Quitting social media made me realize that our short attention span problem is actually caused by it. The popular social medias are known for chunks of information served in partial bite-sized pieces, no wonder we're so full of anxiety and misinformation

yes!! social media makes you think you care about everything when really you're just overexposed to everything and overwhelmed.

Haven’t had social media in over 3 years now. As a 24 year old woman, one of the best decisions I ever made.

I grew up with books and playgrounds. No phone, no internet, no social media until I was 13/14. The years before feel sooo slow, I really LIVED day to day without spending my time excessively on Instagram and co. Can‘t imagine how many kids are prolly addicted to Tiktok at 6 years nowadays :(

I have not been on instagram for about 3 weeks now. I agree with you...I really look up to older generations and just their ability to be present. I secretly hope one day social media goes away and "real life" is trending...Your video is inspiring! I am going to keep going :)

Tiktok drags your mental health to the rock bottom, I've been feeling a lot better since deleting it.

since quitting, ive noticed how long the days last. weeks used to fly by. but now that im more present, it feels as though theres so many things i can do in a day; because there really is. i feel like im living again.

I was scared I would lose contact with my friends when I moved out of state and I sheepishly told them “hey guys I’m really sorry but I’m deleting Instagram, could we maybe make a text message group chat so I still have a way to contact you? :(“ and I guess I genuinely didn’t expect them to ever use that group chat. But now its out main group chat that we use every day and it made me realize that they really are great friends who were willing to do that for me :) now I’ve been social media free since may!!

What I‘ve really noticed when deleting Social Media is that you value Social interactions way higher and also get better in them

My teacher always says that people need to read books , draw, sing , dance because this is how mind can be more productive and learn how to think 💐😇

i remember subscribing right after your video about deleting social media, i can't believe it's already been six months! i deleted instagram more than a year ago and it's been the best decision. i hate how "important" social media are today, when i tell people i meet at uni i don't have instagram they are almost shocked. to me, it feels much better this way. great video lucy and love from italy ! x

Consuming social media for me just made me feel like a waste man and I could NOT get anything done. Hours a day were wasted scrolling, but not creating. That’s where the problem was :/ FOMO is a huge reason I’m sure a lot of people don’t want to delete it, but you realize you’re worried about missing out on things that don’t really matter. You’re very right about the friends aspect though, I thought I would lose friends, but if anything, my existing friends are closer now that I don’t waste time on “social media friends” anymore! Great video Lucy 😊

I tried deleting social media completely and just found it actually made my life more inconvenient. It’s how people at work communicated about switching shifts, how people invite you to events…I added it back and just check what I need to and get off of it. I loved what you said about digital minimalism; in moderation it can be helpful and too much is harmful! You don’t need to choose between 10 cups of coffee and no coffee… you can have one cup of coffee lol it’s not all or nothing. thanks for your video!

I deleted Instagram almost a year ago. I was struggling thoroughly with my self steem. I think it has been the best decision I've made so far. I started reading too and I discovered that is so fulfilling! Great video Lucyyy

I'm a Christian and I decided to do a month long fast from Instagram, and it was great. I went back on and quickly got obsessed again, but then one day I was on the explore page like always and I just felt... sick. I actually found myself cringing and wanting to just avert my eyes from it. So I finally decided to just delete it all together, and praise God I did because it feels great!

honestly sometimes people make me feel weird for not having social media. deleting social media has been the best thing for me. i feel as tho people look at me as a 'loser' or 'not allowed social media' but deleting social media has been the best. i text my closest friends and i feel at peace knowing i don't have to worry about someone leaving me on 'delivered' or 'opened' or 'they didn'tlike my picture' & all that. i feel at peace & it's the best feeling.

