I'm depressed too because of Facebook. As an entrepreneur I thought it was something wrong with me in particular that I compare myself with other entrepreneurs who had better business than me. So it is not me, it is how Facebook is designed toake u feel less important...
Thanks for the inspiration. I thought I wouldn’t have been able to create a business without Facebook. Now, I need to keep going with my business plan and learning something new.
Nathan Hart 😂-- I deleted my Facebook and one day started looking at You tube and then ..... well. I just got a bunch of puzzle books to get addicted to! 😂
Yes TH-cam is so much better than Facebook. I feel free without Facebook becuase I realize that it's a complete waste of my time and focus. TH-cam > Facebook
I got off of Facebook for over 1 month and I feel much happier and more at peace with myself. Someone said they felt like they got there life back and so do I. It's not natural to know what thousands of people are doing in their lives it's like brain overload. Your emotions are up and down constantly never leveling out. I noticed after a week my mind is more quiet. I'm at a place now that I will NEVER GO BACK to all that BS! Do yourself a favor live your life not somebody else's. Peace!✌
You are right even without social media the brain can be overloaded . As soon as I wake up I don’t check my Phone but I already have many things running through my brain and that’s just with my mind !!! No phone checking in the morning so imagine adding phone time in the morning . I don’t even check my phone in the morning . We absorb too much crap from this earth and then wonder why we have bizarre dreams or thought and chaos !! It’s best too focus on what matters is we aren’t overwhelmed tornados Goes bless u all stay blessed
So good! I’ve had mine permanently deleted for 6 months now and it’s been so eye opening! It’s he first step to taking back control of my life and only keeping the essential things a priority
No it's not. MySpace got phased out for something 'better' aka Facebook. Facebook won't go away until it gets phased out for something 'better'. I don't know what grade you're in, or where you work, or your life, but I wouldn't be surprised if everyone in your life plans stuff through Facebook. Having a birthday party? How do you get the invite? Does your friend/family/etc email you? Text you? Or do they just 'invite you'? When someone wants to send you a photo from that event, how do they share that to you? Flickr? Email? Or do they post an album on Facebook and tag you? Honestly it's so engrained in everyone's lives that simply deleting Facebook for any reasonable person isn't feasible; I would expect these deleters to come back eventually, as they always do, after every big outcry about Facebook every few years.
@@SummerSausage1 Facebook is not officially a mental decease in the Netherlands, but considered a mental decease. why would share you pictures with 7.5 billion people on the planet, besides you can't trust all 7.5 billion people ... but they all can observe you without you knowing. the world isn't flat you know!
@@SummerSausage1 besides, if your read the users manual of your phone .. you seam acknowledge that's it's ok to be recorded ... so if you have Sex with your partner!
@@SummerSausage1 all those people that use Facebook clearly need psychological help ... but the problem is relatively new and this kind of help hasn't been developed yet.
It's extremly bad for your health. Its one of those things that creeps into your subconscious mind and wrecks havoc. Its vanity Its a waste of time in the best case Its lack of any privacy
Exactly i got into Facebook through the instigatiins of my school mates but it actually made my life more difficult and diverted me towards things i would rather not want to get but slowly it lost importance in my life i managed to put it aside and get into things that really means a lot to me and a few days ago after almost a decade i permanently deleted my Facebook account
It's ok, it's designed that way, and you're not the only one. Talk to someone about this, perhap's do it with one of your friend, would be easier if you're together in the same boat :) make a list of what you need as features, try to find alternatives. It's especially hard for "us", artists, content creator, developers, etc,... who take a great benefit of a part of facebook features. And keep it up with your channel, you look like doing great ^^
The problem these days is how not to be left out trying to live "the old way". I would love to plug out all my electronic devices and just slowly enjoy the reality around me, but I would instantly become an alien for my friends. I would lose social connection to them, our common interests would almost shink to zero, because I would not know what is going on on the internet and what the joke is about. Back in the days we would just meet and tell one another whole bunch of news and silly stories. And now it's gone, everyone knows everything even before you open your mouth.
not to mention it is harder to hang out without social media/platform and improve your friendship. Literally gaming is my very foundation of social interaction as it can give you many topics and for chit chat.
Well they could tell you the old-fashioned way of what is going on and you don't need social media to do that! We did it back in the 90s and especially the early to mid 2000s! It was called going outside to meet people and you can even use an app called meet up where you can meet people in your area with similar interest! If anything, Facebook makes you out of touch with reality and especially if you have depression and PTSD! If you go to those groups on Facebook for similar things and you tell the raw truth of what you went through and you need help coping with it, they will judge you just as much as the real world and tell you to get over it and that it is not their problem which is true but I didn't join the group just so I would get judged like I do the rest of the world. I wish I could go back to the bipolar and depression group but they say I can't go back until I'm vaccinated which I refuse to do!
TH-cam is my facebook, I need to stop watching beme and casey niestat to stop procrastinating and doing something worth it of my time... That was I said yesterday and now, I'm here again.. *facepalm*
I totally relate to you! I decided to step away from Facebook a little over a month ago and I really don't miss the gossip, photos of other people's food, political posts, etc. I'm ok with being at one with my own thoughts and reading more. Really, I think FB is more for people who have a lot going for themselves, not for people like me...the kind who have nothing but only a love for small stuff such as reading and for watching old Hollywood films.
