@dirtfly_'s post on Artfol
Thoughts on social media
Apart from artful on my phone the only other social media i use nowadays is twitter.
I used to have Instagram and i cared alot about how much traffic my posts get and how many followers i have. And i used to post stuff in my story to show people how much "fun" I'm having. Honestly it wasn't fun at all and the world really doesn't have to know if I'm going to the zoo or not. I privated my account and deleted the app off my phone.
I also deleted TikTok bc it's just too addicting and i used to just spend hours mindlessly scrolling through it. It wasn't even relaxing, it just made me more anxious. The good tiktoks make their way to other social medias anyways so what am I missing.
Then i also cleaned up twitter. I only follow people i genuinely like or who post interesting stuff. I'm not having arguments with strangers on the internet: if I wanted to discuss issues i could just do that with real people in the real world.
Also decluttered the whole twitter layout with a browser add on. Like i really don't need to know the popular hashtags in my country. I get my news from a reliable podcast once a day and i think that is enough.
My social media consumption went from caring about popularity and getting stressed out by news and arguments to actually interacting with cool people who share interests. Its a positive experience now and i recommend to everyone to think over what you do on social media and if it's just eating your time or actually something productive and enjoyableMar 14, 2022
Apart from artful on my phone the only other social media i use nowadays is twitter.
I used to have Instagram and i cared alot about how much traffic my posts get and how many followers i have. And i used to post stuff in my story to show people how much "fun" I'm having. Honestly it wasn't fun at all and the world really doesn't have to know if I'm going to the zoo or not. I privated my account and deleted the app off my phone.
I also deleted TikTok bc it's just too addicting and i used to just spend hours mindlessly scrolling through it. It wasn't even relaxing, it just made me more anxious. The good tiktoks make their way to other social medias anyways so what am I missing.
Then i also cleaned up twitter. I only follow people i genuinely like or who post interesting stuff. I'm not having arguments with strangers on the internet: if I wanted to discuss issues i could just do that with real people in the real world.
Also decluttered the whole twitter layout with a browser add on. Like i really don't need to know the popular hashtags in my country. I get my news from a reliable podcast once a day and i think that is enough.
My social media consumption went from caring about popularity and getting stressed out by news and arguments to actually interacting with cool people who share interests. Its a positive experience now and i recommend to everyone to think over what you do on social media and if it's just eating your time or actually something productive and enjoyableMar 14, 2022
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I mostly use Instagram and apart from that I use Facebook to sell stuff and WhatsApp to chat with my parents
Honestly I’m not too active but I like em cuz I get to keep track with online friends and also friends that are in other countries
Honestly I’m not too active but I like em cuz I get to keep track with online friends and also friends that are in other countries
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