh. Congratulations to everyone who tries to kill the addiction. Keep going!
Been off Facebook, Instagram & Snapchat for a little over 2 years now and I gotta say, life is so much better without social media. The day I removed all those apps from my phone was the best day. I felt such a weight lifted off my shoulders and my anxiety and depression started to get better. I stopped comparing myself to others and time with friends and family seemed more precious to me now that I wasnt sucked into my phone scrolling for hours. Social media is toxic & fake. I dont plan to get back on it anytime soon or possibly ever!
Also good move on you and also got out of that game too and other good reasons since if I stayed would really have felt like I would be marked for death or did some viral challenge that would either end me dead or in serious trouble with the law and other people and also good idea don't reveal too much on what you're into since the Cancel Culture, PC Police, Karens and who knows what other people want to ruin you and send you 6 ft under in that world. Almost forgot those types that do victim blaming is also on the prowl there and have to be on the lookout.
As someone who recently went to college the hardest part of not being on instagram is the feeling like I won't know what everyone in my grade is doing, that I won't know whats happening everywhere. The key is you have to acknowledge that you probably aren't supposed to know what everyone is doing all the time.
I also deleted instagram a while ago and the most difficult to me is the DM's, because many people I know usually talk through insta dm's. I like to use whatsapp but they usually talk through insta and im afraid that people would talk more to me if i used instagram.
@@ravenharu3034 Having more means of communication (i.e. Instagram, social media), increases the likelihood of having more access to people, and in term communication, but the thing is, if people really wanted to talk to you they would find a way to aside from primarily relying on Instagram (of all things) to communicate. Being able to connect with others online is great, but if the interaction and depth of getting to know someone doesn't go beyond what you choose to put on the screen for everyone to see regardless, is it really worth stressing over the lack of "shallow" communication? Just my thoughts as someone who had the same anxieties as someone who quit Instagram.
@@ravenharu3034 Guess what, they aren't really your friends if they can't be bothered to go to the VAST EFFORT (Sarcasm there) of going to WhatsApp to talk with you. Believe me, a friend will walk a few miles to tell you something!
@@Tenshi_ZAstart focusing more on yourself instead of thinking about what other people are doing,fomo comes from anxiety and depression you are unsatiesfied(or not )and your mind creates thus fake narrative where so many people are having fun and great experiences,get out of forums and avoid Reddit ,when the thought appear in your mind remind yourself of the reason why you wanted to stop in the first place. Social media is a procastination too that stops you from putting your plans in action.
My brain is rewiring itself after abstaining from social media in just 2 weeks. I’m now seeing my real world in front of me vs this artificial world of social media. My brain literally feels more calm and fluid.
This is my opinion social media shouldn’t exist. Social media affects mental health. Posting the good parts of your life is weird. We don’t show the behind the scenes it’s all fake.Why are we so obsessed with deceiving others. People compare their lives to others. A lot of people don’t post pictures without filters. All of us are lying to each other about our lives. Social media is addicting. Especially the short videos almost every platform has now. It makes our attention span shorter and can lead to adhd. We waste hours on these platforms when we could be doing other things that are productive. We could have found the cure to herpes hiv cancer but we waste hours looking on our phones. Social media is making people anti social and have anxiety. People rather talk online than in person. Humans need human interaction. Social media can put people life in danger. People can track where you are. Strangers can groom minors. People are meeting up with people they meet online and being killed because the person on social media is fake. There are other ways to stay connected without social media. Before social media people stayed connected by talking on the phone or texting. Which is less addicting. On social media platforms there algorithms that keep us addicted to the app. Before social media people went out and met new people and had human interaction instead of only online. Seeing other people post fake pictures showing only the good parts of their lives isn’t staying connected. Staying connected is communication. Most people don’t use social media to find out news and if you do use social media for that purpose you can find out news other ways by cable tv by watching actual news companie or using news only platforms. Social media isn’t the most reliable news anyway. Some people might say social media is good to promote your business. There are other ways to promote your business without using an addictive platform. There is radio cable tv streaming apps billboards news paper cable news etc
You really have a point there and in some of this beware of social media challenges that are very deadly and other people to avoid those Cancel Culture Freaks , Karens and easily offended people which in this day and age with danger and uncertainty all around those types really go around among other fakes and also don't forget the Cyberbullies too considering social media if you haven't really look that up as well on Surviving that. Really not the times of before childhood that's for sure then again posting that especially of parts like Saturday Morning Cartoon eras or of some group can really trigger those types and won't end well. Oh yeah and don't forget those people that do victim blaming as well.
Since quitting them all I started searching for new web sites to look at. The internet is so much more than social media. I would recommend anybody to get the audiobook Ten Arguments to Delete Your Social Media. And don't get it twisted TH-cam is also social media.
Totally agree! It’s been four months since I’ve quit social media, right now I’m more in the real life (which is really all what we have), experiencing all my feelings, away from all the perfections and fakes and becoming much more healthier, content and ME! Thank you for this video!
Thanks for the reply! Totally agree, everything is too fake on social and it puts you down cause you see perfection all day everyday but thats not the case
Been off ig and Twitter for 6 months, I used to spend countless hours scrolling and depressed! Since quitting ive lost 15 lbs and have time to platinum my video games! Free yourselves! ❤
I have been free from social media since 2018. And here’s my perspective on it (for anyone struggling to quit or take a break) I had only one Instagram account which I made in 2016 I guess. Initially, it was a personal account where I posted my own pictures with some write ups which I wrote. Gradually, I changed into a complete write up page and made it public, with no photos of mine. Most of my followers were my friends, cousins and acquaintances and the number was fluctuating. If one day it was 500, other day would have less followers or some days more. Anyway, I was not a daily poster unlike many other writers, including my own sister. My sister wanted to make a “brand” out of it, which she successfully did. Whereas I was not writing regularly and if something I didn’t find worth posting, I did not, because I wrote mostly for my own sake and my write ups were usually different from others, especially when it came to topics and using certain words (which I never liked). I was not much happy with few likes, comments and certain unknown who followed my page just to read (which I appreciated). And gradually, I started taking breaks. I hate to admit but I was a bit jealous of my sister who had a huge following, likes and comments and honestly her write ups were almost like others, not much creativity. Fast forward to 2018 July, I deactivated my account due to my exams. For few days, I felt… free. Didn’t know what to do in my free time, but in few days, my loneliness disappeared. I had given control of my life, mood, thoughts and opinions to an app that was subconsciously affecting me. And I made a decision to never get back to it. I didn’t tell anyone when I quit. In 2019 Oct, I came back for 2-3 days just to see what’s happening. Uploaded one write up and then bam! I disappeared again 😂. I found that I was again falling into that habit of scrolling mindlessly, so I left. Now in 2023, my account has completely gone and I think it’s some Instagram policy that if you don’t reactivate your account for more than a year, it gets permanently deleted. Nevertheless, it didn’t affect me. Now, my perspective of SM: - believe it or not, it subconsciously affect your thoughts, opinions and behaviours. Your own individuality is at risk of loss. If something impacts you positively, that’s great but if it triggers some negativity, look out for it. -you will always compare yourself with others, inferiority or superiority complex will always be there -as said in video, and my own experience, your creativity is affected. You want to be like others for likes, mass reach -it controls your life which is the saddest part. Unknowingly you give charge of your everything to the app TH-cam is SM but you can use it for learning, music, movies. I have decided to not watch shorts now as it eats up my time a lot. If someone has read this comment fully, you have my respect mate :)
I read the full comment. I just wrote a ridiculously long comment myself, so I thought I should at least read yours. This is clearly a subject people are very passionate about, so the only way to cover it all is in a long comment. 😃 I tried to delete Instagram last year. I made it to around 20 days of the 30-day deletion period, but I found myself getting drawn back in. And it's exactly how you described it. I came back to see what was happening, but I just found myself mindlessly scrolling and getting annoyed by things again. As a policy, Instagram doesn't allow you to delete it again within 7 days (if I remember correctly) after cancelling a deletion, so I just ended up keeping it. Well, it's now 2023 and I think I'm done with it again. I just disactivated it for now, but I think I'll go ahead with the full deletion in a few days. I deleted Facebook over 6 years ago and I don't regret it one bit. It's funny because I found myself going through a bit of a panic when I did it, thinking that I was letting my friends down. I was even taking note of how many days I had left; I believe Facebook's deletion period was 14 days. I remember getting to day 13 and thinking, "You can still cancel this if you want. It's not too late." I persisted though. Day 15 came, I tried logging on again, and I saw that my account was no longer there. I didn't feel sad at all. It actually gave me a sense relief and a feeling of, "I've done it. I'm out. No more." I think I'll feel the same way when I get rid of Instagram.
If you zoom out you the bare minimum you instantly realize how dumb Instagram and Tik Tok actually are. I’m just three weeks free and my life got significantly better. I feel like I’ve got more disposition to focus on meaningful things like studying and working hard in school. I even started going to gym, something that I shamefully was procrastinating about since 2021 (I got a lesion in the toe while swimming around that time and after that my routine was 100% sedentary). Overall, I’ve being way happier and feeling that I’m in the right track this time. Let’s see how this evolves.
The other scary thing about social media is it's not even about being "social" anymore. It's all about memes, reels, adds, etc. People very rarely seem to actually post on other friends' pages or message each other. At least this is my experience..
This is spot on. For me as an artist, the key moment with Instagram was when I wasn't getting the likes and started to check what was popular and then felt that I had to change my art accordingly. It was that moment I realised that I was now a product of Instagram rather than being a producer of creativity; so goodbye Instagram. Good old fashioned word of mouth still works as well as using the free time away from social media to build and optimise my own website. Thank you for your insights.
Being honest, the most creative stage of my life was a few years ago when I was in the hospital, with no phone neither access to social media... I was like drawing each day a lot of sketches, ideas just popped out in my mind like... a constant flow of creativity.. When i came back to my life, I went back to social media, etc. and all that flow of ideas started to drain again... It is a good point to analize, how social media and screens in general or constant exposure to shitty content (not all content of course) has affected our ability to enjoy the real world, human conections and experience and truly connect with our inner world.
This is exactly where I am now. I have totally lost my creativity and can't seem to get back on track. I've been off FB for 2 wks and don't miss it at all. I will eventually delete my acct & have only stayed because of my group & ppl from school. I love TT & YT because I learn from both platforms. You hit the nail on the head and I can totally relate. Thank you for sharing.🙂
instagram has changed a lot since the beginning. For the worse. I do this on a regular lol. I just won't go on for a week (I usually delete the app altogether). The past year insta has just been really annoying me. Can totally relate to the muscle memory tho, it's so crazy. Definitely an addiction. Always end up re-installing. But I'm at a point where I go on for 30 seconds and just get bored and annoyed so I close it. Randomly will go into a rabbit hole tho, that's when I delete it again. But yeah, instagram sucks now. Honestly, I prefer youtube over anything. More creative freedom, and I find people who interact are different. More intimate/real.
