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Re:I deleted my social media accounts by nradov on Sunday January 12, 2025 @11:34PM (#42680107)
I don't know about other people but social media doesn't make me feel worse about my life. There's no fomo when my 2nd cousin in another state posts about having a baby. She's important to me, and I don't expect her to waste time emailing me directly when the rest of the extended family is all on social media.
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Re:I deleted my social media accounts by jader201 on Sunday January 12, 2025 @11:47PM (#42680167)
Sure, events/posts like that are the main upside to social media.

Unfortunately, that makes up a tiny fraction of most feeds.

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Re:I deleted my social media accounts by tonyedgecombe on Monday January 13, 2025 @02:16AM (#42680905)
It didn't make me feel worse but it did bring out the worst in me. It's too easy to slip into bragging about your life and how well it's going.
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Re:I deleted my social media accounts by Karrot_Kream on Monday January 13, 2025 @05:28AM (#42682003)
Pretty mugh all my friends stopped doing that after their mid 20s. Eventually everyone figures out that social media status games give little.
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Re:I deleted my social media accounts by nradov on Monday January 13, 2025 @11:41AM (#42685366)
Why?
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