It sounds like you have an old soul....I'd rather spend time with a person like yourself than one who "has a lot going on"...you are rare...embrace it💝
I’m not a facebook addict but I’m actually addicted to TH-cam, and I would love to see a video about being addicted to TH-cam and the effects it can have on you
Yt is way better than FB. You can learn a lot from this app, besides, your mental and emotional health is not at risk. Yet, you can still have interactions to other people❤️
I deactivated my FB page 2 weeks ago and I feel great! The first few days were hard but now I'm much more productive at work and my life. I spend more time talking to people on the phone or meeting up with them; having meaningful conversations and zero political BS. I feel liberated.
I officially deleted Facebook Messenger as well. My stress levels went down. I really do not have over 300 friends, it's more like one or two friends at most. My other so-called friend knows my number but she never even bothered to call or text so I'm guessing that friendship is over... but I am definitely more happier now and TH-cam is really all I need.
TH-cam is starting to become bad with all the ads. Like if I’m trying to watch a video to help with depression, the last thing I want to hear is a stupid ass ad. Everywhere you turn these days you are inundated with ads!!! I’m ready to unplug from it all.
There's nothing like finally having a hang out session with a friend you haven't seen in a while and seeing them constantly check their phones and actually make posts while you wait for them to finish. Good times... :/
One big thing I did was get it off the homescreen of my phone. Keep it in the app drawer (sorry iOS). Secondly, I never post any more and only use it for events and messenger. Actual tools that help me connect not just browse. My friends and I moved into a group slack so my messenger use has dramatically dropped. The News Feed is the worst thing to happen to socialization.
Same, to stop myself from looking at the news feed I liked group possible for 3 months its now a mess of ads and groups I don't care about. So I stick to messenger and events for camping or a party with my closer friends.
Self-comparison is a really interesting concept here. I know that he said that Facebook and recent rates of depression are not directly related to each other, but it is important to note how constant comparisons of yourself to your so called “Facebook friends” negatively impacts how we think of ourselves in the real world. Self-comparison still even seems to be strongly affecting Facebook users in a widely negative way despite the fact that we know that most of these images are idealized and posed. Facebook and other forms of passive viewing social media have created an environment that exploits both our need for socialization and acceptance as well as isolates us from real human interaction and the rest of the world. I’m not saying deleting every social media app is the answer but maybe taking a break from time to time is a good solution. I like the idea of asking myself " what am I not doing".
I deleted my facebook a few days ago and the last 2 days have been amazing. Often couped up at home in my free time, scrolling through Facebook, totally addicted day and night, mainly at night I spend hours and didn't sleep till around 3am. I'm looking forward to being free of social media and getting more done and living life, more! I def think facebook screws up mental health, mine anyway.
Thanks beme, I realized this thing back in 2014 and quit Facebook, it has been a better, I still have Facebook account and I am just using it to keep in touch with people. Anyways great content beme keep up!!!!
fomalhaut What do you propose they pay? How would you figure out who is at fault and who isn't? How do you know the blissfuly ignorant to those who don't care. No one is going to pay because that makes no sense legally or in any other sense. What about other platforms that have similar outcomes like TH-cam. The website you are in right now. Do you also deserve to pay?
fomalhaut I don't like Facebook but that's absurd. Making the average person pay over a grand just because they wanted to communicate easily. How about we make youtube watchers pay for the deminishment of local culture they cause through youtube.
I think the Social Medias are so addictive, because we chat with an "idealized or imagined" reactions of the people, and no the real reactions. So we become addicts to the "imaginary" relationships, and depreciate the real relationships. Running away from reality, we look for a "secure home" in our imaginations.
I used Facebook the same way as you do: passively. I just scrolled down and down, wasting my time with so many different posts that I usually don't care about and I got angry at some of them for being plainly stupid. I also have anxiety problems, so, whenever I would have anxiety attacks, I would immediately open Facebook and scroll down endlessly. I almost never posted anything on Facebook. It was ruining my creativity.
Genuinely one of the best channels on TH-cam. These stories and how they're delivered feel perfectly trimmed. Not too lengthy, wordy or complicated. Tells you what you need to know and why.
I went through and deleted all of my Facebook posts ever a few days ago.. Also I wanted to completely delete it except then it would erase all of my messages. One good part about Facebook is that I have connected with wonderful people who are real friends, they just don’t live near me.. So I’m keeping messenger. Really just sick and tired of seeing so many strangers fighting and arguing with each other over pointless crap. It’s stupid when you think about it, what a waste of time.
I've had these exact thoughts recently as well. I could definitely admit to feeling like i'm missing out or not doing as great to my friends after logging in to face or instagram and seeing pictures of them on vacations and super happy.
I feel like when facebook came out and became big like 10 years ago it was mostly for teens, now its like all the teens have left and now its just grumpy old people being toxic in every comment
It's amazing to me that people are only now catching up to this. But I guess it's common for an addict to be in denial about the negative effects of their drug of choice.
You are welcome. Just wanted to know about your thoughts on the vast amount of data that tech giants such as fb, google etc harvest from us. Isn't that scary? I feel very sceptical abt it.