Totally agree, instagram just seems to be getting worse and worse. Im not there for deleting the apps juuust yet lol but pretty close. TH-cam is definitely where its at. Down to collab anytime :)
It's a shame because it used to be such a nice little app. I first got it around 2014. Back then it was mainly a hobby-based app to inspire people to take photographs and create an online portfolio. Plus, not many people had it in 2014 (Facebook was the main social media platform then), so it was nice to see which friends had Instagram and what kind of pictures they were taking. It wasn't that social, in the sense that people wouldn't be posting pictures of themselves at parties, writing statuses, sharing songs, sharing articles or sharing memes like they would be on Facebook. They might post a picture every two or three weeks, and that was fine. The scrolling was nice too because it was all in chronological order. Since I was only following about 15 or 20 people when I started, I would probably only see three or four new pictures before I was back to where I left off last time. You weren't checking it as often as you would Facebook. But then, around 2016, I found that it was becoming more of a social media app than a hobby app. Pretty much everyone Facebook friend I had made the jump to Instagram, so I was now following over 100 people. Then, it became popular for bands, musicians, athletes, actors and sports teams to create accounts, which I would also end up following. Ads were becoming more prevalent. The scrolling system was completely ruined (it's practically endless now, showing you things they think you'll like). More and more meme accounts were being made. Then stories came along, which is essentially a Facebook status, so we'd get people uploading snippets of their lives or sharing posts they saw on a meme accounts. And the latest is now reels, which just turned Instagram into meme app and TikTok copycat. It has turned into such an annoying platform.
I so agree with you! I got rid of my personal Instagram a week ago but I’ve been feeling like the whole concept of creating reels based on trending audio was nuts to me. It’s not inspiring and killssss creativity. So far, it’s been great! 🙌🏾✨
Over a month without any social media and my outlook on life has changed. Im actually able to sit down and enjoy the little moments of the day and love reading again. Im better able to articulate my thoughts and have better conversations with my family and friends. I wish i had done this five years ago. I'm definitely not going back. Life is so much kuch better without the mindless scrolling. Im truly living life with more intention. Im glad there are other people out there in the world who are joining the bandwagon of being off social media and living life more authentically.
I rarely check Instagram, I only use it to see what everyone's up to every now and then, maybe 10 minutes max. TH-cam is the only platform I don't think I could live without, there's so much I rely on here like music, education, humor, self help, etc. Other social media platforms could stop existing and I'd be totally fine 😅
Yess now I really addicted to YT😂 but I'm not feeling as bad as after using it like Ig,Twt, or Tiktok because in TH-cam I know what I want to watch and I get the information that I need
As an introvert myself that has no real friends for about a year or 2 now. I fed on social media for alot of interactions ever since 2015 really but even more so in the past few years and I've personally had enough of alot of it. Mainly because the feeling of insecurity of not feeling as good as others but more so the endless scrolling and wasting of time. When I could be exercising and bettering my body and doing stuff actually valuable with my time. Like if I want entertainment then I'll watch more movies, play some video games and watch some TH-cam videos. I mainly used social media at first for personal friends I don't even have much to do with anymore and then making other online friends but it just felt fake to be honest. So now I basically also quit alot of social media the only thing I guess you can class as social media that I personally use now is here on TH-cam but I say it's more as an entertainment service for me. Since the videos I see alot of them are actually interesting and productive unlike Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok etc... Plus with TH-cam I can actually leave my computer on and listen to free music as I pump up with some weights. So I still actually get stuff done instead of just using my fingers scrolling on a screen. I don't even usaully comment on videos either but your video came up in my recommend feed and I feel you man. Alot of social media can be frustrating and feel like a waste of productive time and myself this year am starting to escape it to.
You said it perfectly, its exactly that, Used to love the interactions with ppl if there wasnt someone to hang out with and even met a lot of cool people on there but it became less and less. No value, worthless scrolling, thats good you lift weights or do something more productive instead as well. Even youtube , you can learn something from videos
I left Facebook and Twitter 2 years ago. I only use Instagram but don’t post on it much. Ever since I left most of social media life has been better no distractions and no more worrying what people are posting or saying now I can just focus on my own life. Life without social media is much better.
Been off Facebook for almost a year now and I don't miss it. I just grew sick of feeling like Charlie Brown every time I saw a post of other people's good stuff! I read more and have developed interests in various things. And I learned that it's perfectly all right to live a private life...moments don't always need to be posted online for all to see.
I starting to realize that i need to quit when the moment i feel the intoxicated effect from those social media became more obvious in myself. After quitting, I felt that my mind become more centralized rather than scattered somewhere around. I don’t want to waste my time looking for unnecessary stimulus anymore.
This was SO spot on!!! My exact feelings. I took a 30 day break, didn’t say anything just got off because I couldn’t stand it or my behaviors around it. 30 days came and went and I’m still off. I just feel so much better without it. I’ll go back eventually but honestly have no real desire to be on there right now. You’re definitely not alone on this. Great video 👍🏾
I deleted my only sm account which was fb about a year and 2 months ago. I got weak, made a new account got back on last week. I only lasted a few days and I deleted it again. I couldn't believe how awful it made me feel, and how quickly it happened. I think I needed that 'shot in the arm' to remind me just how messed up sm is, and how quickly it's destruction is to our well being. It reminded me of when you get out of a bad relationship, and after awhile of being apart, you miss the person. So in a moment of weakness you reach out and try to get back together, and almost instantly you rememebr why you got out of that relationship. Nothing had changed, but you forgot that.
You are right on I’m in the process of getting rid of mine… I deleted my Instagram yesterday…. Facebook is next. I have already noticed a relief. People have become narcissistic on social media
Great video! Giving up social media has been one of the best choices I made this year. My life has improved considerably since then. However, I still use TH-cam as it seems to be a more beneficial platform for me. I'm glad that I deleted my Instagram and Twitter accounts, I have no intention of returning to them.
Thank you for sharing this. I have never had an Instagram, twitter, tik tok or Pinterest account. I only use private groups on facebook for courses I'm taking, so it's more like an online contacts and notice board. That said, I still experience depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling like I'm not enough etc., just because of the way society is set up to compare, judge, criticise and spread fear. I have ADHD so I get easily overwhelmed and over think, which is why my natural instinct has always been to avoid social media. I can sometimes take me weeks to reply to a text but my friends understand me and love my the way I am. If I interacted with social media the way most people do, I think I'd be in a straight jacket by now! I probably use you tube too much, I mainly watch videos on mindfulness, breathe work and old fashioned movies. But it's so easy to get caught up in nonsense just like you can on any other social media platform.
Its almost 4month since i quit all any social media from, i found my comfort zone so peaceful, and not coming back again, focus on my work, go to the gym, read the book, sleep fast and well like 7-8 hour..
you don't realize how toxic social media is, and how dysfunctional your way of thinking becomes in so many ways until you've eliminated them. The problem with this is bigger than ourselves. The problem is that there are literally billions of people in the world just like this. I seriously think that social media is going to bring about an involution in human culture and many other aspects.
I'm getting the same feeling. I understand what it's like to be in a rut because I am experiencing it first hand, I think quitting social media will allow me to embrace my hobbies that I enjoy doing more because I won't have an easy distraction away from what I want to accomplish. Not only that but it will make me prioritise what is important instead of mindlessly scrolling through those apps
We are doing the same things, go to the same places, its getting very boring. I took a break last year and told some friends and they were, like: "why? are you keeping some promisse?"" you are anti social, now". Its true, dont tell anyone your intentions, just leave or take a break, if you want to.
I love your video!! Hail to people who don’t do social media! We’d also lose friends along the way and it just makes us not care about it. Love from the Philippines 🩵
I deactivated my Instagram and Facebook profiles to take a break without informing anyone and it has helped me a lot in multiple ways. Good luck with your journey! 👍🏽
Allot of valid points now to check out your 12 month update video, resonates especially the bit about listening to people talk about what they saw on social media 👍🏻
Good for you, the mindless scrolling really is a time waster. I am in my beginning days of letting social media go. I refriended a friend I chat with last night because of FOMO and I started the comparing immediately. Unfriended this morning. I really am feeling better and once I completely let it go I am sure I will be happy I got myself back 🤗 Cheers to better creativity!!!
@@dansedran thank you as well!! TH-cam is my first love such a wealth of knowledge here that some how doesn't hit the comparison spot in me. I have genuinely changed things in my life from watching some really great influencers on TH-cam on topics of decluttering, diet/fitness, breathing through my nose and homeschooling. None of which ever made me feel like I have on other social media. Insta was good before the change because I was there to turn my personal pictures into art, it was never about anything but that for me. Then I became a scroller.. I am almost refusing to watch these shorts on here but we'll see. Good day to you, I am a sub now 🤩
I am going to update..I have been doing shorts and some days people watch them and other days not. I don't want to be in the push, pull addiction of any of it anymore. The commenter that talks about all of the stranger dangers that have happened, the disturbing trends, the absolute time wasted for absolutely no one I know. If I compile all my shorts into one video I suppose it will make a nice couple of minutes of music to listen to but that's about it. I will try this EXIT one more time. I do like making the videos but there are so many other things I could be doing that are of real value and benefit of my life.
Thanks for this video. I think over time I created a more healthy relationship with social media, but before it was exactly like you said. I was literally the guy who said "I'm not comparing myself, I like myself the way I am, etc." but over the years in fact I did start comparing my numbers which totally resulted in me second-guessing everything I posted. Which then removed all the fun out of it. I wish I could quit social media somehow, but as an independent artist, you rely on it to get your stuff across. And it's not a one-way road, of course, it is fun to connect and get your things out...but to constantly measure yourself on numbers and statistics can damage your self-perception and also your art. So, I still try to figure out a way I can distant myself from social media but also still grow - kinda contradicting but I hope to find something :')
I’ve really been going through this. I am experiencing a burnout where I don’t even want to text my online friends back; I’m just too irritable and bored. I decided to delete Twitter, and I actually succeeded for 2 weeks at a time-but then I downloaded it again and checked it for 40 minutes a day, which is still too much (it clouds my brain and makes me feel depressed or ill). I was mad at myself for getting back on the app. I deleted it again, just now. As for TH-cam, I don’t know how I’ll address my problem, but I want to try. I spend the most time just chilling on my iPad (an “iPad kid” lmao), and watching TH-cam videos or TV shows. It’s really unhealthy. I’m scared to confront how to spend the time if I’m not consuming videos…. because I live alone and went through a personal trauma where I lost a lot of IRL connections. The least I could do is try to go outside more, even if it means coming back and doing the same behavior as usual. Sorry for my long comment! Thanks for reading!
