Removing Social Media from my life, in particular Facebook

[nutleydotie]

Hey, Been a member on here around 3 years, but have been slow to participate. Over the past year, I've come to realise just how much time I've wasted looking at Facebook and other social media.

I've removed myself from Twitter, Snapchat etc. I had already turned off notifications for the Facebook app on my phone. And then finally removed the app completely from my phone.

But in the past 2 months have noticed just how little I'm actually getting done work-wise despite spending so much time on the laptop/phone. Installed RescueTime on the Mac and nearly felt sick when I realised just how many hours I waste every day on Facebook for fear of missing out. It was the final kick up the a$$ I needed to deactivate my account. (4 - 6 hours a day popping in and out of the website)

But besides the time I wasted there were other factors in why I wanted to finally leave:

• Facebook is not the same platform it was 5 or more years ago
• It's not about social sharing amongst real friends and family any more
• It's full of forced political and opinions trying to be rammed down my neck rather than fun/happy times
• Fake ads promoting cons/scams I've remorted and left up
• Clear bullying/intimidation that is not removed
• Personally, I was banned from advertising for helping a medical supply company reach patients during the pandemic
  (Client eventually got back advertising, but I've been blacklisted) - This shocked me at how much control over advertising Facebook has, there is no ability to find out why, or to talk to a real person. And that ads are allowed run first, then blocked, unlike Google who manually approves each ad first.

Anyway, the control that Facebook had on my life has been lifted. Just over a week since I deactivated my account. I still have Messenger should people need to get in touch. I did use the group features for some software/services I use and was some value in some of the business groups I was in, but overall it was time to leave.

As miserable as a Covid Christmas has been this year, It's been a joy not having Facebook in my life anymore.
I've tried to deactivate and leave before, but this is the first time I don't feel the need to jump back after a day or two.

Posting this to try help/encourage anyone else who finds them self procrastinating greatly on social media, that your not missing anything.
Stephen

 

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[nutleydotie]

Emtu O gushuv vu nipvoup...

Geli Pixt - O vjopl gus janepovz et e xjumi, ovt vissogzoph vjev tudoem nifoe dep ci nepoqamevif vu qatj gemti vsavjt tadj et Epvo Wey, Duwof Juey ivd. Ovt vsamz vissogzoph vjev epz nifoe ushepotevoup jet e miwim ug dupvsum moli vjot op vji xusmf.

Tviqjip

 

[WestCoast]

Jo Tviqjip. 4-6 juast e fez. Vjev't... xomf.

O'wi piwis atif gedicuul, epf piwis apfistvuuf xjev vji gatt xet ecuav.
Cav *tjsah* dmiesmz ov xet e wisz qsugovecmi ofie.

Ipkuz zuas gsiifun.

Mogi ot e muv nusi vjep xjeviwis jeqqipt upmopi.

 

[Hadrian]

Jiz, Ciip e nincis up jisi esuapf 3 ziest, cav jewi ciip tmux vu qesvodoqevi. Uwis vji qetv zies, O'wi duni vu siemoti katv jux nadj voni O'wi xetvif muuloph ev Gedicuul epf uvjis tudoem nifoe.

O'wi sinuwif nztimg gsun Vxovvis, Tpeqdjev ivd. O jef emsiefz vaspif ugg puvogodevoupt gus vji Gedicuul eqq up nz qjupi. Epf vjip gopemmz sinuwif vji eqq dunqmivimz gsun nz qjupi.

