I deleted my social media apps because they were turning me into an idiot

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14 points·chrismealy··4 comments

A big article attempting to justify a person's inner battle and the demons that come with social media. No. Let's call it what it is. The user lacks self control.

> I’d open Facebook, then Instagram, then Messenger, and in the time it had taken me to look at the latter two there was a chance that something might have happened on Facebook. So back I’d go and open it again. Then Instagram. Then Messenger. The cycle would continue. It was annoying the hell out of me.

Sheesh. I see so many anecdotes about people being liberated by removing social media, as if they're heroin addicts starting their journey to recovery. I think someone just needs to say it: grow up and have some damn discipline.

>Sheesh. I see so many anecdotes about people being liberated by removing social media, as if they're heroin addicts starting their journey to recovery. I think someone just needs to say it: have some damn discipline.

I think that's what this person was doing when she deleted them altogether. Her compulsive behavior made her realize how pointless 99% of social media is.

"I quit X or Y thing forever and here's what happened next" is a catchier story than "I developed self-control and discipline and can focus on my work when I have to".

I personally like: "I OD'ed on my twitter feed, here's the 12 step program I took to get my life, my house, and my family back."

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