Comment on YSK that Stanford scientists examined what happens when people stop using social media. They found deactivating Facebook and Instagram significantly improved users' emotional well-being and happiness

Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• Xella@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I believe being on Lemmy causes unhappiness as well. We need to stop using all forms of social media. Today is my birthday and as a birthday present to myself I’m uninstalling all social media on my phone by midnight. I’m just getting my last few fixes in before I do it 😹

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  • kinship@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I don’t think the problem is social media but the curation of them. It is very rare to see something that shocks me on a bad way through my feed. Just like in our lives we need to build around us, the problem is that most social media won’t let us. Taking charge in life is very hard, capitalism profits a lot on convenience.

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  • 200ok@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Happy birthday ❤️

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  • sep@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Congratulations! I hope you never read this!

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• clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That’s me, too.

  I use Facebook twice a year and I don’t have accounts anywhere else but Lemmy. I don’t think I use this as Social Media in the usual sense. I’m not following individual people because I don’t care who y’all are. Only your content. I’m not posting stuff about myself because I’m boring as heck.

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  • sakuraba@lemmy.ml ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Cool but are you doomscrolling on lemmy?

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    • clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I sure am! Not comparing myself to anybody on here, though.

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• TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Try going to maid cafe. It’s silly and endearing.

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• howrar@lemmy.ca ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It could’ve been worse

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