I've removed all non-essential apps from my phone to release me from the chains of never-ending doom scrolling and dopamine farming. Rather than continuing to lament the bygone era of 'dumb phones', I decided to make my phone dumber. I'll still be around. Just...less.
I'm shooting to be on my phone less this weekend, I'm thinking it'll involve BBQ and rc cars.
I wish you the best of luck! I honestly think we'd all be better off unplugging a few of the cords that keep us tied down.
Right, but then i miss you guys too, it's a double edged sword.
I don't suppose a non-essential would include... 🧵
There's no social media on my phone at all, except insta because I only use it as a DM potral in a pinch. I don't open that app of my own free will 😂 All that stuff will have to be done on my tablet now, which will mean having a more intentional approach to my use.
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I'm actually hoping it'll make me use my tablet more, not for socials, but for my writing and art.
Good! Er ... I get it though. One of the best moments in my life was when I deleted my FB page. Missed it terribly at first, like that first cig you get in the morning, with your first coffee. Once I got over it, I finally realized how badly I was addicted to dopamine.
I only really got into social media when Threads launched and I needed a safe place to vent away from my now ex and his family. Didn't work out that way, but nevertheless, I found out why people call social media "addicting"
I left FB in 2016 when T got elected, and like you, threads was my next fix. I deleted profile that before nov 5 last year. Now this one is my only SM account left, and to protect myself I don't spend more than half an hour per day here.
This is my place to be truly unhinged. I go political, horny, angry, silly, etc. All vibes are safe here. Threads is still my curated happy place. Art, silly, antics. No yucky. I want to move over here all the way, but I can't seem to leave so many of my potatoes behind.
I had that same issue. I've struggled with opening an account there (even though I'm technically banned 🤣) just to look around, but figure what's the point? I'm here. You want me? Here I am. No road trips on social media.
I guess I'm lucky in that regard, just before we all left threads we all shared our bsky accs and followed each other. And everything else I was looking for was already here.
I was hoping to be lucky in that regard, but I ended up staying over there AND here and am working to build a new potato bushel because I couldn't leave the potatoes the migrated over here anymore than I could leave the potatoes that stayed on Threads.
After Elon Skum bought Twitter and my newspaper moved to Bluesky, I opened my very first SM account. I spend too much time on it, but instead of lying awake after scrolling through the news, like in his first term, I can scream together with other people. It helps!
I will miss frequent shenanigans. But i will celebrate your control over your happiness and time. 🫀
I'll still be around every day, just more intentionally and spending less time burning my spoons with endless scrolling 🖤🖤
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Good for you. I too feel the weight and have been just "blacked out" for 4-16hr chunks. My bodies response to it all. Be well, we are all here for you 💙