After watching "The Social Dilemma" it opened my eyes to the world of social media and how toxic and destructive it can be if you don't have self-control. I also don't use social media and I can honestly say that it is life changing!!🍈

So my issue is that I have no problem not using instagram, snapchat etc. My real issue is staying off of youtube and off of netflix. I have a lot of time now but usually I feel tired and I end up laying in bed watching youtube and netflix as a sort of 'relaxation'. Although I wish to use that time to go out and do hobbies or be productive. So really my question is, how to get motivated to study? How do I motivate myself to get out and not be lazy?

The problem is, it's not just social media, it's youtube as well. I find myself scrolling and watching viodes all day without getting out of bed. I find myself feeling terrible after doing this, and this has affected my life to a degree that I cannot take anymore. I find that I'm not involved in my things, etc. Thank you for making this video. I have also been contemplating getting rid of the apps that I have been wasting time on. Hopefully, when I finish getting off social media, I will use it wisely again.

Haven't used for 2 months n still going 💪

i got rid of social media starting almost a year ago and now i'm gearing up to get rid of my smartphone too! very exciting and i love being off social media but i can't say i'm super productive lol it's so hard to get my brain to engage in anything practical or productive.

I wasn’t actually allowed to get social media and I used to be angry at my parents because I was one of the only people at school without it, but now I’m glad. I can see from people around me how socially media negatively affects you and the problems it causes, and I’m so glad that I’m away from all of that.

It is SO GREAT hearing younger people talk about mental health and social media!! Lucy Allan, your self-awareness and personal growth is really encouraging to see 👍

great video! as someone who makes a living on social media, its totally hard to turn it off. I am very envious of your journey with it!

my parents took my social media over a year ago. i was soooo pissed at the time *cue air punching* but i actually think it’s been good for me. the only thing that sucks about it is communicating with friends. almost nobody gets phone numbers anymore, but it differentiates between the people who actually care to get to know you. you have no idea how many guys just ghost you after they don’t get the response they want to “snap?” and it’s really helpful to weed out all of the douchebags who just want to hook up. totally recommend detoxing, voluntary or not.

I wish 'bigger' KZfaqrs followed in your footsteps too. The positive influence then would be massive.

I realised that life was so much more fun, slow and beautiful when my dad took me out last month on my birthday to his old college and the area he used to live in when he first met my mom. He took me to such beautiful places and told me so much stories about what he used to do back in the day. I thought to myself and said, do I have any stories like these? What will I remember out of a temporary life that lasts only a few years when all I do is care about what people think of me because of social media. Also it’s funny when I think to myself, what stories will I tell my children? Social media has never benefited me and I’m saying this out of experience. After I left it for a while, things finally started to feel real. I wasn’t only surviving but I was actually living. I’m spending more time with my family too because my time to talk with them is only limited and I can’t stand having more regrets because of social media. Turns out I never needed to know what a celebrity ‘eats for a day’ or ‘how I got an hourglass body’ videos because once I left it my body felt healthy because I was moving it and I was too busy enjoying my life I never even realised how much I’ve changed in a few days. My body, my hair, my skin, my social skills and even my grades. I was so worried I would regret deleting it but turns out I was too busy being exposed to the real world that I couldn’t care to even go back to it. So so so so much advantages and doors opened after I gave up social media and minimised the amount of time I spend on my phone. I recommend it 100%. Don’t look back.

My life without social media seems so very light , calm and peaceful and really that was before. And I am really into it now , I do have Facebook but on private coz' I spread only which is relevant stuff. And, it is better to stop using it. Bring back the days that embraced life. The Prayers, Plants, Nature's, Books, Moon, stars , sunrises and Sunsetting. Breathing, enjoying coffee, good music, happy faces, genuine people, pure love, good soul. The universe will surely smile seeing us and so God will rejoice in all of us. 🙂

At the end of the day - I believe this: - Social Media is a great tool if you use it to produce (instead of consume) If you (behind this screen, yes you) improve yourself and create more will/discipline, you can make wonders happen. My life massively shifted to being a producer that is present and happy.

