Why I Quit Social Media in 2021
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
- Why I Quit Social Media in 2021
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00:00 Introduction
00:50 How I Started on Social Media
02:08 My Social Media Experience
03:13 Overstimulation of the mind
04:30 Social Validation
06:30 Overamplification of Everything
08:21 Anxiety
10:17 Scroll of Doom
11:52 People Address Everything on Social Media
13:40 Distractions
16:41 Final Thought. Come back?
19:02 Conclusion
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Full transparency here - I’ve been back on all these platforms for about 8 months now.
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Social media can kick rocks. Just a whole bunch of fake stuff wasting my time.
I’ve recently noticed the RUclips app also has a scroll of doom in the reel like videos now. I think I’ll start with uninstalling my social media apps so at least they are not on my phone.
Definitely taking short abs temporal breaks is good way of detachment. That’s how it started for me
Well done my brother !! Social media turned me into a differ person and i literally forgot who I was , i am now off ALL social media apps and to say i feel free is an understatement . 🙏🏻👊🏻
I'm so happy for YOU too! It's such a waste of time and nowadays all you see are people looking down. I was never drawn to this nonsense and have no clue what "followers" mean and why people post stupid stuf (i.e. pics at restaurants, food, and all other junk). I am glad you're off. It's so dumb (but i do realize it CAN be used for business purposes and can help people find criminals, etc), but the general content is junk! I can't believe how people post this stuff. No privacy anymore. My two friends are highly addicted and have all those apps. Seriously, how many apps do you need? There's snapchat, FB, Instagram, TikTok and whatever else. Like yuk! I'm thrilled to read so many people are off this crap! Keep it up!!! Your simple statement will help others!!!
So encouraging to see someone of your generation realizing these things. I'm an older millenial about 20 yrs older than you, and been really into computers since I was 12. Was always an early adopter, and I am just becoming aware of this right now. I thought if it's difficult for someone like myself who has seen the world before it and seen it develop throughout my adulthood, someone of your generation or younger has no hope, seeing this gives me hope for the future.
Thanks for your post to encourage this young man. I'm older than you, 52 and I was a teen in the 80's and none of this nonsense was around. Not even cell phones, we had pagers and that was like a cool thing. I feel for the teens and young people in this generation. I can't stand this stupid phone. I think eventually they will offer a surgical procedure to have your phone attached to your head or hand. I tried FB once in 2007 and it was very annoying and I had strange people come out of the woodwork claiming they knew me. That was the end of it. I just don't understand why it's so interesting and who cares about the food your eating, why take all these nonsense pictures and post all your business everywhere. I feel there is no sense of confidentiality anymore. Back in the day, you wouldn't dream of putting pics of your children in public. There's so many psychos out there and the people who put pics of their kids all over the web astounds me. Anyways, I'm glad you posted this!!!!
I’m deleting Instagram today. It’s the last social media app I have on my phone. I just hope RUclips doesn’t follow the trend of short content. The endless scrolls is what does it for me. And even though some of it helps ease my depression and even educational at times, I find myself looking back up at the clock as hours have passed and I wonder where the time went. The bad outweighs the good in my opinion. Good on you for making this change. I hope you find a proper alternative and when you do please let us know!
Social media is good and all but only if you are using it for business or professional purposes. When it's wasting your time then you take matters in your hand and delete it. Totally agree with you. I'm gonna be taking break from social media this year 2022.
Absolutely agree!
Go for it. I am doing it for a month and so far it's been ok. I'm finding myself not missing the gossip, photos of other people's food, etc.
I stay far away from social media as well. Social media will shame you for not agreeing with them. It will even shame you for attempt and not succeeding the first time
This is where self confidence comes to play.
Exactly, like I mentioned, some people have a warped sense of reality.
Great video, what a breath of fresh air to hear common sense statements like this; Social Media isn’t the real world and it’s all mental overload, not healthy.
More people need to watch this video. Social media is a huge distraction. Love you Day. Keep flying
Thanks Aunty 💙
I quit social media in a way that while I didn't 100 percent quit, I only use it for marketing my business, staying connected with certain individuals, and networking. I'm not on it a whole lot to the point I'm super invested in it. The more I'm off social media I feel a whole lot better mentally. Honestly Instagram and Tik Tok are fine for me to look at here and there because I follow creative content but Facebook was so much more toxic. For the most part I stay present with myself. Social media is not worth being too invested in.
Bro this is facts, It's so distracting, I could be spending my time on bettering myself,studying and being more productive but instead I'm on in the scroll of doom. Im going to be joining you in quitting
Great Video! Definitely find my self distracted a lot on social media so I would say for sure that’s a negative aspect about it. But I also consistently find myself learning something new through social media as well, so I feel that if social media is structured properly to fit someone, it can be just as helpful.
100% agree. I think having the right approach to it helps mitigate the negatives.