I was there too with the not even wanting to text people back and then its a vicious circle because you’re lonely and want that company but also dont feel like it. Thanks for sharing, keep working on staying off of it and making those real life connections again. And going out for any activity helps too. :)
I think I’ve felt a variation of that sort of copy cat mentality you’re talking about. I think i was motivated by engagement. I draw my own charas all the time and I’d see other ppl who’s oc’s got a lot of attention and often it was because they’d make funny memes or little comics w them. I thought it looked fun and I wanted ppl to engage w my work so I’d emulate it by making comics that were just funny or redraws from shows. And while it was kinda fun I began to realize that I didn’t want to make silly relatable content with these charas, I wanted to write an ACTUAL comic, I wanted to have actual story happening and not just these one off silly haha jokes. I wast drawing the things I wanted to draw. But I also wanted people to like them and I was sort of horrified with myself when I realized I was making stuff for other people and not myself. I thought I was above that and it was humbling and crazy to realize how easy it was to fall into. Anyway, I’ve had no insta for… A week now? Really what I’m still trying to unlearn is the way I think when I draw. Like, “oh I’ll say THIS in the description and I’ll put THIS in my story” etc. I want to stop thinking about POSTING art - I want to just… make it, then maybe post it later. It’s hard to unlearn, it’s like I’m performing for an audience in my head before I even get there. Thanks for the video!
I completely understand where you're coming from! Since 2016, I've been sharing my ukulele and guitar videos on TH-cam and Instagram because I wanted to be part of that community. I wanted to showcase my skills and not just make music in isolation. Over the years, I found myself playing only what was popular and recording detailed tutorials just to get more views, even though I didn't enjoy speaking on camera. Last year, when I fell ill and couldn't upload videos for a long time, I felt obligated to explain to my viewers why I'd been away for so long. However, during my break, I realized how much I enjoyed playing music just for myself again, rather than constantly catering to my audience. Now, I try to find a balance between sharing what I've practiced and not practicing just to share something, like you mentioned, "make it, then maybe post it later"!
Gave up my addiction to Facebook in December. I used it almost exclusively for approximately 14 years. Last night I began exploring TH-cam for video discussions about the toxicity of social media platforms at large. The science is on point. The human brain isn't equipped to handle excessive amounts of time on social media platforms in a healthy manner. It's toxic and it's a shame. I hope that at some point this discussion is taken more seriously. We constantly hear about mental health (which is good), but very little time is spent discussing prolonged use of social media platforms. Social media has contributed to an alarmingly high rate of mental illness and we need to talk about it. Especially for the sake of future generations. In conclusion I leave you with some math. Let's say someone uses social media for an average of 3 hours a day. 3 hours is a conservative amount of time as compared to how many cumulative hours are spent on social media platforms, on average. Take those 3 hours and multiply that by 365. The total comes to 1,095 hours in the year. That's 45.625 days out of the year spent on social media platforms. Take 45.625 days and multiply that by 10. That brings you to 456.25 days spent on social media platforms in a 10 year period, which is 1.249 years. Call it a waste of a life, because that's exactly what it is. Even at just 3 hours a day. We can do better and we should do better. Thanks for the upload dude.
you don't realize how toxic social media is, and how dysfunctional your way of thinking becomes in so many ways until you've eliminated them. The problem with this is bigger than ourselves. The problem is that there are literally billions of people in the world just like this. I seriously think that social media is going to bring about an involution in human culture and many other aspects.
Good video, I'm on my first week and it's been kinda the same as yours so far. Including not doing the big "goodbye" post don't think anyone's noticed. Enjoying the quietness now
I've had the opposite experience. I been off of social media now for a couple months and it has actually made me less creative to the point I don't even pick up my camera anymore because I feel like I have no incentive to take photographs anymore which just reinforces the thought that I've only been doing photography solely for the validation/likes and not because I enjoy it or because I have passion for it. I thought stepping away from social media would help me regain my passion for photography but it didn't, what it did was make me feel even more alone & depressed because I now have little to no social interaction, no friends or family and so I spend a lot of time alone and Instagram was a good way to connect with others but now that it's gone, I feel completely alone. So if you're considering quitting social media, think of the impacts it could have on your life.
Sorry to hear that, totally understand the validation and connection part of social media, but at the same time once the real social interactions from the platform started fading, you realise everything is fake. It gives a false sense of belonging. Focusing on photography or another hobby that gets you hyped without the need to get validation from others is where its at. Just fyi I did the same thing and ended up selling all of my camera gear just for that reason
@@dansedranthis is 100% true. I was worried I’d feel lonely, and truth be told I do, but you know what … the false sense of belonging is what kept me glued to these apps. It’s a bittersweet moment when you realize you’re in fact completely alone. I’d rather face the reality than cling on this false sense of hope that maybe I’m not alone. We’re all alone if we rely on social media for validation and friendships.
@@TomTom-bh2wf I agree. I’m off social media except YT, and I’ve never been happier even if im completely isolated from that world. Without social media, a person finds what matters. SM distracts and hinders our ability to listen to our inner voice that tells us what’s important and what we truly need. I’ll never go back.
The thing about taking a break and coming back to these apps is that you again get back to square one and get the same feelings you had earlier. So break isn't a solution i guess but setting rigid boundaries of what's enough and what's too much.
Posting and closing the app immediately after doing so is a strategy I came up with, too! I will see the next days how I will do with it :) I am currently very struggling especially with the comparison-thing as an artist and it eating away my confidence, but I don't want to delete my account because my friends are on that app and I have a (very, veeeery) small audience who really do like my art, even as an account with only 180 followers (which must be absolutely nothing, haha xD).
I completely understand you on the artist part. I have been there. Keep on creating my friend, the number of your audience shouldn’t bother you much. I had these feelings when I used to write and post, but I posted anyway. I deactivated my account due to scrolling habit and exams. Do what’s best for you :)
You pretty much cover everything, agree 100% . So many people waking up from The Matrix! There is hope! Yes!!! Thank you for sharing your experience. My experience is so close to yours. Happy day mate!
this video resonated a lot with me tbh, I quit instagram too (deleted my main account) and I feel so much free, I have so much time to myself that I am actually pursuing my hobbies(reading, drawing) and not feeling dreadful after being on m y phone for 6+ hours. It has genuinely beeen such a rewarding experience for me and I am glad that it was the same for you as well
Deleted snap, twitter, tiktok, fb and the last one that i have yet to close but will is insta and thats bc i cant bother giving explanations to others why im off that too. Twitter and insta imo make me feel the worst about myself i cant explain it... and the worst part is that insta with its reels became a substitute for tiktok and i casually go on scrolling for an hour+ and then i awful about it and go at it again... Also about the creativity you talked about ig and all others makes you feel like nothing you do is original and everyone has the exact same expiriences as you and etc that spirals into other problems too...
Completely agree with you, I kept always thinking about it while in social media, this kind of "the new trend is not to be authentic". I tried to post my reels with no trend musics, not for going against them all, but I love piano music, instrumental, etc, and posted mine this way, results: no success 😅 No Im out of Insta, Faceb, and tiktok and Im so so Ok with this. Just findind new ways to sell my sewing products.
new here! first video TH-cam suggested me , so I think I have to appreciate algorithms and social here. btw A reeaal and suitable experience , I've tried few times to quit social and always get back to them because.. nowadays it's really hard really being off them (friends, informations,work etc) .. I still do those kind of social fasting everytime I feel I have to . usually when I'm "full" and tired of them , as you said in the first part! so I feel so close to your experience! honestly thinking that we all should do some steps back and try to reconnect to real life and real environments and most of all to ourselves .in short : to REALITY . ahahah except for TH-cam ,sure, it's like the modern Alexandria library . :)
Totally agree, its definitely hard with having so many ties through these apps but have been slowly transfering people over to text and eventually will be off all together
I've felt like this lately! You nailed it by doing the motion and saying, "like this for hours." And wow.. my arms and forearms started cramping because I already type all day for work and bodybuild, so the small repetitive motion didn't help. It killed my productivity and my mental health. I just uninstalled the app. I'm done.
I'm definitely considering about deleting every social media I've been on over these years from my phone. I still have to decide if I'm gonna use them on browser from my computer, so it may be just a way out from daily distractions, or it's gonna be my first step to no longer be on internet. Personally, I've never been jealous of what other people are prone to show on instagram, 'cause currently being satisfied of myself is everything I care about and I know plenty of creators who look happier than me but deal with depression. Overtime I learnt to distinguish between what I need to be happy and what society told me about throughout my life. Be kind my english sucks.❤️
I'm glad you finally realised dude. Being a real Sigma male understanding this stuff comes to us naturally. As you can see from comments section on my DJ page that I put up recently, I have plenty of shots of col shit to post but I never did. Rule of thumb: if it isn't business and it's not making you money, don't use social media. Also did you notice how many times you said the word "like"? It's a subconscious thing. It's god to be mindful of these things.
I wish I had this courage to do that. Social media have caused me burned out, anxiety, panic attacks, lose money, time, I losed precious years of my life. Big techs hook people. I fell on this trap many years ago. This road only goes to depression and losing of time. Time is life, time is not money. When you lose your time, you're losing your only real resource. 🎉🎉❤❤❤
When you spoke about reels using the same songs/audio I was like yes!!!!! Omg it gets to the point where I didn’t care what the content of the reel was. I was already turned off since the song/audio was so played out!!!
True, you can't help but compare yourself. What I hate the most is whatsapp group created by my friends and them sharing photos of their lovely life. It's hard to even leave the group because you don't want to hurt their feelings. But in my mind I was like, if I wanted to see your photos I would have just opened my Facebook or Instagram and checked your photos. However, the reason I left social media (except TH-cam) was that I'm not really interested to see all your photos. And now I'm like forced to see all your sh!tty photos. 😅
@@dansedran haha I wish it was that easy, tried doing it once and they gaslighted me and added me back. The thing is we always meet once or twice a week so yah. 😅
Whatsapp was cool when it was just a messaging platform, now we bombarded with pictures,forced on groups then the worst, statues,,what's a status lmao???people just want to update u over pictures,all day long,super tiring..
@@ntokozotmathe5704 true. I just put the group on silent mode, but I'm the kind of person that gets agitated if I see a notification that there are messages that were not open (I need that to be 0 i.e. Chats 0 instead of Chats 8, 10 etc. 😫😅). Also photos are being saved automatically instead of manually coz there are important groups that I need to receive photos from and don't want to manual download every time, however, the downside is that my friends photos fill-up most of my WhatsApp photo folders with their sh!tty photos that I didn't ask about 😫😅.