I used an ol 3310 like phone for about 2 year now, but spend most of my day at my desk and with access to facebook. I'm that guy who always rant about others being locked to their small screen, yet spending hours scrolling through my feed once at home. So I thought I was "in control", I don't need facebook everywhere with me, and it's my main p2p communication channel, can't do otherwise. Don't have really any active account on insta/twitter/etc Found a desktop app for messenger, disabled desktop notification and added a rule to block facebook.com in firefox so I can try to get out without loosing contact and chat features. If you feel like facebook is doing bad on you, it's probably the case, but it's ok to not be able to leave, it's designed that way, talk to your (supportive) friends, even through facebook, make a list of the benefit it does for you, and decide, don't be alone in it if you need help, nice people will never mock you or anything when asking for help when you need it.
Just throwing this out there as a completely bonus fact - whilst teenage pregnancies are down erectile dysfunction is up with this generation too. There's a correlation between the two, just adding that one into the mix too.
I hate Facebook, but I. was addicted. What made me turn was the fact that most of my "friends" were strangers and it only gave my relatives a peek into a small percentage of my life. It caused jealousy from them and these are people I didn't care too much about. I hated reading the comments on posts and getting into senseless arguments. People are mean behind the screen. Also, I couldn't control the content in my feed. I was getting all of this ghetto/hip hop mess that I couldn't stop from showing up. If you just pause to read the one headline 50 more sponsored posts would appear. Lastly, I can see the posts that my "friends" would respond to which lets me know that your responses to posts isn't contained there to just the posts' audience. I hate Facebook. Never again.
I never compared myself to others. My issue was the popularity contest. I wasn't popular. Im not saying popularity is a compliment but it is nice to not feel invisible sometimes. I know it isn't even about me. They are just so self involved they don't see others. So then, what's the point. All the negative judgement, arguing, passive aggression etc. Where's the fun? I think a person could maybe be ok on there if they didnt add people or get involved in debates. Like my Instagram is just a constant feed of kittens and dog rescues 😂. Any bs from anyone and they are blocked.
I have a Facebook, but can't recall the last time I opened it. I really only keep it because lots of my followers find my content there, so I have it set up as a parrot of my other social accounts.
Let me tel you my story pleez ! I am a naive person who never think ill of people or have negative views/ideas about them. I always take relationships or issues with simplicity and proceed with a positive attitude & mindsets. I got into Facebook late in my life like 2 years ago. I’ve only been on it for 2 weeks !! Let me tell you that it already tainted me and made me toxic ! How ?! I tell you, I was showing my Cologne collection, my newly bought brand new Honda motorcycle and I happen to be handsome ! I was always liking happy people and anyone and positive comments ! Suddenly I noticed that some would post me some vile comments without provocation ! Like: you are ugly, how did you get that bike, did you steal it. You are an immigrant and don’t deserve that lifestyle & how come you got a taste for colognes, etc ! This really made me blow my naive mindset & start believing that some people got sick Hearts full of envy & jealousy ! Btw I did not show my whole life there on FB, I would say just 25% of my happy side but the hate & toxic communication I got made me question humanity. Without social media I was living a flawless life, not worrying about what I have and the need to show off, but FB made desperately want to keep up with others who have lavish lifestyles in order to stand out, if this happened In real life I would not feel depressed knowing that someone had a better outfit or a vehicle than me, in fact I would be eager to compliment them and start a conversation but onli e it made depreseee and have low self esteem cause the infatuation & obsession with stale pictures and their vividness made my brain and mind feel hopeless and banging on a closed door made of steel !! FB makes the world a superficial 1, made to shape up opinions & preset your behavior to certain characteristics not healthy nor fit for humans.
It was a little while where I stopped scrolling in the in the feed on FaceBook but then I suddenly began to scroll again, hmmmm i want to stop doing it.
When I was on Facebook I wanted to buy more clothes,so I can post nice photos, go out more so I can look like I also "have a life", felt crappy about being single, my body, my job... Off Facebook for a few weeks now, those feelings have disappeared, I buy what I want, go out when I want, and have a new found appreciation for my life my job and the people in my life 😍
I've literally been saying this for years.... on Facebook. It's a weird fucked up catch-22 situation because you become dependent on what the platform itself provides, convenience. It's like when you take a hormonal supplement but then your body just stops producing that hormone naturally and starts depending on said supplement. If I delete Facebook, well then pretty much my only method for contacting a lot of people disappears entirely - my social circle crumbles in the blink of an eye. On the other hand, if I stick with Facebook then none of those relationships feel authentic anyways. But a decade of using Facebook has weakened my "socializing" muscle so I take what I can get. You want to know what's fucked up Lou? I work from home, but last year I took a second job at an office not for the money, but specifically for the human social interaction. It did absolute wonders: the "high" I got from that was tenfold of scrolling through a Facebook feed.
I deleted FB a few months ago, and feel much better. I have Twitter exclusively for media and I have Instagram and a few of my previous contacts from Facebook in it but they don’t use Instagram as often and most of the pages I follow are general travel and science, so I am not that engaged in social media anymore.