As someone who also does not use social media, I was coerced into using TikTok for a few weeks and the addiction was horrific! I was on it all day every day! Glad I got rid of it. It’s designed to keep you on as much as possible.

Love this! “At the end of the day, all you’re doing is deleting a couple apps,” it really is so much more simple than we make it.

4:33 reminded me strongly of Bo Burnhams quote: "If you can live a life without an audience, do it.". I suppose this is quite a challenge. :) Very good video, good quality and content! Subscribed.

I stopped posting on social media about 5 years ago and I’ve found I love my pictures a lot more because I’m not spending ages making them look perfect, just taking them to capture a moment.

i deleted all of my social media too, i feel much lighter, less anxious and productive i only have youtube bc sometimes it's very usefull i love your videos! thank youuu!!! 💘💘🇧🇷

Ive been off of social for a year. What you said about people filling empty minutes with their phones (for example while waiting for the bus) is one the the things that annoys me the most nowadays. It's just 5 minutes, why can't you just look around for five minutes??..

This is kinda nice to hear, as someone who isn’t allowed to have insta I was worried I’d miss out or lose friends. but thank you for the reminder that if I need an app for them to be my friends, they aren’t actually good friends Ty for this vid :)

I deleted social media 7 months ago thanks to this video, and I can 100% say my life has been so much better!

i havent been on social media since August and it feels great knowing that i'm no longer attached to my phone anymore. being on your phone for too long can be very draining and seeing too much of people's business can be addiciting.

I dramatically reduced my social media usage about 9 months ago now. One of the best decisions I ever made. I had developed serious social anxiety trying to engage in activism online, and I felt better after just a few weeks. I didn’t give up on activism though - I just get my information from books and make my contributions in person. I think the key thing is to take a realistic look at what you’re getting from social media and ask yourself if you can get that another way. Normally you can, and it often ends up being better than the social media version anyway

through this whole year I’ve taken weekly to monthly breaks & gone back to social media because i thought i was ready. i started a longer break since September because i realized i wasn’t ready at all to be back on it & couldn’t create a healthy relationship with the time i spent on it. I’m planning to maybe come back next year but it has honestly changed my life i feel like im not constantly seeing other people’s life or putting myself down because someone’s internet life is more “productive” than mine

I deleted my socials last year. I did it a few weeks before a big move. The most notable thing for me was the fact that every time we stopped to have a break (from moving heavy house things, sofas, cabinets etc) id sit down and INSTANTLY start trying to find an app to scroll through. It was eye opening that in the downtime between jobs, i felt the only way to spend my free time was to scroll through things i dont find interesting... I soon after found a lot of joy with sitting in the sun with a glass of cold water listening to the birds. Bliss.

I decided to deactivate my instagram account 5 months ago and haven't missed it once ever since. In fact I have felt more peace and less negativity towards myself and have more time to live in the "real world". People my age (I'm 21) ask me how I do it and I tell them it was easy when you realize how little social media actually does for you in the long run. I'm glad to see other people in this generation turn away from the norm of living vicariously through others on their phones and promote healthy social habits! This is the first video of yours I have seen and I will be subscribing! xx

lucy! i love how real you keep it, i’m off of social media too except youtube and it really has improved my mental health for the better(: something about deleting social media is that often we feel we are the only ones off the grid but in reality there’s so many likeminded individuals like us out there. can’t wait for your next upload(:

I’ve been off Instagram for 3 years and Facebook almost 10 years. Let me tell you I carry way more joy than the people around me. It’s insane. God is good 😊

Something I did while I was on my Instagram break was read books on my phone, or even keep physical books in my bag. If I had downtime, like being in a line or something, I always had something to do that was productive. This video is a sign I have to delete it again. Since going back, I started taking selfie’s again. It’s definitely not healthy for me.

losing my phone was unironically the best thing that ever happened to me, my social anxiety had went away and I read and learn about so much now.

