Surprising myself, I have now (mostly) stayed off of social media (not counting blogging) for a little over three weeks with some minor exceptions.
Unfortunately, I don't think I can maintain the break (at least for Facebook) that much longer. Right now, I am waiting on more word re a Facebook friend and a real life friend, both of whom are facing various challenges that I want to keep up to date with.
I also am checking in twice a week with a private group on Facebook that I belong to.
But when I am on Facebook the urge to click on this post or that post can get a bit overwhelming. The social media sites know all too well how to keep drawing you in.
So, why am I keeping the break up? Seems I have a lot more time available for other things when I'm not busy doomscrolling on X, or being distracted by this and that on Facebook. Fortunately, I had never developed addictions to Pinterest and I haven't been on Insta for two or three years.
Yes, I said it - addiction.
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And a major time suck. Time I could be spending taking pictures of flowers, for example.
I don't miss X at all. It had become too much of a cesspool, although I tried to cling to some of the sane accounts (like that of the U.S. National Park Service, who has a genuine comedian running it). I miss some of the (sane) people I've followed. Yet, it's not good for my mental health.
So, if you follow me on social media and are wondering why I don't seem to visit you anymore, it isn't that at all. I am not ignoring you. I still like you.
As the saying goes, it's not you. It's me.
Let's see how much longer this break lasts.