I think that youtube is the better social media, in tiktok I always see people living better life than me, or shitposts, on youtube I always watch educative podcast, and is 2 different things no?
Man this was spot on for me. I quit social media, hid my icons, became I got so sick of the same shit. Nothing but ads, political bashing, people using the same F’ing song. For example every girl who works out, has to use that song “unstoppable” 🙄 I was just so done. It really sets your mood and tone for the day and I have no hope for this younger generation who literally lives off social media and it’s their life. It’s just a waste of life killing your mood, creativity and attention span…. BTW, when I did post lived by “Post and ghost”. When I post, I don’t go back. For #1 there’s always going to be negative and hatful comments and you don’t need that in your life. One negative comment will erase the 20 positive comments. And #2, I want to get away from that needed validation. The more you look back to see who liked and commented, it’s easy to get addicted and sucked in and destroys that dopamine high by watering the feeling down where you’ll never reach that high again.
I like and will use your idea of hiding the app icon far inside a folder. ----------- The phone I'm using has full storage, so I can't download apps at will. So although I'd like to stop using Facebook, I don't like to uninstall it either bc I might not be able to reinstall it later when I have to use it for work. So I just log out of my accounts and I have to manually log in to use it, which sometimes works but often doesn't. But I think your idea of taking out that muscle memory aspect of the equation really helps out a lot!
I'm working on that, I took a break from social media and I felt better working more time on my goals then I went back to social media and know I want to take another break for a longer period of time.
I limit to all social media apps to 1min a day, is working really well for me! :D I got more time to create artwork & making more vids for TH-cam....so much free time & felt free!
i watched youtube shorts for like a week just to see what its about and i felt similar to you. I just went back to watching anime if i wanna watch stuff. I have no idea how people can keep going through this brainrot.
I also found it hard to move on from the past as you see old friends accounts, old partners, etc. Anyone on earth can be contacted instantly and there is just something so unnatural about that!
Yeah, I barely have used Instagram and Facebook the last few years. Facebook I have left more than once. Now and then I join in order to join a course group but I just deleted it again. TH-cam is more addictive for me. And now also Medium! As a content creator it's hard to get away from it. We just need to practice more self discipline when it comes to habitual impulses! I'm not a fan if the dopamine rollercoaster ride! I never watch TH-cam Shorts. Have no desire for them. I have created over 1000 lol but I will stop doing that now too. Don't want to be a contributor to the low attention span issues many struggle with today!
One thing I struggle about social media is that I see some people getting super popular despite making mediocre, lazy content. They still get thousands, millions of likes, comments, share etc. But if I try I get one like if any at all and it feels like an extension of everything that sucked in real life. What I mean by that is that I never was popular or cool. I was always weird, cast aside or bullied. I never had a lot of friends and now I don't even have one. So seeing people being popular online and me still being the freaking outcast just opens up that wound I didn't really get to heal in the first place. I feel like a loser and I know it's all fake and I shouldn't compare myself to other but it still gets to me. I wish we could go back to the ore internet days. It has become such a toxic place and even when you're aware of the problem it's next to impossible to not feel down about yourself because you're not as successful etc.
I've been there, my style is like, I meditate like 20minutes in the morning I'd just listen what happen outside when woke up , I still stop thinking about plan, action , I procrastinate go outside not touching android until I sleep like afternoon woke up 7pm, and my mind super fresh and can watch tiktok, and not addicted to it and still can draw super focus,
i totally quit my social media and now experience anxiety when trying to check Facebook just for the sakes of searching for events to join IRL, I have always wanted to quit Facebook since I was 11 years old and now I finally did it at the age of 24, social media addiction is real and I just want to be more present in the moments now, best decision ever to quit social media.
I'm in the detoxing stage (hence the you tube) it's only been a day so far but I am SO TIRED of wasting my time on social media. I run a small business and small non profit, and have a local community Facebook group so it's been a hard decision to make cos I thought those things needed social media. The truth is they just suck my time and bring very little value to the table. I'll have to be on for my work but I check it once a day and nuke it using a chrome app for the rest of the time and have taken it off my phone. I most likely won't be sharing content anymore and focus on email and you tube, real life for work. Looking forward to the benefits.
I also quit most social media platforms. I use the ones that I need to post to, but other than scrolling and looking at stuff, I just do other stuff offline. It is so freeing because social media has become a thing of who can make the most popular videos and if you don't then the social platform doesn't care about you because you're not making them money. Also, it is so hard to keep up with the aspect ratio. SO, i just focus on the platforms that matter. That is another thing about Facebook-I make specific videos and I am not copying anyone-and so, Facebook is like hey, here are some reels you can watch to inspire your next reel, um, no Facebook, that is not at all the videos I am making haha!
It was a random video that popped up and I thought “why not”. To my surprise within a few hours after watching it I deleted the instagram app. I kept telling myself “once I finish this project (I paint by the way) and post everything I’ll stay off the app.” And then of course I work on more then one project at once and I have the wips in the stories and the main image on my feed and and it was a constant cycle. For months I kept getting the idea I needed time to myself for myself and I wasn’t able to give myself that. I tried hiding it, I even put a time limit on the damn thing and once I found I can skip that, that became the new thing for me! For some reason the idea of just doing it, no date or time, no saying good bye for who knows long long just felt right. So in a way, thank you? 😅
I deleted Facebook a year ago. I dont miss it at all. It became a chore. I loved Twitter at first. I followed all of my fav rock bands and would just scroll for new albums, or tour info. Or seeing celebrities interactions. But it felt like politics took over the platform and most posts were about negative news. so I finally deleted that a few months ago.
It's hard for me to really change, even though I removed Instagram from my phone. I look for distraction. Now I use this time for gaming or youtube, which can have the same effect. Only removing the app will not solve the problem. For me, I really need to work on myself actively to be able to change and use that time for creativity. Social Media really made me feel that every hobby or project I start feels kind of useless because someone else already did it better. It's really hard to overcome, but realizing how bad my mental health is effected by this is the first step to getting better.
Sociial Media is just one trying to TOP the other and it's become a massive competition and it's not for me anymore as i quit Facebook in February after being on that platform since 2009. I don't do intagram much. Very little SnapChat and still do a bit of TikToc, but i am curtting way back as it only creates major stress issues for me as i'll be 60 in twoo weeks. Enough is enough.
I only have Facebook. I deactivated and uninstalled Facebook about 3 weeks ago. I don't miss it. I haven't felt the urge to install and check. I havent had an anxiety about it at all. Taking a break from or just eliminating social media altogether is a good thing.
What you choose to do on your own time is your own business, as long as you keep your scheduled appointments marked on your calendar. This is what it means to slow down. Social Media is making you sick in various ways, and one of them is needing constant validation. You don't need validation. You just need to properly occupy your time. You have a short list of real friends and family, and everyone else is just an excuse. Don't try to control anyone. If they wanted a genuine relationship, they would be talking to you. The people who really care do talk to you every day, because they like you. That is a short list. Don't waste any more time with the others. Optimize your precious time. You are worth it.
Haven’t had Twitter for around 6 months. No Facebook now for three months. Never had snap chat. Use instagram only for my music updates and concert announcements. Other then that don’t use social media anymore. One thing I’ve come to find out you lose a lot of friends who you think are friends on Facebook. Send messages on messenger and people who I thought were friends never reply after reading my message lol. I’m happy without social media and has made my in my real life 100% better. Also my screen time is always less then 50 mins a day lol 🤘🏻
Is it just me, or quitting Social Media nowadays is the most mature thing for a person living in this age?
For real, it's not only mental health improvement but I also have so much time to finish my work and have hobbies
I've stopped using facebook aka fakefok the tiktok wannabe because it's FULL of autogenerated spam.
Zuckerberg is SO DESPERATE to have users join groups on the platform...probably because he gets a huge cut of the profits from user data sales to data brokers. I got fed up with seeing "support local businesses by joining these groups" spam posts every third post on the facebook newsfeed that it makes the platform unusable......I've been on the platform LONG ENOUGH to know how touse the search feature to find groups on MY OWN TIME and don't need (or want) zuckerberg pressuring me into doing so.
The reason I call it "fakefok the tiktok wannabe" is because old Zuck is DESPERATELY trying to immitate that tiktok garbage as is youtube as well with that reels & shorts crap respectively. As much as I HATE that tiktok garbage I hope bytedance sues both facebook and google for copyright infringement.
Due to the chinese communist government having control over chinese made apps and the ultimate ability to obtain user data whenever it wants the united states is soon going to ban that tiktok crap and that can't happen fast enough as that platform is DANGEROUS to our nation's young people who are the platform's target demographic by encouraging users to commit crimes such as hotwiring hyundai and kia automobiles using cell phone chargers or encouraging teen agers to swallow laundry detergent pods and other such harmful behavior.
Eventually that tiktok crap will be replaced by some other social media app that teenagers just have to have in order to remain popular with the other "cool kids" using it that is until the novelty of the platform wears off and they go in search of the next dopamine fix.
@ Dedezao: TH-cam is another form of social media so by posting this here you havn't totally given up all social media usage
@@michaezell4607idk TH-cam just hits different. Long form content and you can learn things on here. Not like other social media apps.
@@michaezell4607 Knew I would find “that person” on here. If you don’t see the major difference between YT and all the others, then I don’t know what to tell you 😂.
6 months without Instagram, Snapchat and Tiktok. I haven't felt more free in my whole life. Best decision ever tbh. Congratulations to everyone who tries to kill the addiction. Keep going!
It's honestly such a relief! feels great
6 months for me 2! My life is sooo much better! No stress abd no comparing my life to others! Congrats! 🎉❤
what about discord, twitter, youtube?
@@jRt51233 thats amazing! good to hear that, at moth 2 for me
@@twixxtro i dont have twitter and dont know what discord is lol youtube i use as a outlet platform because i love making videos
Been off Facebook, Instagram & Snapchat for a little over 2 years now and I gotta say, life is so much better without social media. The day I removed all those apps from my phone was the best day. I felt such a weight lifted off my shoulders and my anxiety and depression started to get better. I stopped comparing myself to others and time with friends and family seemed more precious to me now that I wasnt sucked into my phone scrolling for hours. Social media is toxic & fake. I dont plan to get back on it anytime soon or possibly ever!
agree 100% I'm with ya on that
Are you actually going to use the cellphone for it's intended purpose "to gasp make actual phone calls" now instead of using it as a palmtop computer?