Just turned 25 a few days ago and I have been off social media for 2 years now. I just got back on IG but as a private account with no pics just to follow celebs and architecture pages and its honestly more freeing to me. I always enjoyed person interactions and now that I get that more from true friends who want to see me means lot. I value other things all over again like I did before I got on social media as a teenager. Its simply freeing knowing that I no longer have to give someone a "handle" to follow me who will never talk to me again. Love the video!

After I came across your youtube channel you helped me to make the final decision to delete all the social media. It's been 4 months and I don't miss anything about that. At this point my mental health matters more. I am more concentrated on my school work (I am not even in my class group chat on insta) . Some of my fake friends still to this day didn't even notice that I am off social media. Other than that I text my real friends every day. I am not ever going back to that toxic place. It's wonderful to catch up with your life lucy and thanks for sharing it! You are such a sweet and beautiful gal!

I am in TEARS! You have inspired me to make a significant change in my life. I am so sick of feeling so negative all the time when generally, I'm a positive person! I'm making this change. Starting with Tiktok & limiting my Facebook usage to only an hour a day. Only to keep up with extended family that uses that platform as a means to communicate with me :) You are an inspiration! & you have gained a sub. Cheers!

It’s been about two months since I stepped away from the digital world and almost as soon as I did I realised how disconnected my peers were. It made me sad. People would rather scroll then engage with their friends and live in the moment. I may not understand most of the trends going around but I’m happy I guess haha

This is so true! Not being on social media gives you more time to do things you actually want to do. I am into reading a lot more and also feeling happier by living in the moment is helping me a lot!

I love what you said about noticing that we tend to hop on our phone when we have a break of a few minutes. I was thinking about that last week, my compulsion to pick up the phone or do something, anything, if I had a 5-minute break, say in between tasks while cooking. Or having a podcast on, something to devote my attention to. Last week I actually tried not to do that during those short breaks in the kitchen, and it felt good; like you said, I guess it felt more like the days before social media (I was in college when FB came out). It’s still a habit for me to break, but it’s good to recognize that I do it. I’ve seen videos about not only ditching social media but also switching to a flip phone, and the idea of both is intriguing. Not sure if I could actually do it, but I like the idea of trying to limit myself to only checking once per day. I certainly notice that I spend way too much time on the phone doing really nothing important or meaningful. Anyway, love this video, thank you for sharing!

Loved the video! As a preteen, I decided to stop using Snapchat and TikTok and my life has been different ever since. I’m a teenager now and my perspective on life has grown and improved so much. I’ve found my passions, my idealized life, and good friends. It was especially hard for me to go through Covid without these two main social media apps, but I got through it, and I feel better, healthier, and happier. I’d definitely recommend for others to try this long-term social media detox too!

You literally look so much brighter and naturally happy. There's a sereine energy you're transmitting. X

I really like the term "digital minimalism" and the thought of using media to your advantage. I think with these phrases you expressed the whole thing very well

This is such a great video! When my anxiety was really bad, I put my phone on silent for 6 months.

Just disabling notifications and removing the icons from your first page on your phone or bookmarks is actually a great way of cutting hours without going full on delete mode... I deleted instagram because for me it was just a scrolling time sink. I kept facebook because where I live lot's of cafés and clubs use it to post their events and information surrounding those events, but I've disabled facebook notifications and removed the app from my homescreen which makes me scroll it far less often than I would before.

My gosh! Having social media since 8 years old sounds kind of like a nightmare. I cherish my childhood memories of using my imagination whilst playing outdoors, loving to pour myself over books, and having tons of face-to-face time with friends. It's great you decided to get off of social media, as it is such a new addition to all of our lives. Genetically, we just haven't had enough time to adapt to the all-encompassing nature of the socials, which is why many people encounter addiction and mental health deterioration while using them. You are sticking to your guts and going back to what is natural for humans. Good for you!