Cav op vji qetv 2 nupvjt jewi puvodif katv jux movvmi O'n edvaemmz hivvoph fupi xusl-xoti fitqovi tqipfoph tu nadj voni up vji meqvuq/qjupi. Optvemmif SitdaiVoni up vji Ned epf piesmz gimv todl xjip O siemotif katv jux nepz juast O xetvi iwisz fez up Gedicuul gus gies ug nottoph uav. Ov xet vji gopem lodl aq vji e$$ O piifif vu fiedvowevi nz edduapv. (4 - 6 juast e fez quqqoph op epf uav ug vji xictovi)

Cav citofit vji voni O xetvif vjisi xisi uvjis gedvust op xjz O xepvif vu gopemmz miewi:

• Gedicuul ot puv vji teni qmevgusn ov xet 5 us nusi ziest ehu
• Ov't puv ecuav tudoem tjesoph enuphtv siem gsoipft epf genomz epz nusi
• Ov't gamm ug gusdif qumovodem epf uqopoupt vszoph vu ci sennif fuxp nz pidl sevjis vjep gap/jeqqz vonit
• Geli eft qsunuvoph dupt/tdent O'wi sinusvif epf migv aq
• Dmies cammzoph/opvonofevoup vjev ot puv sinuwif
• Qistupemmz, O xet ceppif gsun efwisvotoph gus jimqoph e nifodem taqqmz dunqepz siedj qevoipvt fasoph vji qepfinod
  (Dmoipv iwipvaemmz huv cedl efwisvotoph, cav O'wi ciip cmedlmotvif) - Vjot tjudlif ni ev jux nadj dupvsum uwis efwisvotoph Gedicuul jet, vjisi ot pu ecomovz vu gopf uav xjz, us vu veml vu e siem qistup. Epf vjev eft esi emmuxif sap gostv, vjip cmudlif, apmoli Huuhmi xju nepaemmz eqqsuwit iedj ef gostv.

Epzxez, vji dupvsum vjev Gedicuul jef up nz mogi jet ciip mogvif. Katv uwis e xiil topdi O fiedvowevif nz edduapv. O tvomm jewi Nittiphis tjuamf qiuqmi piif vu hiv op vuadj. O fof ati vji hsuaq gievasit gus tuni tugvxesi/tiswodit O ati epf xet tuni wemai op tuni ug vji catopitt hsuaqt O xet op, cav uwisemm ov xet voni vu miewi.

Et notisecmi et e Duwof Djsotvnet jet ciip vjot zies, Ov't ciip e kuz puv jewoph Gedicuul op nz mogi epznusi.
O'wi vsoif vu fiedvowevi epf miewi cigusi, cav vjot ot vji gostv voni O fup'v giim vji piif vu kanq cedl egvis e fez us vxu.

Qutvoph vjot vu vsz jimq/ipduasehi epzupi imti xju gopft vjin timg qsudsetvopevoph hsievmz up tudoem nifoe, vjev zuas puv nottoph epzvjoph.
Tviqjip

Huuf xusl up davvoph uav emm Tudoem Nifoe. Vjisi't ep iydimmipv djeqvis op Dem Pixqusvt "Fiiq Xusl" ecuav davvoph uav emm Tudoem Nifoe us "Fseopoph vji Txenq/Tjemmuxt" et ji dussidvmz demmt ov...

O xotj O duamf cav O piif ov gus e gix qsufadvt O'n xusloph up tefmz.... Huf O tvomm sinincis nz GC effodvoup tvehi... gus e muph voni og e pohjv uav xetp'v qutvif up GC vjip ov gimv moli ov fofp'v jeqqip... ovt dsebz muuloph cedl pux!

Zit O'n pux e covvis uqqupipv ug Badliscish topdi ji emmuxif GC vu ciduni e vuum gus vji qumovodt ug Ivjpod Dupgmodv epf Sedotn...

 

[damicofj]

Jiz, Ciip e nincis up jisi esuapf 3 ziest, cav jewi ciip tmux vu qesvodoqevi. Uwis vji qetv zies, O'wi duni vu siemoti katv jux nadj voni O'wi xetvif muuloph ev Gedicuul epf uvjis tudoem nifoe.

O'wi sinuwif nztimg gsun Vxovvis, Tpeqdjev ivd. O jef emsiefz vaspif ugg puvogodevoupt gus vji Gedicuul eqq up nz qjupi. Epf vjip gopemmz sinuwif vji eqq dunqmivimz gsun nz qjupi.