Hey bro I am trying quit social media but I relapse in 1-2 weeks , do you have any tips bro? And wanna ask was it worth it ?
Also good move on you and also got out of that game too and other good reasons since if I stayed would really have felt like I would be marked for death or did some viral challenge that would either end me dead or in serious trouble with the law and other people and also good idea don't reveal too much on what you're into since the Cancel Culture, PC Police, Karens and who knows what other people want to ruin you and send you 6 ft under in that world. Almost forgot those types that do victim blaming is also on the prowl there and have to be on the lookout.
As someone who recently went to college the hardest part of not being on instagram is the feeling like I won't know what everyone in my grade is doing, that I won't know whats happening everywhere. The key is you have to acknowledge that you probably aren't supposed to know what everyone is doing all the time.
I also deleted instagram a while ago and the most difficult to me is the DM's, because many people I know usually talk through insta dm's. I like to use whatsapp but they usually talk through insta and im afraid that people would talk more to me if i used instagram.
@@ravenharu3034 Having more means of communication (i.e. Instagram, social media), increases the likelihood of having more access to people, and in term communication, but the thing is, if people really wanted to talk to you they would find a way to aside from primarily relying on Instagram (of all things) to communicate.
Being able to connect with others online is great, but if the interaction and depth of getting to know someone doesn't go beyond what you choose to put on the screen for everyone to see regardless, is it really worth stressing over the lack of "shallow" communication? Just my thoughts as someone who had the same anxieties as someone who quit Instagram.
@@ravenharu3034 Guess what, they aren't really your friends if they can't be bothered to go to the VAST EFFORT (Sarcasm there) of going to WhatsApp to talk with you. Believe me, a friend will walk a few miles to tell you something!
This is the hardest reason for me to quit. Fomo man. I still haven't figured it out
@@Tenshi_ZAstart focusing more on yourself instead of thinking about what other people are doing,fomo comes from anxiety and depression you are unsatiesfied(or not )and your mind creates thus fake narrative where so many people are having fun and great experiences,get out of forums and avoid Reddit ,when the thought appear in your mind remind yourself of the reason why you wanted to stop in the first place.
Social media is a procastination too that stops you from putting your plans in action.
My brain is rewiring itself after abstaining from social media in just 2 weeks. I’m now seeing my real world in front of me vs this artificial world of social media. My brain literally feels more calm and fluid.
How are you feeling now?
This is my opinion social media shouldn’t exist. Social media affects mental health. Posting the good parts of your life is weird. We don’t show the behind the scenes it’s all fake.Why are we so obsessed with deceiving others. People compare their lives to others. A lot of people don’t post pictures without filters. All of us are lying to each other about our lives. Social media is addicting. Especially the short videos almost every platform has now. It makes our attention span shorter and can lead to adhd. We waste hours on these platforms when we could be doing other things that are productive. We could have found the cure to herpes hiv cancer but we waste hours looking on our phones. Social media is making people anti social and have anxiety. People rather talk online than in person. Humans need human interaction. Social media can put people life in danger. People can track where you are. Strangers can groom minors. People are meeting up with people they meet online and being killed because the person on social media is fake. There are other ways to stay connected without social media. Before social media people stayed connected by talking on the phone or texting. Which is less addicting. On social media platforms there algorithms that keep us addicted to the app. Before social media people went out and met new people and had human interaction instead of only online. Seeing other people post fake pictures showing only the good parts of their lives isn’t staying connected. Staying connected is communication. Most people don’t use social media to find out news and if you do use social media for that purpose you can find out news other ways by cable tv by watching actual news companie or using news only platforms. Social media isn’t the most reliable news anyway. Some people might say social media is good to promote your business. There are other ways to promote your business without using an addictive platform. There is radio cable tv streaming apps billboards news paper cable news etc
You really have a point there and in some of this beware of social media challenges that are very deadly and other people to avoid those Cancel Culture Freaks , Karens and easily offended people which in this day and age with danger and uncertainty all around those types really go around among other fakes and also don't forget the Cyberbullies too considering social media if you haven't really look that up as well on Surviving that. Really not the times of before childhood that's for sure then again posting that especially of parts like Saturday Morning Cartoon eras or of some group can really trigger those types and won't end well. Oh yeah and don't forget those people that do victim blaming as well.
Since quitting them all I started searching for new web sites to look at. The internet is so much more than social media. I would recommend anybody to get the audiobook Ten Arguments to Delete Your Social Media. And don't get it twisted TH-cam is also social media.
Totally agree!
It’s been four months since I’ve quit social media, right now I’m more in the real life (which is really all what we have), experiencing all my feelings, away from all the perfections and fakes and becoming much more healthier, content and ME!
Thank you for this video!
Thanks for the reply! Totally agree, everything is too fake on social and it puts you down cause you see perfection all day everyday but thats not the case
Same song and dance. Everyone is a robot!!! Mindlessly obeying!!
Been off ig and Twitter for 6 months, I used to spend countless hours scrolling and depressed! Since quitting ive lost 15 lbs and have time to platinum my video games! Free yourselves! ❤
I did quit a Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat 1 year ago, quitting a social media helped me focusing on my education. Keep up good work ❤.
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I have been free from social media since 2018. And here’s my perspective on it (for anyone struggling to quit or take a break)
I had only one Instagram account which I made in 2016 I guess. Initially, it was a personal account where I posted my own pictures with some write ups which I wrote. Gradually, I changed into a complete write up page and made it public, with no photos of mine. Most of my followers were my friends, cousins and acquaintances and the number was fluctuating. If one day it was 500, other day would have less followers or some days more. Anyway, I was not a daily poster unlike many other writers, including my own sister. My sister wanted to make a “brand” out of it, which she successfully did. Whereas I was not writing regularly and if something I didn’t find worth posting, I did not, because I wrote mostly for my own sake and my write ups were usually different from others, especially when it came to topics and using certain words (which I never liked).
I was not much happy with few likes, comments and certain unknown who followed my page just to read (which I appreciated). And gradually, I started taking breaks. I hate to admit but I was a bit jealous of my sister who had a huge following, likes and comments and honestly her write ups were almost like others, not much creativity. Fast forward to 2018 July, I deactivated my account due to my exams. For few days, I felt… free. Didn’t know what to do in my free time, but in few days, my loneliness disappeared. I had given control of my life, mood, thoughts and opinions to an app that was subconsciously affecting me. And I made a decision to never get back to it. I didn’t tell anyone when I quit.
In 2019 Oct, I came back for 2-3 days just to see what’s happening. Uploaded one write up and then bam! I disappeared again 😂. I found that I was again falling into that habit of scrolling mindlessly, so I left.
Now in 2023, my account has completely gone and I think it’s some Instagram policy that if you don’t reactivate your account for more than a year, it gets permanently deleted. Nevertheless, it didn’t affect me.
Now, my perspective of SM:
- believe it or not, it subconsciously affect your thoughts, opinions and behaviours. Your own individuality is at risk of loss. If something impacts you positively, that’s great but if it triggers some negativity, look out for it.
-you will always compare yourself with others, inferiority or superiority complex will always be there
-as said in video, and my own experience, your creativity is affected. You want to be like others for likes, mass reach
-it controls your life which is the saddest part. Unknowingly you give charge of your everything to the app
TH-cam is SM but you can use it for learning, music, movies. I have decided to not watch shorts now as it eats up my time a lot.
If someone has read this comment fully, you have my respect mate :)
I read the full comment. I just wrote a ridiculously long comment myself, so I thought I should at least read yours. This is clearly a subject people are very passionate about, so the only way to cover it all is in a long comment. 😃
I tried to delete Instagram last year. I made it to around 20 days of the 30-day deletion period, but I found myself getting drawn back in. And it's exactly how you described it. I came back to see what was happening, but I just found myself mindlessly scrolling and getting annoyed by things again. As a policy, Instagram doesn't allow you to delete it again within 7 days (if I remember correctly) after cancelling a deletion, so I just ended up keeping it.
Well, it's now 2023 and I think I'm done with it again. I just disactivated it for now, but I think I'll go ahead with the full deletion in a few days. I deleted Facebook over 6 years ago and I don't regret it one bit. It's funny because I found myself going through a bit of a panic when I did it, thinking that I was letting my friends down. I was even taking note of how many days I had left; I believe Facebook's deletion period was 14 days. I remember getting to day 13 and thinking, "You can still cancel this if you want. It's not too late." I persisted though. Day 15 came, I tried logging on again, and I saw that my account was no longer there. I didn't feel sad at all. It actually gave me a sense relief and a feeling of, "I've done it. I'm out. No more." I think I'll feel the same way when I get rid of Instagram.
Thanks for sharing!
If you zoom out you the bare minimum you instantly realize how dumb Instagram and Tik Tok actually are.
I’m just three weeks free and my life got significantly better. I feel like I’ve got more disposition to focus on meaningful things like studying and working hard in school. I even started going to gym, something that I shamefully was procrastinating about since 2021 (I got a lesion in the toe while swimming around that time and after that my routine was 100% sedentary). Overall, I’ve being way happier and feeling that I’m in the right track this time. Let’s see how this evolves.
The other scary thing about social media is it's not even about being "social" anymore. It's all about memes, reels, adds, etc. People very rarely seem to actually post on other friends' pages or message each other. At least this is my experience..
This is spot on. For me as an artist, the key moment with Instagram was when I wasn't getting the likes and started to check what was popular and then felt that I had to change my art accordingly. It was that moment I realised that I was now a product of Instagram rather than being a producer of creativity; so goodbye Instagram. Good old fashioned word of mouth still works as well as using the free time away from social media to build and optimise my own website. Thank you for your insights.
Good insight for catching yourself, i felt the same way, changing your style to “fit in” other wise insta punishes you
Being honest, the most creative stage of my life was a few years ago when I was in the hospital, with no phone neither access to social media... I was like drawing each day a lot of sketches, ideas just popped out in my mind like... a constant flow of creativity.. When i came back to my life, I went back to social media, etc. and all that flow of ideas started to drain again... It is a good point to analize, how social media and screens in general or constant exposure to shitty content (not all content of course) has affected our ability to enjoy the real world, human conections and experience and truly connect with our inner world.
This is exactly where I am now. I have totally lost my creativity and can't seem to get back on track. I've been off FB for 2 wks and don't miss it at all. I will eventually delete my acct & have only stayed because of my group & ppl from school. I love TT & YT because I learn from both platforms. You hit the nail on the head and I can totally relate. Thank you for sharing.🙂
That was the same here, so done with it you dont even feel like opening the app. The creativity will start coming back soon! Thanks for watching
instagram has changed a lot since the beginning. For the worse. I do this on a regular lol. I just won't go on for a week (I usually delete the app altogether). The past year insta has just been really annoying me. Can totally relate to the muscle memory tho, it's so crazy. Definitely an addiction. Always end up re-installing. But I'm at a point where I go on for 30 seconds and just get bored and annoyed so I close it. Randomly will go into a rabbit hole tho, that's when I delete it again. But yeah, instagram sucks now.
