Social media is wonderful for so many communities and it’s helped platform some great businesses and people. Heck, if social media didn’t exist, you probably wouldn’t even know me! But, I wanted to have an open, honest conversation about why I refrain from some of the larger platforms, how it has altered my life and what it looks like to say, “I don’t use social media.”
Let me know your thoughts!
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I quit all my social media (except YouTube) and made a website to replace it lol.
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References:
Lanier Anderson, R. (2022, May 19). Friedrich Nietzsche. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nietzsche/#:~:text=Famously%2C%20the%20book%20concludes%20with,it%20is%20(GS%20341).
Newport, C. (2019). Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World. Penguin Random House.
Siderits, M. (2023, March 6). Buddha. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/buddha/
Ulvi O, Karamehic-Muratovic A, Baghbanzadeh M, Bashir A, Smith J, Haque U. Social Media Use and Mental Health: A Global Analysis. Epidemiologia (Basel). 2022 Jan 11;3(1):11-25. doi: 10.3390/epidemiologia3010002. PMID: 36417264; PMCID: PMC9620890.
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00:00 Why delete social media?
02:24 Why we don’t delete social media
13:29 Why a website?
21:11 Website tour 😀
24:17 Limitations & Conclusion
I feel like our generation is slowly realizing how damaging social media is to our attention spans, mental health, and productivity. A year ago, I got rid of my iPhone and picked up a flip phone, and thus went off of social media. It has been a year, and here are my discoveries and thoughts!
0:00-1:10 – Intro
1:10-2:23 – On YouTube as Social Media
2:23-5:57 – My Journey with Social Media
5:57-7:15 – On Life as Experiences
7:15-7:45 – Feeling like a Child Again
7:45-10:08 – On Hobbies
10:08-10:44 – On Being Informed/News
10:44-12:18 – On Confidence and Social Media’s Pressure
12:18-13:07 – Social Media Making me more Social
13:07-15:23 – On Friends and Relationships
15:23-17:23 – Peoples’ Attitudes Towards Having No Social Media
17:23-21:12 – On Productivity
21:12-22:57 – Outro and Closing Thoughts
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As a Gen Z, I feel like I’ve spent my whole life online. i’ve spent my whole life listening to media outlets tell me the climate is changing, and I don’t even go outside. I’ve spent my life learning languages with apps, instead of having a conversation with a friend. I’ve spent my life learning advice from Tiktoks instead of learning the hard way myself. I decided that I’ve had enough, and I want to experience the world for myself.
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