The amount of doublethink on display here is incredible. It IS impossible to both live without these services and a be a relatively normal member of society. I've tried everything in this article, and it isn't sustainable. Veganism is also something I've tried, and it's an apt metaphor; I think most thinking persons are educated enough to agree that the global meat industry could be improved by both regulation and consumer behaviour. That everyone could do with feeling good about having a little less meat, don't feel bad about having a bit.

With Veganism and other stances of denial, it generates so much extra complexity and negative social pressure that sustaining them requires finding a niche social group to help you feel ok about it, and teach you strategies to help maintain it.

But if the very thing you are trying to quit encompasses the social medium, you're completely on your own.

Deleting my Facebook was social suicide, no joke. Most of my friends are old enough to rely on that platform alone. It was like losing a limb or two, and suddenly realising all your friends ever do is climb.