I just tidied up my social media platforms and deleted all contacts I don’t care about. 3/4 of my complete social media was about “friends” I only added for the sake of having them in my contacts.
So trendy, guys. In all seriousness, I deleted my Facebook when the WhatsApp guy said to dip. & boy, has it ever lifted a burden off me I didn’t know I had.
That sounds really interesting. Could you elaborate on that? How did you feel afterwards? And did it change how you connect with friends? What about other social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat etc?
Levi Halperin www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2018/3/20/17145200/brian-acton-delete-facebook-whatsapp Saw Casey Newton reply to him when he was tweeting about it. Noted that Acton no longer works for WhatsApp.
Beta Tube I’ve been on fb since 2007-2008 & it became such a staple in how I kept up with a few people (my grandparents, high school friends, you know the drill). Thinking about that, I realized I could name every person I stay on Facebook for, so I downloaded my profile onto a hard drive & am amazed at the free time I’ve found, my productivity on Instagram & Twitter has skyrocketed, & it’s settling knowing I’m not going to get triggered by some thot I haven’t seen in 3+ years.
I hate it even when i get like 6 likes waiting for me on fb because i realy dont want to be bothered with interaction even when its positive because I DONT CARE! I dont seek validation! I know what i said was good because i said it ffs. i may be interested in direct communication or interesting things from a friend. I am not about political activism, advertisements, people trying to boost their fragile ego by collecting humans into friend folder or their particular cause or business opportunity.
I was never addicted...To Facebook...Even I have checked my profile probably 100 times or lesser in 8 years on Facebook...So all I can say is if your friend circle is designed and maintained in real world and not in digital simulation of Facebook you can always communicate with them without Facebook...And you will always be happy...
Still have Facebook tho....for now....
Did you draw the logo yourself Lou?
TH-cam should also be bad for mental health.
I was thinking the same thing... it can be just as addictive... especially if you're subscribed to vloggers. Simple, throw away your phone
Where is my favorit Duchamp chair? Where is it Lou?? Plz
mark makali
Not really.
I deleted my facebook 4 years ago and it made me immediately happier, less stressed, and motivated enough to start a business empire.
Emme Chatterton I’m the same
I left Facebook a couple of months ago and I feel much happier. I feel kind of healthier too because Facebook constantly made me depressed.
I'm depressed too because of Facebook. As an entrepreneur I thought it was something wrong with me in particular that I compare myself with other entrepreneurs who had better business than me. So it is not me, it is how Facebook is designed toake u feel less important...
Congratulations and right now your comment is giving some inspiration on working towards my goals. Thanks 😊
Thanks for the inspiration. I thought I wouldn’t have been able to create a business without Facebook. Now, I need to keep going with my business plan and learning something new.
I don't have time for Facebook because I'm always on TH-cam
Nathan Hart TH-cam is so much better
Nathan Hart 😂-- I deleted my Facebook and one day started looking at You tube and then ..... well. I just got a bunch of puzzle books to get addicted to! 😂
I feel the same exact way and TH-cam is so much better 😌
TH-cam > Facebook
Yes TH-cam is so much better than Facebook. I feel free without Facebook becuase I realize that it's a complete waste of my time and focus.
TH-cam > Facebook
Why?
I got off of Facebook for over 1 month and I feel much happier and more at peace with myself. Someone said they felt like they got there life back and so do I. It's not natural to know what thousands of people are doing in their lives it's like brain overload. Your emotions are up and down constantly never leveling out. I noticed after a week my mind is more quiet. I'm at a place now that I will NEVER GO BACK to all that BS! Do yourself a favor live your life not somebody else's. Peace!✌
You are right even without social media the brain can be overloaded . As soon as I wake up I don’t check my
Phone but I already have many things running through my brain and that’s just with my mind !!! No phone checking in the morning so imagine adding phone time in the morning . I don’t even check my phone in the morning . We absorb too much crap from this earth and then wonder why we have bizarre dreams or thought and chaos !! It’s best too focus on what matters is we aren’t overwhelmed tornados Goes bless u all stay blessed
the negativity on FB is killer
It's an energy drain.
honestly deleting facebook is one of the best things I've ever done, I'm not sure why but i felt like i got my life back
Same
Yes
Same
So good! I’ve had mine permanently deleted for 6 months now and it’s been so eye opening! It’s he first step to taking back control of my life and only keeping the essential things a priority
Finally Facebook is going the way of MySpace! #DeleteFacebook
No it's not. MySpace got phased out for something 'better' aka Facebook. Facebook won't go away until it gets phased out for something 'better'. I don't know what grade you're in, or where you work, or your life, but I wouldn't be surprised if everyone in your life plans stuff through Facebook. Having a birthday party? How do you get the invite? Does your friend/family/etc email you? Text you? Or do they just 'invite you'? When someone wants to send you a photo from that event, how do they share that to you? Flickr? Email? Or do they post an album on Facebook and tag you? Honestly it's so engrained in everyone's lives that simply deleting Facebook for any reasonable person isn't feasible; I would expect these deleters to come back eventually, as they always do, after every big outcry about Facebook every few years.
Not Even Wrong agreed
@@SummerSausage1 Facebook is not officially a mental decease in the Netherlands, but considered a mental decease. why would share you pictures with 7.5 billion people on the planet, besides you can't trust all 7.5 billion people ... but they all can observe you without you knowing. the world isn't flat you know!