Props to you! I am 15 almost 16 and I’ve been on social media since I was 10,and I wish i never downloaded TikTok but I’m too deep in to delete it,but i wish I didn’t. Having social media young is hard. I personally couldn’t delete anything bc I’m addicted,but i love how you incorporated this into your real life!

As with anything, self control and moderation are part of the key to balance your life. I try to look for videos that will teach me something to further my skills so I'm more productive. It's very tempting to look at "stuff" that's sucks your time and energy and I definitely fall victim to that, but if used the right way it can be beneficial to you and everyone you interact with. Just giving my penny worth of input! No judgement whatsoever. Find balance in everything.

this was massively helpful. Thanks for the nuanced perspective. I feel like a lot of videos like this promote an unrealistic goal to cut everything all the time which leaves the viewer feeling like they are weak-willed when they inevitably fail. This felt realistic and refreshing.

Lucy your videos are brilliant & have helped me make sense of abstaining from socials my end. I think collectively there could be a movement pushing taking a break from social media more heavily to help people unlock life & fulfil their potentials. You have every chance of making that happen 💯

I've been minimalizing on using social media for about six month since i watched your video about it. I'm making a good progress for months and i can feel how it affects my life positively, but this past couple months i'm kinda losing track of my progress and starting to waste too much time on my social media again. Thank you so much for this video, it reminds why i started this and why i need to get back to it and continue my progress.

i deactivated my main account last week and can't even access my other one, and it feels so good. i feel WAY more present -- i don't think we're supposed to know so much information about everyone's lives you know what i mean? and like what they're liking, where they are 24/7, everything they're thinking, etc. etc. it just leads to information overload sometimes which makes us more anxious !!! anyway love the video so much !!!

Love that you have made this video! :) I deleted my accounts a month ago after having severe anxiety and addition to social media. I had chest pains and racing thoughts and could not focus. after two weeks of coming off of social media the anxiety finally stopped and has not come back. I totally relate to everything you say about it deteriorating your mental health. I am in my 30s and very lucky to probably be the last generation to have an entire childhood in the 90s and early 2000s where social media did not exist and neither did smartphones to create screen and social media addiction.

I' m glad i am not the only one who stays off social media . Especially as i'm a teenager almost everyone of my age is on social media . But because of that i am a whole lot productive and i have tons of hobbies . And true fact about friends, those who are your REAL friends will find you and stay even if you are off social media . An inspiring video ! I hope this sets as an example of a still happy , wonderful life without social media.

So nice to hear your experience with this. It's amazing how easily we can get sucked too far into something for the wrong reasons when your intentions are good. I am a couple of days into a long break from Instagram and I look forward to the good results I know will come from that!

i deleted twitter, snapchat, facebook, and tik tok almost a year ago now and ive never felt better!! i love the term digital minimalism that you brought up because it so much nicer to have 1 or 2 platforms instead of 6 to check!! awesome video!

thanks for the video! I saw the first one you made and I live in this social media dilemma, sometimes I delete everything and sometimes I try to manage it and controll the screen time 🤷‍♀️ but I also struggled with social anxiety

like seriously i hate those who text rude msg to anyone else without knowing anything even on social media everyone wants to be a cool by hating giving rude reply as they think that will make them turn into a bad bitch and those words that keep lingering on minds is all bcoz of social media umm glad to u for posting these things it made me encouraged💜thanks to uuu lucy

I'll be honest. I don't know why I have it. I go through Instagram scrolling for like an hour. Not even looking at anything. Nothing interests me. Same with tiktok. Or anything else. But I still go on. Not sure why I have it or what I am actually supposed to do with it. I have it just to have it.

I had a baby at 18 (4 years ago) and I got rid of all my social media’s when I fell pregnant. I made a new Facebook with about 150 friends because of keeping in touch with old school friends and family etc. I am certain I would be a truly different person, in a bad way, had I not made this choice. I am very present and I just focus on my own life and those who I love. I am glad I’m not up-to-date with current trends because like you say, I’d much rather be up-to-date with the real world! I would like to get rid of my iPhone and just buy a good camera for memories next. Well done on your journey!!