Honestly, I prefer youtube over anything. More creative freedom, and I find people who interact are different. More intimate/real.
Totally agree, instagram just seems to be getting worse and worse. Im not there for deleting the apps juuust yet lol but pretty close. TH-cam is definitely where its at. Down to collab anytime :)
I second this. For sure.
It's a shame because it used to be such a nice little app.
I first got it around 2014. Back then it was mainly a hobby-based app to inspire people to take photographs and create an online portfolio. Plus, not many people had it in 2014 (Facebook was the main social media platform then), so it was nice to see which friends had Instagram and what kind of pictures they were taking. It wasn't that social, in the sense that people wouldn't be posting pictures of themselves at parties, writing statuses, sharing songs, sharing articles or sharing memes like they would be on Facebook. They might post a picture every two or three weeks, and that was fine. The scrolling was nice too because it was all in chronological order. Since I was only following about 15 or 20 people when I started, I would probably only see three or four new pictures before I was back to where I left off last time. You weren't checking it as often as you would Facebook.
But then, around 2016, I found that it was becoming more of a social media app than a hobby app. Pretty much everyone Facebook friend I had made the jump to Instagram, so I was now following over 100 people. Then, it became popular for bands, musicians, athletes, actors and sports teams to create accounts, which I would also end up following. Ads were becoming more prevalent. The scrolling system was completely ruined (it's practically endless now, showing you things they think you'll like). More and more meme accounts were being made. Then stories came along, which is essentially a Facebook status, so we'd get people uploading snippets of their lives or sharing posts they saw on a meme accounts. And the latest is now reels, which just turned Instagram into meme app and TikTok copycat.
It has turned into such an annoying platform.
@@caliente-frio3966I too recall Instagram initially was a small lomography app but then things went nuts
I so agree with you! I got rid of my personal Instagram a week ago but I’ve been feeling like the whole concept of creating reels based on trending audio was nuts to me. It’s not inspiring and killssss creativity. So far, it’s been great! 🙌🏾✨
Over a month without any social media and my outlook on life has changed. Im actually able to sit down and enjoy the little moments of the day and love reading again. Im better able to articulate my thoughts and have better conversations with my family and friends. I wish i had done this five years ago. I'm definitely not going back. Life is so much kuch better without the mindless scrolling. Im truly living life with more intention. Im glad there are other people out there in the world who are joining the bandwagon of being off social media and living life more authentically.
I rarely check Instagram, I only use it to see what everyone's up to every now and then, maybe 10 minutes max. TH-cam is the only platform I don't think I could live without, there's so much I rely on here like music, education, humor, self help, etc.
Other social media platforms could stop existing and I'd be totally fine 😅
Yess now I really addicted to YT😂 but I'm not feeling as bad as after using it like Ig,Twt, or Tiktok because in TH-cam I know what I want to watch and I get the information that I need
TH-cam fa life! Haha 😊👍
@@Namelessforever_ Haha yup! Happy 2024 to you!
As an introvert myself that has no real friends for about a year or 2 now. I fed on social media for alot of interactions ever since 2015 really but even more so in the past few years and I've personally had enough of alot of it.
Mainly because the feeling of insecurity of not feeling as good as others but more so the endless scrolling and wasting of time. When I could be exercising and bettering my body and doing stuff actually valuable with my time.
Like if I want entertainment then I'll watch more movies, play some video games and watch some TH-cam videos. I mainly used social media at first for personal friends I don't even have much to do with anymore and then making other online friends but it just felt fake to be honest.
So now I basically also quit alot of social media the only thing I guess you can class as social media that I personally use now is here on TH-cam but I say it's more as an entertainment service for me.
Since the videos I see alot of them are actually interesting and productive unlike Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok etc... Plus with TH-cam I can actually leave my computer on and listen to free music as I pump up with some weights.
So I still actually get stuff done instead of just using my fingers scrolling on a screen. I don't even usaully comment on videos either but your video came up in my recommend feed and I feel you man.
Alot of social media can be frustrating and feel like a waste of productive time and myself this year am starting to escape it to.
You said it perfectly, its exactly that, Used to love the interactions with ppl if there wasnt someone to hang out with and even met a lot of cool people on there but it became less and less. No value, worthless scrolling, thats good you lift weights or do something more productive instead as well. Even youtube , you can learn something from videos
Thanks for taking the time to write that out!
I left Facebook and Twitter 2 years ago. I only use Instagram but don’t post on it much. Ever since I left most of social media life has been better no distractions and no more worrying what people are posting or saying now I can just focus on my own life. Life without social media is much better.
Been off Facebook for almost a year now and I don't miss it. I just grew sick of feeling like Charlie Brown every time I saw a post of other people's good stuff! I read more and have developed interests in various things. And I learned that it's perfectly all right to live a private life...moments don't always need to be posted online for all to see.
I did the same, no more fb,no more instagram, never had snapchat nor Twitter, couldnt be happier. It s so much more important to focuse on yourself .
I starting to realize that i need to quit when the moment i feel the intoxicated effect from those social media became more obvious in myself. After quitting, I felt that my mind become more centralized rather than scattered somewhere around. I don’t want to waste my time looking for unnecessary stimulus anymore.
This was SO spot on!!! My exact feelings. I took a 30 day break, didn’t say anything just got off because I couldn’t stand it or my behaviors around it. 30 days came and went and I’m still off. I just feel so much better without it. I’ll go back eventually but honestly have no real desire to be on there right now. You’re definitely not alone on this. Great video 👍🏾
I deleted my only sm account which was fb about a year and 2 months ago. I got weak, made a new account got back on last week. I only lasted a few days and I deleted it again. I couldn't believe how awful it made me feel, and how quickly it happened.
I think I needed that 'shot in the arm' to remind me just how messed up sm is, and how quickly it's destruction is to our well being.
It reminded me of when you get out of a bad relationship, and after awhile of being apart, you miss the person. So in a moment of weakness you reach out and try to get back together, and almost instantly you rememebr why you got out of that relationship. Nothing had changed, but you forgot that.
You are right on
I’m in the process of getting rid of mine… I deleted my Instagram yesterday…. Facebook is next. I have already noticed a relief. People have become narcissistic on social media
“You’re so over social media but you can’t get off it” 👌
Great video!
Giving up social media has been one of the best choices I made this year. My life has improved considerably since then. However, I still use TH-cam as it seems to be a more beneficial platform for me.
I'm glad that I deleted my Instagram and Twitter accounts, I have no intention of returning to them.
Thank you for sharing this. I have never had an Instagram, twitter, tik tok or Pinterest account. I only use private groups on facebook for courses I'm taking, so it's more like an online contacts and notice board. That said, I still experience depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling like I'm not enough etc., just because of the way society is set up to compare, judge, criticise and spread fear. I have ADHD so I get easily overwhelmed and over think, which is why my natural instinct has always been to avoid social media. I can sometimes take me weeks to reply to a text but my friends understand me and love my the way I am. If I interacted with social media the way most people do, I think I'd be in a straight jacket by now! I probably use you tube too much, I mainly watch videos on mindfulness, breathe work and old fashioned movies. But it's so easy to get caught up in nonsense just like you can on any other social media platform.
Its almost 4month since i quit all any social media from, i found my comfort zone so peaceful, and not coming back again, focus on my work, go to the gym, read the book, sleep fast and well like 7-8 hour..
I dont use other social media other than YT, and I feel a lot happier
you don't realize how toxic social media is, and how dysfunctional your way of thinking becomes in so many ways until you've eliminated them. The problem with this is bigger than ourselves. The problem is that there are literally billions of people in the world just like this. I seriously think that social media is going to bring about an involution in human culture and many other aspects.
I'm getting the same feeling. I understand what it's like to be in a rut because I am experiencing it first hand, I think quitting social media will allow me to embrace my hobbies that I enjoy doing more because I won't have an easy distraction away from what I want to accomplish. Not only that but it will make me prioritise what is important instead of mindlessly scrolling through those apps
We are doing the same things, go to the same places, its getting very boring. I took a break last year and told some friends and they were, like: "why? are you keeping some promisse?"" you are anti social, now". Its true, dont tell anyone your intentions, just leave or take a break, if you want to.
i felt everything -- its so hard in the first few days and weeks but after a while it feels sooo good
I love your video!! Hail to people who don’t do social media! We’d also lose friends along the way and it just makes us not care about it. Love from the Philippines 🩵
insta, facebook, and youtube are trying to be tiktok and it's such a pain in the head for me.
Agreed
I deactivated my Instagram and Facebook profiles to take a break without informing anyone and it has helped me a lot in multiple ways. Good luck with your journey! 👍🏽
I needed this video, thank you!
Allot of valid points now to check out your 12 month update video, resonates especially the bit about listening to people talk about what they saw on social media 👍🏻
Good for you, the mindless scrolling really is a time waster. I am in my beginning days of letting social media go. I refriended a friend I chat with last night because of FOMO and I started the comparing immediately. Unfriended this morning. I really am feeling better and once I completely let it go I am sure I will be happy I got myself back 🤗 Cheers to better creativity!!!
Thanks for the comment! and good for you for sticking to it. you will feel better about it!
@@dansedran thank you as well!! TH-cam is my first love such a wealth of knowledge here that some how doesn't hit the comparison spot in me. I have genuinely changed things in my life from watching some really great influencers on TH-cam on topics of decluttering, diet/fitness, breathing through my nose and homeschooling. None of which ever made me feel like I have on other social media. Insta was good before the change because I was there to turn my personal pictures into art, it was never about anything but that for me. Then I became a scroller.. I am almost refusing to watch these shorts on here but we'll see. Good day to you, I am a sub now 🤩
I am going to update..I have been doing shorts and some days people watch them and other days not. I don't want to be in the push, pull addiction of any of it anymore. The commenter that talks about all of the stranger dangers that have happened, the disturbing trends, the absolute time wasted for absolutely no one I know. If I compile all my shorts into one video I suppose it will make a nice couple of minutes of music to listen to but that's about it. I will try this EXIT one more time. I do like making the videos but there are so many other things I could be doing that are of real value and benefit of my life.
Thanks for this video. I think over time I created a more healthy relationship with social media, but before it was exactly like you said. I was literally the guy who said "I'm not comparing myself, I like myself the way I am, etc." but over the years in fact I did start comparing my numbers which totally resulted in me second-guessing everything I posted.