@@SummerSausage1 besides, if your read the users manual of your phone .. you seam acknowledge that's it's ok to be recorded ... so if you have Sex with your partner!
@@SummerSausage1 all those people that use Facebook clearly need psychological help ... but the problem is relatively new and this kind of help hasn't been developed yet.
It's extremly bad for your health.
Its one of those things that creeps into your subconscious mind and wrecks havoc.
Its vanity
Its a waste of time in the best case
Its lack of any privacy
Exactly i got into Facebook through the instigatiins of my school mates but it actually made my life more difficult and diverted me towards things i would rather not want to get but slowly it lost importance in my life i managed to put it aside and get into things that really means a lot to me and a few days ago after almost a decade i permanently deleted my Facebook account
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Totally agreed
facebook sucks, but I still can't delete it...
jehugarcia I'm in the same boat, jehu
Ikr
You should Delete fb and only use fb messenger.
Then you're an IDIOT
It's ok, it's designed that way, and you're not the only one. Talk to someone about this, perhap's do it with one of your friend, would be easier if you're together in the same boat :) make a list of what you need as features, try to find alternatives. It's especially hard for "us", artists, content creator, developers, etc,... who take a great benefit of a part of facebook features. And keep it up with your channel, you look like doing great ^^
The problem these days is how not to be left out trying to live "the old way". I would love to plug out all my electronic devices and just slowly enjoy the reality around me, but I would instantly become an alien for my friends. I would lose social connection to them, our common interests would almost shink to zero, because I would not know what is going on on the internet and what the joke is about. Back in the days we would just meet and tell one another whole bunch of news and silly stories. And now it's gone, everyone knows everything even before you open your mouth.
not to mention it is harder to hang out without social media/platform and improve your friendship. Literally gaming is my very foundation of social interaction as it can give you many topics and for chit chat.
😞😞
Ridiculous.. You DON'T need Facebook in anyway
Totaly true!
Well they could tell you the old-fashioned way of what is going on and you don't need social media to do that! We did it back in the 90s and especially the early to mid 2000s! It was called going outside to meet people and you can even use an app called meet up where you can meet people in your area with similar interest! If anything, Facebook makes you out of touch with reality and especially if you have depression and PTSD! If you go to those groups on Facebook for similar things and you tell the raw truth of what you went through and you need help coping with it, they will judge you just as much as the real world and tell you to get over it and that it is not their problem which is true but I didn't join the group just so I would get judged like I do the rest of the world. I wish I could go back to the bipolar and depression group but they say I can't go back until I'm vaccinated which I refuse to do!
I deleted my Facebook yesterday. Do I miss it? Absolutely Not.
That's exactly how I feel about FB I don't miss it at all
TH-cam is my facebook, I need to stop watching beme and casey niestat to stop procrastinating and doing something worth it of my time...
That was I said yesterday and now, I'm here again.. *facepalm*
did you guys delete the logo?
Interesting...
think it was an april fools joke that hasn't changed back yet
I totally relate to you! I decided to step away from Facebook a little over a month ago and I really don't miss the gossip, photos of other people's food, political posts, etc. I'm ok with being at one with my own thoughts and reading more. Really, I think FB is more for people who have a lot going for themselves, not for people like me...the kind who have nothing but only a love for small stuff such as reading and for watching old Hollywood films.
It sounds like you have an old soul....I'd rather spend time with a person like yourself than one who "has a lot going on"...you are rare...embrace it💝
@@forevera90sgirl88 It'll be a year in April since I deleted my FB account for good and I am never going back! 🙂
I’m not a facebook addict but I’m actually addicted to TH-cam, and I would love to see a video about being addicted to TH-cam and the effects it can have on you
Addicted to TH-cam? Huh? LMAO
Addicted to TH-cam? Huh?
Me 2 I don’t have fb and not much on instagram but I watch so much TH-cam because I don’t have a tv cable
Yt is way better than FB. You can learn a lot from this app, besides, your mental and emotional health is not at risk. Yet, you can still have interactions to other people❤️
I deactivated my FB page 2 weeks ago and I feel great! The first few days were hard but now I'm much more productive at work and my life. I spend more time talking to people on the phone or meeting up with them; having meaningful conversations and zero political BS. I feel liberated.
I officially deleted Facebook Messenger as well. My stress levels went down. I really do not have over 300 friends, it's more like one or two friends at most. My other so-called friend knows my number but she never even bothered to call or text so I'm guessing that friendship is over... but I am definitely more happier now and TH-cam is really all I need.
You could replace the word “Facebook” with any form of popular social media today i.e Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter
Yeah - I think you're right about that.
Vintaage
Maybe.
TH-cam beats them all in my book 😎
Honestly, fb makes me feel like out of wack for no real reason. I havent opened fb on my laptop or phone in months. I only use it for messenger.
You got a point there I'd much rather use messenger instead of Fakebook
I was going to get rid of Facebook but only kept it for messenger
I quit Facebook when I learned the difference between Facebook friends and people in real life.
Does youtube have the same effect on us because I can just start one video then I am glued to youtube for hours at a time.