This video is so detailed and awesome,I deleted tiktok today and I was scared that Im gonna download it again because it happened before and I dont trust myself when it comes to these situations,thank you so much for this Im not scared anymore at all💗💗

This has me inspired to try and cut down on my social media usage too. I can't afford to delete it altogether because of long distance friendships, but i am on it all way too much and it doesn't do me any favours. Cheers to you for doing this and talking about it!

Much respect for what you've done and your wise words. We know many people who keep saying they are going to quit social media but they never do; most of them don't even realize it is indeed a very brave decision that requires a great deal of determination and discipline. And not because they are addicted, but because they have grown up with it. It's all about learning to minimize the time spent on them and use it to our advantage in ways that can make us better.

It's so refreshing to see someone my age who has taken the same decision regarding social media! I deleted all my accounts three years ago. I don't really miss it at all!

Don‘t stop with the social media videos, i love them 😄

I really loved this video. I deleted my Instagram nearly 4 years ago and it has been such a game changer. Real life is so much more fulfilling! Well done you! I hope your video inspires more people to evaluate their social media use and how much it is impacting their mental health💜

yes! to add onto that, I wanted to say that I try to keep my entertainment stuff (TikTok, games, etc) on my iPad and the more useful stuff on my phone (like the kindle app), that way if I'm in public waiting in line I'll read some of a book or check my email instead of mindlessly scrolling. Whenever I pick up my iPad I'm allowing myself to indulge in social media and games and it helps separate work from play if that makes sense

i deleted all my accounts sophomore yr of hs and now im a sophomore in college. i’ve learned so much about myself and also how to BE by myself; i dont regret it at all

thank you so much for sharing your honest thoughts! I could relate to pretty much everything you said here-- especially about how you were considering going back, and how honestly it's not a straight uphill from the moment you delete. you adjust, and find new things to possibly fixate on. Lovely video as always!

I’ve been trying out something new with my social media. Just deleted instagram off my phone (but still keeping my personal account active/not deleting it just in case) and only keeping the big “4” on my phone (Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, and KZfaq) just so I can kind of keep up with current news if I wanted to. I’m also trying to actively reduce my screen time on my phone so I can better study for my classes as well as trying to enjoy my hobbies again. I’ve been using social media for a little over a decade now (started my first instagram at age 10, now I’m 21) and I’ve lost my teenage years to it. I don’t want to lose my twenties to it

I'm also 20 years old and I can testify that this vid is really true. I also had some times of relapsing on social media addiction, but I still do apply it and doing my best to stay committed with my growth

I recently just deleted it because of a falling out with a friend I mainly talked to online, I just told people to text me instead. It felt weird and my phone feels empty, and when there is silence and everyone stares at their phone I just have to sit there lol. But honestly it didn't feel like a safe space so I agree with this until im in a good headspace to go back and not feel a need and more of a want to.

I quit social media in January (and I'm going to keep it that way forever) and I have changed so much. I finally know who I am and what I want. I haven't been this happy in so long.

you speak right from my soul! I started this journey three weeks ago and i absolutely love it! i can already feel so much difference. so looking forward for what's coming next! :-)