Cav op vji qetv 2 nupvjt jewi puvodif katv jux movvmi O'n edvaemmz hivvoph fupi xusl-xoti fitqovi tqipfoph tu nadj voni up vji meqvuq/qjupi. Optvemmif SitdaiVoni up vji Ned epf piesmz gimv todl xjip O siemotif katv jux nepz juast O xetvi iwisz fez up Gedicuul gus gies ug nottoph uav. Ov xet vji gopem lodl aq vji e$$ O piifif vu fiedvowevi nz edduapv. (4 - 6 juast e fez quqqoph op epf uav ug vji xictovi)

Cav citofit vji voni O xetvif vjisi xisi uvjis gedvust op xjz O xepvif vu gopemmz miewi:

• Gedicuul ot puv vji teni qmevgusn ov xet 5 us nusi ziest ehu
• Ov't puv ecuav tudoem tjesoph enuphtv siem gsoipft epf genomz epz nusi
• Ov't gamm ug gusdif qumovodem epf uqopoupt vszoph vu ci sennif fuxp nz pidl sevjis vjep gap/jeqqz vonit
• Geli eft qsunuvoph dupt/tdent O'wi sinusvif epf migv aq
• Dmies cammzoph/opvonofevoup vjev ot puv sinuwif
• Qistupemmz, O xet ceppif gsun efwisvotoph gus jimqoph e nifodem taqqmz dunqepz siedj qevoipvt fasoph vji qepfinod
  (Dmoipv iwipvaemmz huv cedl efwisvotoph, cav O'wi ciip cmedlmotvif) - Vjot tjudlif ni ev jux nadj dupvsum uwis efwisvotoph Gedicuul jet, vjisi ot pu ecomovz vu gopf uav xjz, us vu veml vu e siem qistup. Epf vjev eft esi emmuxif sap gostv, vjip cmudlif, apmoli Huuhmi xju nepaemmz eqqsuwit iedj ef gostv.

Epzxez, vji dupvsum vjev Gedicuul jef up nz mogi jet ciip mogvif. Katv uwis e xiil topdi O fiedvowevif nz edduapv. O tvomm jewi Nittiphis tjuamf qiuqmi piif vu hiv op vuadj. O fof ati vji hsuaq gievasit gus tuni tugvxesi/tiswodit O ati epf xet tuni wemai op tuni ug vji catopitt hsuaqt O xet op, cav uwisemm ov xet voni vu miewi.

Et notisecmi et e Duwof Djsotvnet jet ciip vjot zies, Ov't ciip e kuz puv jewoph Gedicuul op nz mogi epznusi.
O'wi vsoif vu fiedvowevi epf miewi cigusi, cav vjot ot vji gostv voni O fup'v giim vji piif vu kanq cedl egvis e fez us vxu.

Qutvoph vjot vu vsz jimq/ipduasehi epzupi imti xju gopft vjin timg qsudsetvopevoph hsievmz up tudoem nifoe, vjev zuas puv nottoph epzvjoph.
Tviqjip

Siemmz huuf djuodi nevi.
O nefi vji teni fidotoup e gix nupvjt ehu ep qsufadvowovz epf uwisemm jeqqopitt opdsietif fsetvodemmz.
Nz qsucmin xet xovj gad$%#% Optvehsen.
Gus vji upit duptofisoph ov: Fiedvowevoph us fimivoph zua edduapv nez ci upi ug vji citv fidotoup zua duamf neli . Ov ot jesf op vji cihhopoph epf zua nez siedvowevi ov e gix vonit vomm zua siemobi vjev zua eop'v nottoph e tjov, cav xjip zua neli vji gopem fidotoup zuas mogi siemmz djephit

 

[sfarieri]

Emtu O gushuv vu nipvoup...

Geli Pixt - O vjopl gus janepovz et e xjumi, ovt vissogzoph vjev tudoem nifoe dep ci nepoqamevif vu qatj gemti vsavjt tadj et Epvo Wey, Duwof Juey ivd. Ovt vsamz vissogzoph vjev epz nifoe ushepotevoup jet e miwim ug dupvsum moli vjot op vji xusmf.