Daniel Ramos of course it does. That's what it was designed to do.
Daniel Ramos
Agreed.
Yes but at least you can watch something that makes you happy on here.
TH-cam is starting to become bad with all the ads. Like if I’m trying to watch a video to help with depression, the last thing I want to hear is a stupid ass ad. Everywhere you turn these days you are inundated with ads!!! I’m ready to unplug from it all.
There's nothing like finally having a hang out session with a friend you haven't seen in a while and seeing them constantly check their phones and actually make posts while you wait for them to finish. Good times... :/
I deleted my Facebook account 2 years back 😎
I was thinking "oh no Lou, don't do a fake-deep video" but actually, this is a great, non-judgemental , and well-informed video. thanks.
Just deleted Facebook and never installing that app again
One big thing I did was get it off the homescreen of my phone. Keep it in the app drawer (sorry iOS). Secondly, I never post any more and only use it for events and messenger. Actual tools that help me connect not just browse. My friends and I moved into a group slack so my messenger use has dramatically dropped. The News Feed is the worst thing to happen to socialization.
Same, to stop myself from looking at the news feed I liked group possible for 3 months its now a mess of ads and groups I don't care about. So I stick to messenger and events for camping or a party with my closer friends.
Self-comparison is a really interesting concept here. I know that he said that Facebook and recent rates of depression are not directly related to each other, but it is important to note how constant comparisons of yourself to your so called “Facebook friends” negatively impacts how we think of ourselves in the real world. Self-comparison still even seems to be strongly affecting Facebook users in a widely negative way despite the fact that we know that most of these images are idealized and posed. Facebook and other forms of passive viewing social media have created an environment that exploits both our need for socialization and acceptance as well as isolates us from real human interaction and the rest of the world. I’m not saying deleting every social media app is the answer but maybe taking a break from time to time is a good solution. I like the idea of asking myself " what am I not doing".
I deleted my facebook a few days ago and the last 2 days have been amazing. Often couped up at home in my free time, scrolling through Facebook, totally addicted day and night, mainly at night I spend hours and didn't sleep till around 3am. I'm looking forward to being free of social media and getting more done and living life, more! I def think facebook screws up mental health, mine anyway.
Thanks beme, I realized this thing back in 2014 and quit Facebook, it has been a better, I still have Facebook account and I am just using it to keep in touch with people. Anyways great content beme keep up!!!!
"do you want a reward, or do you want to be happy?"
I feel better after leaving fb.💃🙏.I just focus on uploading to YT now
Might do the same to focus more.
Great
BINGO 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
I'm right behind ya I"m going to focus more on YT because it's worth my time and attention
the logo must have had cost you a ton...
just deleted it and feel like years of mental health has come back.
Great video.. extremely fluid.. tempo was captivating..
Haha I don't really use Facebook but I'm not quite ready to delete it.
fomalhaut That's not how that works, but good luck though.
FB'ers are definitely not the bottom feeders. I know many successful and influential people in my field that use facebook regularly. How old are you?
fomalhaut What do you propose they pay? How would you figure out who is at fault and who isn't? How do you know the blissfuly ignorant to those who don't care. No one is going to pay because that makes no sense legally or in any other sense. What about other platforms that have similar outcomes like TH-cam. The website you are in right now. Do you also deserve to pay?
fomalhaut I don't like Facebook but that's absurd. Making the average person pay over a grand just because they wanted to communicate easily. How about we make youtube watchers pay for the deminishment of local culture they cause through youtube.
Peoples social media accounts are just HIGHLIGHT REELS! Not reality.
This is why I only use Twitter. We're all losers not afraid to share bad experiences of life in there.
RIDICULOUS
@@BAKER22-l4u What's more "ridiculous" is answering to a comment wrote more than 4 YEARS ago.
I deleted Facebook and all of my “600 friends “ disappeared. EVERYONE should delete Facebook.
Great message. Loved the Palihapitiya interview
I think the Social Medias are so addictive, because we chat with an "idealized or imagined" reactions of the people, and no the real reactions. So we become addicts to the "imaginary" relationships, and depreciate the real relationships. Running away from reality, we look for a "secure home" in our imaginations.
I used Facebook the same way as you do: passively. I just scrolled down and down, wasting my time with so many different posts that I usually don't care about and I got angry at some of them for being plainly stupid. I also have anxiety problems, so, whenever I would have anxiety attacks, I would immediately open Facebook and scroll down endlessly. I almost never posted anything on Facebook. It was ruining my creativity.
Genuinely one of the best channels on TH-cam. These stories and how they're delivered feel perfectly trimmed. Not too lengthy, wordy or complicated. Tells you what you need to know and why.
Awesomeness Hippopotamus Thanks for watching! Appreciate the kind words. Michelle, our editor, always elevates these pieces.
I went through and deleted all of my Facebook posts ever a few days ago.. Also I wanted to completely delete it except then it would erase all of my messages. One good part about Facebook is that I have connected with wonderful people who are real friends, they just don’t live near me.. So I’m keeping messenger. Really just sick and tired of seeing so many strangers fighting and arguing with each other over pointless crap. It’s stupid when you think about it, what a waste of time.