I deleted social media 2 days ago. I found myself searching all these different pages and groups for the most liked memes so I could share them and get likes from people on my friends list. I wasted hours and days doing that. Then I would rarely get any likes. That’s when I realized most of the people on my friends list weren’t my friends. Not because they didn’t like me, but they were mostly people from old jobs, dead friendships, and acquaintances from school from over a decade ago. I didn’t really have any real connections with these people anymore and haven’t seen most of them in many years. It made me feel like a loser that was desperate for attention. I constantly compared myself to other people and I was never as popular as them on the Internet and it made me feel like a lesser person. I think it’s distracting me from my real life as well. My girlfriend makes comments about me being on Facebook to often. At work, I constantly check my phone to see if I have notifications. It’s always on my mind wondering if someone is going to send me a message or like something on my page or tag me but it almost never happens. When I would get a notification, I would be so happy and check it really fast only to see it was a page I like that posted an update or something. It sucked. I actually felt embarrassed about who I am because of Facebook. I would delete things that didn’t get any likes and keep the things that got some like. Then people would call me out on it saying I delete everything I post. My insecurities made me look like an idiot in front of literally everyone I met and added on there. Deleting Facebook for me is my way of refocusing on real life and paying attention to the people in my life that actually want to be there and who deserve the attention I wasted on fake internet friends. I’ve done this before, but this time, I feel differently. I feel like Facebook is a drug addiction that I am finally ready to give up for good. I realized I don’t even like most of the people on there. So that’s that. Social media is over for me. I want to be mentally healthy.

Deleting tiktok was one of the best decisions ive made. I used to watch tiktok for hoooours, but now i have so much extra time!

I was away from social media for like 3 years .started using again few months back, at this point I feels as if I'm using it way too much.Think I'll go back to staying away from it.Thank you for pinpointing the facts😄🤗🙏

Love this! I deleted all social media for a year and loved it! Then I felt the same about KZfaq and got it again. I personally didn’t have any fomo because I was able to focus on my own life ❤️❤️

I grew up before social media was big and I grew up with it as well. Half and half. I can honestly tell you that life before social media was so much better. We connected more. Memories are more meaningful. And conversations were more insightful. You cannot compare the life before to todays. And I’m so glad that this younger generation is opening they’re eyes and removing the invisible chains attached to they’re soul.

Good insights and what helps is finding something new to curb that craving the first few weeks or months before you completely readjusted to a life without SM. Start reading books for example , or start that project you'd been procrastinating. Otherwise you may not resist the temptations

This video needs more promotion, more people need to learn what you have learned

My life has never been more peaceful. Some people can't feel the change the same way but for myself if I "social media blacked out" I would snap back feeling sloppy and slow, unmotivated. However when I quit I never really looked back, one thing though is the sadness I feel watching others, specifically younger kids waste their time.

I did the same experiment also like 9 months ago and I can approve so many things you said. Only thing I didn't get off is KZfaq. I should probably now that I know how easy it actually is! I can recommend everyone trying it for a Month.

I've wanted to do this for so long and I'm glad this video showed up on my recommendations! I'll take it as a sign

Very helpful. Was thinking of deleting all my social media but I'm always afraid I'll be left out ... thankful for this video

I have been social media free ( besides KZfaq) for almost 5 years now and I couldn’t be happier without it all!!

About the friend thing, i do wanna add though that it is a bit different with friends that live further away. Social Media can be an important way to communicate, and if that falls away and the friendship suffers under that, it does not have to mean that they weren't real friends - so i think the concern about that is sometimes really justified. Your video however is motivating me to delete all those apps that i really do not need to connect with others and that i tend to waste my time on...which quite honestly includes youtube as well, I'm glad i came across your video but i'd be kidding myself if i didn't admit that i only came here because i'm trying to procrastinate haha.

That's a very good and balanced view on it. I use social media, but it try to only follow people who don't spread hate and envy (which, basically, there is a lot in the internet). Channels about mental help, taking your time, and people who build each other up. And kind people who share their art. Social media can be used for good. But i admit, it's easy to get drawn to the other side though (especially on Tiktok), or use it too much. As for me, Social media increased my productivity (i draw, and having some kind of draw schedule for instagram helped), and it helped to connect with people who want the best for each other. It's important to look at yourself and your life, check what is really important, and try to only worry about what matters and if something worsens your life, to try to have less of it. You are doing the right thing!