Exactly my thought and my reasons. I had a bookstagram account and deleted it. I noticed that my attention span diminished a lot while being on it.
It's my second day of deciding to give up Facebook for a month and I really don't miss all the gossip, political posts, photos of other people's food, etc. I've been working on reading and journaling more.
good vid bro! I did a detox last month after reading digital detox and it was great I am continuing to stay off all of them or extremely limited! Best part is you dont randomly see something negative for no reason!
Deep Work is a great book! Good video sir.
Another great video!! Seeing all that you accomplished so far…I can tell you’re someone who utilizes their time wisely.
2022 I am definitely going to focus more on learning and building than consuming.
Thanks for the watching Jamal! All the best with your goals in 2022.
Great Video Day!
Preciate this video G, I relate to every point
You’re welcome 💪🏽
Thank you for sharing your social media experience. For me is a kind of a distraction. I just started my Cybersecurity Journey and am already feeling intimidated with the things I see daily especially on Twitter and LinkedIn
Don’t be intimidated, everyone has to start somewhere 🙂
Good. Use the platform for what is, your brand recognition
Such candor….
All great reasons man, especially your point about the overstimulation. Maybe when you come back, consider using it just for business and building your personal brand.
Do you find yourself missing social media now that it’s been a year?
Thanks for watching man! Yeah, I’m definitely going to explore a new approach/approaches to it.
To be honest, I honestly do not miss it. I’ve found so many other things that fill in the gap like the gym, more sleep, more studying and just being more present.
I agree 100% it was mentally draining for me
Yup 😔
Scrolling and scrolling through social media is basically the modern iteration of channel hopping with the remote control that a lot of us from previous generations (I'm 51) used to do when TV started to have a lot of channels. And, yeah, you could spend hours aimlessly doing so.
But I think the difference with these social media platforms is that they exploit that tendancy to the point of creating addicts 'intentionally'. If you believe some of the former founders of these platforms, that behaviour manipulation was calculated. And it's even gotten to the point where it is almost stigmatized to be someone who avoids social media plaltforms; there's an overt social pressure there; and since largely people try to avoid being viewed as 'oddball', I think that probably makes it more difficult for some to walk away. Even back in the day people sometimes would look at you like you had two heads if you said you didn't watch telly; nowadays people act as if you've said " I don't eat food " when they find out you've quit social media.
Mannnn this is so true!!
Very intereating point. Btw, you are so cute😍
The best thing you can do!!! Because there is absolutely nothing social about social media. The word social media is totally misleading. What is supposed to be social about it?
What are some positives or negatives that social media applies to your life?
Consumes too much productive time.
Negative: the time you spend looking at/watching/consuming social media ( one example might be that the time could be spent studying something to help expand your education or business etc or could be spent on a hobby)
Don't forget social media or these apps lterally have teams that design the software to trigger dopamine hits in our brains to make it more different us to stop scrolling/using the apps. Making it that much more difficult to stop scrolling/using the app.
Years ago, if u wanted to share photos of your life, you did so VIA a photo book or keeping pictures in your wallet...or sending them in the mail.
A more genuine interaction.🥰
*you keep scrolling because your brain wants the next hit of dopamine.
I did too in 2022
I noticed that I mainly use mine for sports because I’m into sports but once the season is over football basketball I’m barely on it.
See, that’s a decent approach to it.
buddy if you don't mind will you make a video over how to join wgu and its requirements for joining plz?
I’ll look into that!
Educational stuff is great, and the internet is priceless for this but otherwise yes, Social Media can be a waste of time.
Damn, when last did i hear 2go lol
Damn you 100% spoke facts but how do you communicate with people around you still, Lets say if you had a girlfriend or a bestfriend
By text 🤷🏽♂️
Bro got the fresh cut
You already know
100% ... drop tv too. More time for YT.
Loool I guess😂
aint nothing positives about it ,,.its all negatives everyway it is i hate social media
I couldn't agree with you MORE. I'm 52 and tried FB in 2007 and quit pretty fast. I could never understand the draw/lure of it. All this posting about crap. I ever read people can hire "followers" - what's a follower anyone and who is an influencer - so many dumb terms and it's a waste and people all look down like all the time. I thought I was one of the very few who are not and my co-workers keep telling me I need Instagram/Snapchat and it's so fun. I said "you need to go to the gym w/me and I'll show you why you need to stop wasting your time on this garbage and who cares what people are doing all the time - come workout hard and eat a good meal and shove your social media to the wayside!" Thanks for posting!!!
Thank GOD you're off it that junk! You're smarter for it. It's all nonsense and garbage (for the most part)!!!
Man RUclips is media and you talking it here ;)))))
How old were u when u left Nigeria?
Did you keep LinkedIn?
Yes, totally.
But nobody quits youtube?
In RUclips we trust 🤲🏽