I'm not sure if what a single person experiences fits a societal impact, and I don't know if it is privileged thinking. But when I quit Facebook (FB Blue) it was almost ridiculous how easy it was and how little of an actually recognisable impact it had on my life (but that might be the privilege speaking). From the psychological routines to the social norms: I basically forgot that it existed within a couple of days.

I imagine this to be a more universal thing: It is impossible to imagine a live without Facebook. But it has been basically impossible to imagine a live with Facebook before there was any and just as quickly you will forget how inevitable and necessary it felt while it was there – once it loses its role. And I hope that this applies not only to individuals but also to societies.

I guess we will find out in the near future to just how many things this principle applies, for example petrol fuels, casual international flights and video platforms. Quitting Facebook Blue has shown me that to unlearn something is just as easy as it is to learn it. This is not nicotine or alcohol. This is just a mode of doing something you do anyways.