Comment by stack_framer
2 days ago
I did my own informal research study—I quit social media cold turkey. My findings: I feel much better. I don't need any other data.
2 days ago
I did my own informal research study—I quit social media cold turkey. My findings: I feel much better. I don't need any other data.
Same here. Even very depressing news do not cause and endless circle of anxiety and scrolling, when you don’t have constant new enforcement in form of comments, I just get bored, switch off and take some distance - as we should. I already stopped using FB after 2016 when I noticed that instead of being better informed - like I felt I was - I was actually dumber and knew less what was going on. After that I have gradually quit forums, IG, reddit. Onlyone left is youtube, which I watch occasionally to watch some comedy. Ifeel better, more calm and I feel I am on the driver’s seat.
I think it is insane that we give these companies this much power and influence in our lives and societirs without them contributing almost nothing.
I have informally reproduced your study and reached the same conclusion.