Oddbean new post about | logout
 Downloaded YT on my iPad

Before you know it, 25 mins flies by, totally sucked in the by the shorts 

Came out the other end feeling anxious, negative, & with low self-esteem

Compare & despair is very real. Everywhere I looked people had things you want 

Be that fame, success, fitness… 

But hang on a second… WHY am I even looking at these people? This isn’t why I even logged in

I’ve had a beautiful day with my family, in the sunshine, & was totally content 

A short story of the algo fuelled status quo social media addiction… 
 Downloaded YT on my iPad

Before you know it, 25 mins flies by, totally sucked in the by the shorts 

Came out the other end feeling anxious, negative, & with low self-esteem

Compare & despair is very real. Everywhere I looked people had things you want 

Be that fame, success, fitness… 

But hang on a second… WHY am I even looking at these people? This isn’t why I even logged in

I’ve had a beautiful day with my family, in the sunshine, & was totally content 

A short story of the algo fuelled status quo social media addiction… nostr.fmt.wiz.biz 
 Pretty crook isn’t it 
 Yeah it’s crazy. My other favourite is on IG reels sometimes, clubbing in Ibiza, “40 house tracks you never knew” eta haha

Living vicariously as a parent on a sofa