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 Alright, I’ve deleted X off of my phone. I’m taking 6 days off to see how it goes. After that I’ll take a longer break and I’d like to work up to just deleting it all together. 
 Nice good luck 
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 #YESTR 
 Yes! You can do it 🫡 
 At some point you’ll realize you’re not as upset as before 
 This is how I started. Desktop only, and now NOSTR only. Looking back and looking above, you realize how much the Twitter algorithm is a drug/creates unhealthy dependencies 
 I have friends there and I make money over there but my real friends will be my friends no matter where I am. 
 This is something I’ve found with other real life friends my dear. Empathy hugs 🫂 LMK if I can help in any way.  
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 Hugs 🫂  
 If you're making money and considering deleting might I pose a second a solution where you keep it going but use the money to help build Nostr.  
 Baby steps. 🫂 
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 I don't go on X anymore because people usually don't talk back. 

Is it different for people with a follower count the size of a small city? 
 When your account gets to a specific size and it’s very active it’s just pure noise. It’s difficult to piece out anything of substance. My account isn’t active right now so it’s chill. People do talk and that’s nice. 
 Thank you for your answer. I've always been curious about this. 🫂 
 My two cents:

I deleted all my social media accounts back in 2019, except for twitter.

However, this year I was able to finally get rid of it.

It was hard the first few days not getting that instant dopamine release twitter gives you, but oh let me tell you it is worth it.

The biggest thing is that you make peace with boredom. And secondly, you start noticing the better things about people when a little algorithm is not dictating your sense of reality.

Best of luck on your journey. 
 Wow, nice one lovely 💜 
 What do you value? Answer this & you will find your path easier 🙏❤️ 
 If you’re used to getting attention there, the withdrawal might be palpable
But you got this!!! 💪🏾 
 
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 @elizableu is that an iPhone or an Android? 
 Like saying you're giving up heroin for 6 days to test how things go. 
 It’s more like saying I’m quitting my part time job in my case. 
 you make money there ?  
 Yes. Sometimes more than my full time job for time vs pay. It wasn’t always like that but after they started their creator payouts. 
 wow.  
 Just go cold turkey. After you vomit and get the shakes you’ll feel better. 
 Don’t look back. I’m with you 
 Also did it 2 month ago and didn’t regret it, especially the dumb push notifications. Also make sure to remove the browser bookmark :) Although the website doesn’t provide a good UX. But I still use it occasionally. 
 This will probably sound crazy but I only use twitter on my phone. 
 Yep that’s what I meant. It is like a back door as long as you still have you account over there ☺️ 
 But the UX is so bad that you don’t want to use it. 
 I am a moderator on a Reddit sub that helps people with addiction to a particular thing. Doesn't really matter what. What blows me away is the similarity.

Best wishes for your quit. You're doing a great thing. 
 You got this. #nostronly