Which then removed all the fun out of it. I wish I could quit social media somehow, but as an independent artist, you rely on it to get your stuff across. And it's not a one-way road, of course, it is fun to connect and get your things out...but to constantly measure yourself on numbers and statistics can damage your self-perception and also your art.
So, I still try to figure out a way I can distant myself from social media but also still grow - kinda contradicting but I hope to find something :')
I’ve really been going through this. I am experiencing a burnout where I don’t even want to text my online friends back; I’m just too irritable and bored. I decided to delete Twitter, and I actually succeeded for 2 weeks at a time-but then I downloaded it again and checked it for 40 minutes a day, which is still too much (it clouds my brain and makes me feel depressed or ill). I was mad at myself for getting back on the app. I deleted it again, just now.
As for TH-cam, I don’t know how I’ll address my problem, but I want to try. I spend the most time just chilling on my iPad (an “iPad kid” lmao), and watching TH-cam videos or TV shows. It’s really unhealthy. I’m scared to confront how to spend the time if I’m not consuming videos…. because I live alone and went through a personal trauma where I lost a lot of IRL connections. The least I could do is try to go outside more, even if it means coming back and doing the same behavior as usual.
Sorry for my long comment! Thanks for reading!
I was there too with the not even wanting to text people back and then its a vicious circle because you’re lonely and want that company but also dont feel like it. Thanks for sharing, keep working on staying off of it and making those real life connections again. And going out for any activity helps too. :)
I think I’ve felt a variation of that sort of copy cat mentality you’re talking about. I think i was motivated by engagement. I draw my own charas all the time and I’d see other ppl who’s oc’s got a lot of attention and often it was because they’d make funny memes or little comics w them. I thought it looked fun and I wanted ppl to engage w my work so I’d emulate it by making comics that were just funny or redraws from shows. And while it was kinda fun I began to realize that I didn’t want to make silly relatable content with these charas, I wanted to write an ACTUAL comic, I wanted to have actual story happening and not just these one off silly haha jokes. I wast drawing the things I wanted to draw. But I also wanted people to like them and I was sort of horrified with myself when I realized I was making stuff for other people and not myself. I thought I was above that and it was humbling and crazy to realize how easy it was to fall into.
Anyway, I’ve had no insta for… A week now? Really what I’m still trying to unlearn is the way I think when I draw. Like, “oh I’ll say THIS in the description and I’ll put THIS in my story” etc. I want to stop thinking about POSTING art - I want to just… make it, then maybe post it later. It’s hard to unlearn, it’s like I’m performing for an audience in my head before I even get there. Thanks for the video!
I completely understand where you're coming from! Since 2016, I've been sharing my ukulele and guitar videos on TH-cam and Instagram because I wanted to be part of that community. I wanted to showcase my skills and not just make music in isolation. Over the years, I found myself playing only what was popular and recording detailed tutorials just to get more views, even though I didn't enjoy speaking on camera. Last year, when I fell ill and couldn't upload videos for a long time, I felt obligated to explain to my viewers why I'd been away for so long. However, during my break, I realized how much I enjoyed playing music just for myself again, rather than constantly catering to my audience. Now, I try to find a balance between sharing what I've practiced and not practicing just to share something, like you mentioned, "make it, then maybe post it later"!
Gave up my addiction to Facebook in December. I used it almost exclusively for approximately 14 years. Last night I began exploring TH-cam for video discussions about the toxicity of social media platforms at large. The science is on point. The human brain isn't equipped to handle excessive amounts of time on social media platforms in a healthy manner. It's toxic and it's a shame. I hope that at some point this discussion is taken more seriously. We constantly hear about mental health (which is good), but very little time is spent discussing prolonged use of social media platforms. Social media has contributed to an alarmingly high rate of mental illness and we need to talk about it. Especially for the sake of future generations. In conclusion I leave you with some math. Let's say someone uses social media for an average of 3 hours a day. 3 hours is a conservative amount of time as compared to how many cumulative hours are spent on social media platforms, on average. Take those 3 hours and multiply that by 365. The total comes to 1,095 hours in the year. That's 45.625 days out of the year spent on social media platforms. Take 45.625 days and multiply that by 10. That brings you to 456.25 days spent on social media platforms in a 10 year period, which is 1.249 years. Call it a waste of a life, because that's exactly what it is. Even at just 3 hours a day. We can do better and we should do better. Thanks for the upload dude.
Man, this comment right here really nails it and puts it into tangible perspective.
you don't realize how toxic social media is, and how dysfunctional your way of thinking becomes in so many ways until you've eliminated them. The problem with this is bigger than ourselves. The problem is that there are literally billions of people in the world just like this. I seriously think that social media is going to bring about an involution in human culture and many other aspects.
Good video, I'm on my first week and it's been kinda the same as yours so far. Including not doing the big "goodbye" post don't think anyone's noticed. Enjoying the quietness now
I've had the opposite experience. I been off of social media now for a couple months and it has actually made me less creative to the point I don't even pick up my camera anymore because I feel like I have no incentive to take photographs anymore which just reinforces the thought that I've only been doing photography solely for the validation/likes and not because I enjoy it or because I have passion for it. I thought stepping away from social media would help me regain my passion for photography but it didn't, what it did was make me feel even more alone & depressed because I now have little to no social interaction, no friends or family and so I spend a lot of time alone and Instagram was a good way to connect with others but now that it's gone, I feel completely alone. So if you're considering quitting social media, think of the impacts it could have on your life.
Sorry to hear that, totally understand the validation and connection part of social media, but at the same time once the real social interactions from the platform started fading, you realise everything is fake. It gives a false sense of belonging. Focusing on photography or another hobby that gets you hyped without the need to get validation from others is where its at. Just fyi I did the same thing and ended up selling all of my camera gear just for that reason
@@dansedran Did you eventually get back into it?
@@dansedranthis is 100% true.
I was worried I’d feel lonely, and truth be told I do, but you know what … the false sense of belonging is what kept me glued to these apps.
It’s a bittersweet moment when you realize you’re in fact completely alone. I’d rather face the reality than cling on this false sense of hope that maybe I’m not alone. We’re all alone if we rely on social media for validation and friendships.
@@TomTom-bh2wf I agree. I’m off social media except YT, and I’ve never been happier even if im completely isolated from that world.
Without social media, a person finds what matters. SM distracts and hinders our ability to listen to our inner voice that tells us what’s important and what we truly need.
I’ll never go back.
I agree, social media is a waste of energy and time
The thing about taking a break and coming back to these apps is that you again get back to square one and get the same feelings you had earlier. So break isn't a solution i guess but setting rigid boundaries of what's enough and what's too much.
I really could not agree more. Great insight!
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing it. ✌️
Needed to get it out there
Posting and closing the app immediately after doing so is a strategy I came up with, too! I will see the next days how I will do with it :) I am currently very struggling especially with the comparison-thing as an artist and it eating away my confidence, but I don't want to delete my account because my friends are on that app and I have a (very, veeeery) small audience who really do like my art, even as an account with only 180 followers (which must be absolutely nothing, haha xD).
the friends thing is the hardest to change, otherwise delete the app would be easy
I completely understand you on the artist part. I have been there.
Keep on creating my friend, the number of your audience shouldn’t bother you much. I had these feelings when I used to write and post, but I posted anyway. I deactivated my account due to scrolling habit and exams.
Do what’s best for you :)
You pretty much cover everything, agree 100% . So many people waking up from The Matrix! There is hope! Yes!!! Thank you for sharing your experience. My experience is so close to yours. Happy day mate!
Its good to see others starting to wake up to this and want to better themselves.
Appreciate the watch and comment!
Great video!! :) I agree with you. I feel so much better without instagram.
Thank you 🙏 yeah same here. Its such a relief to be off of it
Yup, this is absolutely the video I've been looking for. I've been feeling the same for a long time that's why I also decided to quit socmed.
this video resonated a lot with me tbh, I quit instagram too (deleted my main account) and I feel so much free, I have so much time to myself that I am actually pursuing my hobbies(reading, drawing) and not feeling dreadful after being on m y phone for 6+ hours. It has genuinely beeen such a rewarding experience for me and I am glad that it was the same for you as well
Thats awesome to hear you broke free and are doing things you enjoy! Qnd thanks for watching ✌️
Well said, can def relate. Thanks for sharing 🙌🏻
Thanks for watching ✌️ checked your channel, your content is awesome
@@dansedran 🥲🙏🏻
Deleted snap, twitter, tiktok, fb and the last one that i have yet to close but will is insta and thats bc i cant bother giving explanations to others why im off that too. Twitter and insta imo make me feel the worst about myself i cant explain it... and the worst part is that insta with its reels became a substitute for tiktok and i casually go on scrolling for an hour+ and then i awful about it and go at it again... Also about the creativity you talked about ig and all others makes you feel like nothing you do is original and everyone has the exact same expiriences as you and etc that spirals into other problems too...
Completely agree with you, I kept always thinking about it while in social media, this kind of "the new trend is not to be authentic". I tried to post my reels with no trend musics, not for going against them all, but I love piano music, instrumental, etc, and posted mine this way, results: no success 😅 No Im out of Insta, Faceb, and tiktok and Im so so Ok with this. Just findind new ways to sell my sewing products.
new here! first video TH-cam suggested me , so I think I have to appreciate algorithms and social here. btw
A reeaal and suitable experience , I've tried few times to quit social and always get back to them because.. nowadays it's really hard really being off them (friends, informations,work etc) .. I still do those kind of social fasting everytime I feel I have to . usually when I'm "full" and tired of them , as you said in the first part! so I feel so close to your experience! honestly thinking that we all should do some steps back and try to reconnect to real life and real environments and most of all to ourselves .in short : to REALITY . ahahah except for TH-cam ,sure, it's like the modern Alexandria library . :)
Totally agree, its definitely hard with having so many ties through these apps but have been slowly transfering people over to text and eventually will be off all together
Also, welcome :)
I've felt like this lately! You nailed it by doing the motion and saying, "like this for hours." And wow.. my arms and forearms started cramping because I already type all day for work and bodybuild, so the small repetitive motion didn't help. It killed my productivity and my mental health. I just uninstalled the app. I'm done.
I'm definitely considering about deleting every social media I've been on over these years from my phone. I still have to decide if I'm gonna use them on browser from my computer, so it may be just a way out from daily distractions, or it's gonna be my first step to no longer be on internet. Personally, I've never been jealous of what other people are prone to show on instagram, 'cause currently being satisfied of myself is everything I care about and I know plenty of creators who look happier than me but deal with depression. Overtime I learnt to distinguish between what I need to be happy and what society told me about throughout my life.