Keep up the good work guys. 😄
Lol the thumbnail is the movie poster for “The Social Network”
Really good video, i like this format! But a notice for improvement: leave the the small info-bubbles on screen for longer
Jealousy or insecurity is not the problem with me. The problem is I never realized how dumb people actually are until Facebook came along.
Got here super early, love the videos, starting to hit your stride!
Gladly shared, very good video, thanks!
I've had these exact thoughts recently as well.
I could definitely admit to feeling like i'm missing out or not doing as great to my friends after logging in to face or instagram and seeing pictures of them on vacations and super happy.
That moment when you see the thumbnail and you have exactly 581 friends on facebook. Scary...
Its kinda sad how that site has destroyed so many people. Im a lover of the 90s myself so TH-cam is the only media site I care for.
I deleted my Facebook a account.believe me I feel healthy and luckier. I just feel so positive and one of the bestest decision made.
I feel like when facebook came out and became big like 10 years ago it was mostly for teens, now its like all the teens have left and now its just grumpy old people being toxic in every comment
It's amazing to me that people are only now catching up to this. But I guess it's common for an addict to be in denial about the negative effects of their drug of choice.
hey lou,
here's the thing -> This is episode is a gem.
btw, what happend to your beme logo?
Thanks Rahul...We're just messing around with the logo....
You are welcome.
Just wanted to know about your thoughts on the vast amount of data that tech giants such as fb, google etc harvest from us. Isn't that scary? I feel very sceptical abt it.
I thought about deleting facebook but then when I went there to do it. I saw so much and was on there for ages. So I still have it.
Love the videos, great content, short and concise. Keep it up
"Perhaps deleting Facebook is the solution. Alright, please like, subscribe, and share this video" - the irony.
Seriously....
The main problem is actual behavioral addiction to social media
Can we get more field pieces? I really enjoyed those.
Just left Facebook by deactivation and so far so good. Plan soon to delete all together.
I used an ol 3310 like phone for about 2 year now, but spend most of my day at my desk and with access to facebook. I'm that guy who always rant about others being locked to their small screen, yet spending hours scrolling through my feed once at home. So I thought I was "in control", I don't need facebook everywhere with me, and it's my main p2p communication channel, can't do otherwise. Don't have really any active account on insta/twitter/etc
Found a desktop app for messenger, disabled desktop notification and added a rule to block facebook.com in firefox so I can try to get out without loosing contact and chat features.
If you feel like facebook is doing bad on you, it's probably the case, but it's ok to not be able to leave, it's designed that way, talk to your (supportive) friends, even through facebook, make a list of the benefit it does for you, and decide, don't be alone in it if you need help, nice people will never mock you or anything when asking for help when you need it.
Ha! Thank You for the social network reference! It is a movie that people seem to have forgotten about!
Just throwing this out there as a completely bonus fact - whilst teenage pregnancies are down erectile dysfunction is up with this generation too. There's a correlation between the two, just adding that one into the mix too.
I hate Facebook, but I. was addicted. What made me turn was the fact that most of my "friends" were strangers and it only gave my relatives a peek into a small percentage of my life. It caused jealousy from them and these are people I didn't care too much about. I hated reading the comments on posts and getting into senseless arguments. People are mean behind the screen. Also, I couldn't control the content in my feed. I was getting all of this ghetto/hip hop mess that I couldn't stop from showing up. If you just pause to read the one headline 50 more sponsored posts would appear. Lastly, I can see the posts that my "friends" would respond to which lets me know that your responses to posts isn't contained there to just the posts' audience. I hate Facebook. Never again.
I couldn't finish this, it hits too close to home
I never compared myself to others. My issue was the popularity contest. I wasn't popular. Im not saying popularity is a compliment but it is nice to not feel invisible sometimes. I know it isn't even about me. They are just so self involved they don't see others. So then, what's the point.
All the negative judgement, arguing, passive aggression etc. Where's the fun?
I think a person could maybe be ok on there if they didnt add people or get involved in debates. Like my Instagram is just a constant feed of kittens and dog rescues 😂. Any bs from anyone and they are blocked.
I came off facemask, its absolutely insidious.
Facebook made me mental health worse, deactivated it today
I have a Facebook, but can't recall the last time I opened it. I really only keep it because lots of my followers find my content there, so I have it set up as a parrot of my other social accounts.
Agreed. I have always wanted to develop a social site, and looking at the problems of current social media has made me to ask, how do I fix this?
I deleted Facebook for about a year and a half and it was awesome. But now I’m back on…damn.
