Oddbean new post about login | logout Confession: I haven’t been on X for 5 days. The detox has been nice but I’m at the point where I’m wondering why I post on social media at all? This thought includes nostr.
We’d miss you here, but if it means getting X out of your life, maybe it’s worth it. 🫂
Because here you get hugs 🫂 and zaps ⚡🧡
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I felt this exactly, the point is not to switch from a dopamine addiction to another. I just use it to 1. open source my own heuristics, observations, ideas 2. keep track of freedom tech 3. check if Nostr is becoming what digital creators need (it’s promising so far)
Depends on what you truly want from social media. If your goal is connecting with people then leaving wouldn’t improve your health unless your people aren’t here/responding. If you find your true motivation is validation from other people responding to you. Then a full detox may actually be healthy. There are many other motivations too. But it seems like you are saying you’re not getting what you want out of social media and I hope that changes for you. 🫂
Probably worth taking a break then
If you’re saying something which hasn’t already been said then it’s probably worth saying (assuming it ‘passes’ your own metrics for a good note).
The freedom fam is here. I still take breaks though
I'm doing the same thing. I'm spending 30% less time on my phone after deleting X. I feel less stressed and distracted.
I don't do social media on my phone. It keeps me grounded. It is too tempting to spend too much time on line as it is.
If you're not using Nostr, then you don't get to keep up to date with what the Internet and financing will soon be like and you don't get to contribute your ideas and preferences to those efforts. We're making history here, one selfie, GM, aimless rant, and pet pic at a time. 🤷♀️
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I totally get you, tho. I thought that, myself, at first, as I was like, wut is the point of me talking about lasagne recipes into the void? 😅 But the users here are part of the development team, not merely customers. Being a tester and a marketer always feels a bit silly, but it's important work. If you think of the social media apps as the entrance hall to a big complex of other types off apps, it makes more sense to keep posting the lasagne, because you can help drive traffic to those other apps and get people out of the Legacy Internet Gulag. I don't know. To me, it seems like a good work. Also, I like your selfies. 😊
Same. Went dancing last night with some cool people and it was the best experience i had in a long time. Everyone was so in it together.
That’s awesome! Meeting up with everyone in person is the best.
OMG truth. But they have to be chill people open to have fun.
Exactly. I’m too old for drama. Just vibes.
Cool, if we are ever in the same place, let's eat or dance together 😍
I thought this too.. I'm not forcing mysrlf to be on nostr but sometimes if I'm doing social media, I may as well Nostr. It's my favourite even though some of the content I want isn't here. There are too many distractions elsewhere anyways.
What type of content do you like?
Not enough about sports and world events outside of libertarian circles. But could be my follows, which I haven't reviewed in a while.
You choose the meaning here, nothing is force fed. Certainly less addicting… might need a mission or higher purpose as a side dish tho