Be kind my english sucks.❤️
Your English is great, and well said. Thats good you dont compare yourself to others, it makes a huge difference
Good job everyone 👏👏 we have to kill addictions to become a better person 💪
I'm glad you finally realised dude. Being a real Sigma male understanding this stuff comes to us naturally. As you can see from comments section on my DJ page that I put up recently, I have plenty of shots of col shit to post but I never did. Rule of thumb: if it isn't business and it's not making you money, don't use social media. Also did you notice how many times you said the word "like"? It's a subconscious thing. It's god to be mindful of these things.
I wish I had this courage to do that. Social media have caused me burned out, anxiety, panic attacks, lose money, time, I losed precious years of my life. Big techs hook people. I fell on this trap many years ago. This road only goes to depression and losing of time. Time is life, time is not money. When you lose your time, you're losing your only real resource. 🎉🎉❤❤❤
When you spoke about reels using the same songs/audio I was like yes!!!!! Omg it gets to the point where I didn’t care what the content of the reel was. I was already turned off since the song/audio was so played out!!!
Exactly! Good to hear it wast just me
True, you can't help but compare yourself. What I hate the most is whatsapp group created by my friends and them sharing photos of their lovely life. It's hard to even leave the group because you don't want to hurt their feelings. But in my mind I was like, if I wanted to see your photos I would have just opened my Facebook or Instagram and checked your photos. However, the reason I left social media (except TH-cam) was that I'm not really interested to see all your photos. And now I'm like forced to see all your sh!tty photos. 😅
Exactly that. Personally Id just leave the group lol
@@dansedran haha I wish it was that easy, tried doing it once and they gaslighted me and added me back. The thing is we always meet once or twice a week so yah. 😅
Whatsapp was cool when it was just a messaging platform, now we bombarded with pictures,forced on groups then the worst, statues,,what's a status lmao???people just want to update u over pictures,all day long,super tiring..
@@ntokozotmathe5704 true. I just put the group on silent mode, but I'm the kind of person that gets agitated if I see a notification that there are messages that were not open (I need that to be 0 i.e. Chats 0 instead of Chats 8, 10 etc. 😫😅). Also photos are being saved automatically instead of manually coz there are important groups that I need to receive photos from and don't want to manual download every time, however, the downside is that my friends photos fill-up most of my WhatsApp photo folders with their sh!tty photos that I didn't ask about 😫😅.
I would leave that group without even saying a thing.
One month going strong!
I still feel like TH-cam is also social media, but since I learn a lot of good stuff here, I'm not planning leaving it yet.
I think that youtube is the better social media, in tiktok I always see people living better life than me, or shitposts, on youtube I always watch educative podcast, and is 2 different things no?
Me too, man. I just got youtube for news. Socials just rots brains and saps creativity.
I am your 10 000th view 🎉
Facts! For me it’s shorts, instagram, facebook all cancers for the brain I will never go back.
Man this was spot on for me. I quit social media, hid my icons, became I got so sick of the same shit. Nothing but ads, political bashing, people using the same F’ing song. For example every girl who works out, has to use that song “unstoppable” 🙄 I was just so done. It really sets your mood and tone for the day and I have no hope for this younger generation who literally lives off social media and it’s their life. It’s just a waste of life killing your mood, creativity and attention span…. BTW, when I did post lived by “Post and ghost”. When I post, I don’t go back. For #1 there’s always going to be negative and hatful comments and you don’t need that in your life. One negative comment will erase the 20 positive comments. And #2, I want to get away from that needed validation. The more you look back to see who liked and commented, it’s easy to get addicted and sucked in and destroys that dopamine high by watering the feeling down where you’ll never reach that high again.
Man, you said it perfectly and I agree 100%
Great video! 2 days since I quit social media. Hope I can make it last.
That's True. I'm actually not a person for the social media.
I like and will use your idea of hiding the app icon far inside a folder. ----------- The phone I'm using has full storage, so I can't download apps at will. So although I'd like to stop using Facebook, I don't like to uninstall it either bc I might not be able to reinstall it later when I have to use it for work. So I just log out of my accounts and I have to manually log in to use it, which sometimes works but often doesn't. But I think your idea of taking out that muscle memory aspect of the equation really helps out a lot!
I'm working on that, I took a break from social media and I felt better working more time on my goals then I went back to social media and know I want to take another break for a longer period of time.
Thank you .. Need to slow down I was losing focus on my own life and work… creatively
I limit to all social media apps to 1min a day, is working really well for me! :D
I got more time to create artwork & making more vids for TH-cam....so much free time & felt free!
Thats a good way of doing it!
i watched youtube shorts for like a week just to see what its about and i felt similar to you. I just went back to watching anime if i wanna watch stuff. I have no idea how people can keep going through this brainrot.
I also found it hard to move on from the past as you see old friends accounts, old partners, etc. Anyone on earth can be contacted instantly and there is just something so unnatural about that!
Yeah, I barely have used Instagram and Facebook the last few years. Facebook I have left more than once. Now and then I join in order to join a course group but I just deleted it again.
TH-cam is more addictive for me. And now also Medium! As a content creator it's hard to get away from it. We just need to practice more self discipline when it comes to habitual impulses! I'm not a fan if the dopamine rollercoaster ride!
I never watch TH-cam Shorts. Have no desire for them. I have created over 1000 lol but I will stop doing that now too. Don't want to be a contributor to the low attention span issues many struggle with today!
Great🎉
One thing I struggle about social media is that I see some people getting super popular despite making mediocre, lazy content. They still get thousands, millions of likes, comments, share etc. But if I try I get one like if any at all and it feels like an extension of everything that sucked in real life.
What I mean by that is that I never was popular or cool. I was always weird, cast aside or bullied. I never had a lot of friends and now I don't even have one. So seeing people being popular online and me still being the freaking outcast just opens up that wound I didn't really get to heal in the first place. I feel like a loser and I know it's all fake and I shouldn't compare myself to other but it still gets to me.
I wish we could go back to the ore internet days. It has become such a toxic place and even when you're aware of the problem it's next to impossible to not feel down about yourself because you're not as successful etc.
I've been there, my style is like, I meditate like 20minutes in the morning I'd just listen what happen outside when woke up , I still stop thinking about plan, action , I procrastinate go outside not touching android until I sleep like afternoon woke up 7pm, and my mind super fresh and can watch tiktok, and not addicted to it and still can draw super focus,
I agree when people decide to take a break from social media it's better if they don't advertise it.
i totally quit my social media and now experience anxiety when trying to check Facebook just for the sakes of searching for events to join IRL, I have always wanted to quit Facebook since I was 11 years old and now I finally did it at the age of 24, social media addiction is real and I just want to be more present in the moments now, best decision ever to quit social media.
I'm in the detoxing stage (hence the you tube) it's only been a day so far but I am SO TIRED of wasting my time on social media. I run a small business and small non profit, and have a local community Facebook group so it's been a hard decision to make cos I thought those things needed social media. The truth is they just suck my time and bring very little value to the table. I'll have to be on for my work but I check it once a day and nuke it using a chrome app for the rest of the time and have taken it off my phone. I most likely won't be sharing content anymore and focus on email and you tube, real life for work. Looking forward to the benefits.
I also quit most social media platforms. I use the ones that I need to post to, but other than scrolling and looking at stuff, I just do other stuff offline. It is so freeing because social media has become a thing of who can make the most popular videos and if you don't then the social platform doesn't care about you because you're not making them money. Also, it is so hard to keep up with the aspect ratio. SO, i just focus on the platforms that matter. That is another thing about Facebook-I make specific videos and I am not copying anyone-and so, Facebook is like hey, here are some reels you can watch to inspire your next reel, um, no Facebook, that is not at all the videos I am making haha!
I did too, even my youtube channel with 24k suscribers and I am not regret. I have so much time now to enjoy the real world with my loves one. 👍🏽
It was a random video that popped up and I thought “why not”. To my surprise within a few hours after watching it I deleted the instagram app. I kept telling myself “once I finish this project (I paint by the way) and post everything I’ll stay off the app.” And then of course I work on more then one project at once and I have the wips in the stories and the main image on my feed and and it was a constant cycle. For months I kept getting the idea I needed time to myself for myself and I wasn’t able to give myself that. I tried hiding it, I even put a time limit on the damn thing and once I found I can skip that, that became the new thing for me! For some reason the idea of just doing it, no date or time, no saying good bye for who knows long long just felt right. So in a way, thank you? 😅
I deleted Facebook a year ago. I dont miss it at all. It became a chore.
I loved Twitter at first. I followed all of my fav rock bands and would just scroll for new albums, or tour info. Or seeing celebrities interactions. But it felt like politics took over the platform and most posts were about negative news. so I finally deleted that a few months ago.
It's hard for me to really change, even though I removed Instagram from my phone. I look for distraction. Now I use this time for gaming or youtube, which can have the same effect. Only removing the app will not solve the problem. For me, I really need to work on myself actively to be able to change and use that time for creativity. Social Media really made me feel that every hobby or project I start feels kind of useless because someone else already did it better. It's really hard to overcome, but realizing how bad my mental health is effected by this is the first step to getting better.
I have a really bad youtube addiction. You’ve inspired me to quit youtube!
Sociial Media is just one trying to TOP the other and it's become a massive competition and it's not for me anymore as i quit Facebook in February after being on that platform since 2009. I don't do intagram much. Very little SnapChat and still do a bit of TikToc, but i am curtting way back as it only creates major stress issues for me as i'll be 60 in twoo weeks. Enough is enough.
I only have Facebook. I deactivated and uninstalled Facebook about 3 weeks ago. I don't miss it. I haven't felt the urge to install and check. I havent had an anxiety about it at all. Taking a break from or just eliminating social media altogether is a good thing.
What you choose to do on your own time is your own business, as long as you keep your scheduled appointments marked on your calendar. This is what it means to slow down. Social Media is making you sick in various ways, and one of them is needing constant validation. You don't need validation. You just need to properly occupy your time. You have a short list of real friends and family, and everyone else is just an excuse. Don't try to control anyone. If they wanted a genuine relationship, they would be talking to you. The people who really care do talk to you every day, because they like you. That is a short list. Don't waste any more time with the others. Optimize your precious time. You are worth it.
Nice to here your experience.
Thanks for listening
Haven’t had Twitter for around 6 months. No Facebook now for three months. Never had snap chat. Use instagram only for my music updates and concert announcements. Other then that don’t use social media anymore. One thing I’ve come to find out you lose a lot of friends who you think are friends on Facebook. Send messages on messenger and people who I thought were friends never reply after reading my message lol. I’m happy without social media and has made my in my real life 100% better. Also my screen time is always less then 50 mins a day lol 🤘🏻