Let me tel you my story pleez ! I am a naive person who never think ill of people or have negative views/ideas about them. I always take relationships or issues with simplicity and proceed with a positive attitude & mindsets. I got into Facebook late in my life like 2 years ago. I’ve only been on it for 2 weeks !! Let me tell you that it already tainted me and made me toxic ! How ?! I tell you, I was showing my Cologne collection, my newly bought brand new Honda motorcycle and I happen to be handsome ! I was always liking happy people and anyone and positive comments ! Suddenly I noticed that some would post me some vile comments without provocation ! Like: you are ugly, how did you get that bike, did you steal it. You are an immigrant and don’t deserve that lifestyle & how come you got a taste for colognes, etc ! This really made me blow my naive mindset & start believing that some people got sick Hearts full of envy & jealousy ! Btw I did not show my whole life there on FB, I would say just 25% of my happy side but the hate & toxic communication I got made me question humanity. Without social media I was living a flawless life, not worrying about what I have and the need to show off, but FB made desperately want to keep up with others who have lavish lifestyles in order to stand out, if this happened In real life I would not feel depressed knowing that someone had a better outfit or a vehicle than me, in fact I would be eager to compliment them and start a conversation but onli e it made depreseee and have low self esteem cause the infatuation & obsession with stale pictures and their vividness made my brain and mind feel hopeless and banging on a closed door made of steel !! FB makes the world a superficial 1, made to shape up opinions & preset your behavior to certain characteristics not healthy nor fit for humans.
Awesome Video Beme Team and Lou
I just use it for the messenger app, cant even remember the last time I used that timeline crap
It was a little while where I stopped scrolling in the in the feed on FaceBook but then I suddenly began to scroll again, hmmmm i want to stop doing it.
deleted facebook, snapchat, and twitter about a month before the Cambridge scandal broke. Never been happier.
Ima go share this on facebook
You should never have Instagram or Facebook , it’s harming so many people and they don’t even want to admit it or even acknowledge
Eric Vlahos I love Instagram & TH-cam. But Facebook hell no.
makes things worse AND friggin pisses you off, period!
this was my favorite Beme video yet
When I was on Facebook I wanted to buy more clothes,so I can post nice photos, go out more so I can look like I also "have a life", felt crappy about being single, my body, my job... Off Facebook for a few weeks now, those feelings have disappeared, I buy what I want, go out when I want, and have a new found appreciation for my life my job and the people in my life 😍
Facebook is the worst social media platform ever.
I've literally been saying this for years.... on Facebook. It's a weird fucked up catch-22 situation because you become dependent on what the platform itself provides, convenience. It's like when you take a hormonal supplement but then your body just stops producing that hormone naturally and starts depending on said supplement. If I delete Facebook, well then pretty much my only method for contacting a lot of people disappears entirely - my social circle crumbles in the blink of an eye. On the other hand, if I stick with Facebook then none of those relationships feel authentic anyways. But a decade of using Facebook has weakened my "socializing" muscle so I take what I can get.
You want to know what's fucked up Lou? I work from home, but last year I took a second job at an office not for the money, but specifically for the human social interaction. It did absolute wonders: the "high" I got from that was tenfold of scrolling through a Facebook feed.
I deleted FB a few months ago, and feel much better. I have Twitter exclusively for media and I have Instagram and a few of my previous contacts from Facebook in it but they don’t use Instagram as often and most of the pages I follow are general travel and science, so I am not that engaged in social media anymore.
I just tidied up my social media platforms and deleted all contacts I don’t care about. 3/4 of my complete social media was about “friends” I only added for the sake of having them in my contacts.
I was half expecting Lou to roll back in and grab his phone ... to check Facebook.
wish i did that!
You speak the truth.. I just took the Facebook app off my phone... I hope it helps my anger management issues...
Finally a great video!!
I drive a 2004 Honda Element and I love it 😉
c0pyimitati0n I drive a 1971 Volvo. It sounds terrible but just never dies!
i wish i could subscribe more than once to get rid of the neg subs per day you guys unfairly get :( such good content
Love the set! Improved.
I thought this was new at first
So trendy, guys. In all seriousness, I deleted my Facebook when the WhatsApp guy said to dip. & boy, has it ever lifted a burden off me I didn’t know I had.
Isaiah Wright the WhatsApp guy?
That sounds really interesting. Could you elaborate on that? How did you feel afterwards? And did it change how you connect with friends? What about other social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat etc?
Levi Halperin www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2018/3/20/17145200/brian-acton-delete-facebook-whatsapp
Saw Casey Newton reply to him when he was tweeting about it. Noted that Acton no longer works for WhatsApp.
Beta Tube I’ve been on fb since 2007-2008 & it became such a staple in how I kept up with a few people (my grandparents, high school friends, you know the drill). Thinking about that, I realized I could name every person I stay on Facebook for, so I downloaded my profile onto a hard drive & am amazed at the free time I’ve found, my productivity on Instagram & Twitter has skyrocketed, & it’s settling knowing I’m not going to get triggered by some thot I haven’t seen in 3+ years.
Isaiah Wright but won’t you run into even more thots on instagram? I think just switching from one platform to another doesn’t help, don’t you think?
I hate it even when i get like 6 likes waiting for me on fb because i realy dont want to be bothered with interaction even when its positive because I DONT CARE! I dont seek validation! I know what i said was good because i said it ffs. i may be interested in direct communication or interesting things from a friend. I am not about political activism, advertisements, people trying to boost their fragile ego by collecting humans into friend folder or their particular cause or business opportunity.
#DeleteFacebook and #BringBackBeme
Id like this video a million times if I could. So glad I got off fakebook
I was never addicted...To Facebook...Even I have checked my profile probably 100 times or lesser in 8 years on Facebook...So all I can say is if your friend circle is designed and maintained in real world and not in digital simulation of Facebook you can always communicate with them without Facebook...And you will always be happy...