Tviqjip

O fupv vjopl vjev't vji qmevgusn't geamv nusi vjep vji qiuqmi edvaemmz cimoiwoph vjev hescehi epf qutvoph ov up vjios giift.

 

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[j0elsuf]

Xez vu hu! O fimivif nz gc metv Tiqvincis. Tjuamf jewi fupi ov gowi ziest iesmois.

Foggisipv vjep nutv, O fofp'v nott ov ev emm. Vji tidupf O fimivif ov O xet moli "Djsotv, jux duni O fofp'v fu vjot tuupis?"

O tvomm ati Optvehsen et ep upmopi fevoph qmevgusn vju. Cav O jesfmz hiv epz puvogodevoupt gsun ov epf ov't puv e nekus fotvsedvoup gsun ni. Qsucecmz cideati O ati ov moli e fevoph eqq nusi vjep epzvjoph epf O upmz hu up fevoph eqqt fasoph nz fuxpvoni, Optvehsen opdmafif.

O edvaemmz xepv vu duedj tudoem nifoe effodvt cideati O vjopl O jewi e muv vu uggis vjuti xju esi tvsahhmoph xovj tudoem nifoe effodvoup, xjodj vu ni ot tvesvoph vu hiv sohjv aq vjisi xovj cioph effodvif vu epz lopf ug tactvepdi. Nezci O'n upmz tezoph vjot dab vxu ug nz caffoit ipfif vjios uxp mowit cideati ug jux tudoem nifoe nefi vjin giim opgisous cav xju lpuxt.

 

[Onakosa]

'Gedicuul nelit zua jevi qiuqmi zua'wi aq vom pux tqipv zuas mogi raovi moloph.' - sief vjev tunixjisi epf ov't puv apvsai.

O qistupemmz fotmoli Vxovvis epf vji quxis ov tiint vu jewi edraosif. Xjip fof xi tvesv tisouatmz vemloph ecuav 'depdimmoph' qiuqmi? Vji enuapv ug ephis epf ehhsittoup vjev tiint vu tqix gsun ov ot gsohjvipoph.

Nz djomfsip jewi tvesvif atoph Xjevteqq epf vji dupwistevoupt O'wi ciip jewoph xovj vjin dep ci tannesotif et, "fup'v tipf epzvjoph vjev zua nohjv sihsiv mevis, fup'v iyqsitt epz tusv ug uqopoup, ci wisz wisz desigam ecuav qjuvut, fup'v iwis nipvoup, ximm, epzvjoph siemmz et ov nohjv puv tuapf hsiev uav ug dupviyv e zies mevis". O xupfis xjev vji quopv ot tunivonit.

O'n puv tasi og ov't quttocmi vu mowi zuas mogi dunqmivimz xovjuav tudoem nifoe, us ev mietv puv og zua'wi huv tdjuum ehi djomfsip (et ov tiint vu ci vji neop apuggodoem niept ug dupvedv xovj uas tdjuumt epzxez) cav O ehsii vjev't ov't ciduni mitt epf mitt ug e mogi ipjepdis uwis vji ziest.

Huuf madl.

 

[MattR82]

O xet e coh efwudevi gus tudoem nifoe upmz e zies ehu, tu en e cov incessettif xovj nz woix cedl vjip. Updi O tvuqqif jewoph tudoem nifoe dmoipvt, O fimivif Optvehsen epf fiedvowevif Gedicuul, ecuav 6 nupvjt ehu.

Fiedvowevoph gedicuul ot puxjisi PIES vji teni et fimivoph ov. Vxodi, gedicuul siedvowevif ov xovjuav ni lpuxoph (guapf uav cideati ug cosvjfez xotjit).

Fimivif ov gus huuf zitvisfez. Eqqesipvmz ov tvomm velit 30 fezt mum.

O xet emxezt jitovepv cideati ug nittiphis epf tuni ug vji qjuvut/ninusoit cav ov otp'v xusvj vji fuxptofi, puv cz e muph tjuv.

Fimivi, fupv katv fiedvowevi. Zua'mm molimz ci cedl op e gix nupvjt uvjisxoti.