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“Social media is free, because you pay for it with your time”. Incredibly compelling way to frame the crazy trade-off we partake in.

Always open the app with a purpose in mind and leave when mission accomplished. That's how I fight in this battle.

Social media "tells us that it's more important to be updated about everything, than to be deeply informed about anything". Wow that hits hard, I love that quote.

I don't use Instagram, Tiktok, WhatsApp and so on, but I waste almost all my free time for KZfaq

I uninstalled all social media apps and bought 4 bicycles and now spend about 10 hours a week cycling to work, riding trails in the forest and exploring wherever my bike can take me. I met a wonderful woman who also loves crazy cycling adventures and we share so much great time together doing the thing we love to do. My mental and physical health has improved exponentially. I lost 20kg. I was promoted at work and bought a house and am now able to be there physically, financially and emotionally for my teenage children. I still look at screens, that's almost unavailable, but the time is much reduced. Freeing my mind from the virus of social media has given me my life back. Life's too short to not ride a bike every day.

Hi everyone! Just wanted to express my gratitude for all the support this video has received. It's already reached way more people than I ever imagined, and it has been amazing to read the comments/messages from those who have felt impacted by it. I have a lot more to say about this topic, and I just uploaded a follow-up to this talk on my channel. Please give it a watch if you are looking for more tangible advice on building healthier tech habits!

I'm 19.Thanks for saving my future by opening up my brain.

Restful activities to substitute: reading, doing art, gardening, making music, playing a game, walking in nature, socialising.

"IF SOMETHING IS FREE THEN YOU'RE THE PRODUCT."

How many of you just use KZfaq

“When you’re trying to FOMO, you actually missed out on living” Damn, that hits hard!

"a letter tells us that our communication doesn't need to be frequent, it just needs to be deep" :)

“Free time is your most valuable resource, don’t give it away for free” I like this speech

Best decision I ever made deleting all social media about 6 months ago. Have lived such a more beautiful , peaceful life since.

Social media is like shopping at the store: know what you want going in, or you'll wander endlessly and leave with things you didn't need.

This should be viewed by millions. The algorithm don’t want you to see this

This problem is made even worse because we use social media to soothe ourselves and deal with our loneliness, depression anxiety etc. Then, we get even more hooked and spend even more time.

“social media is free because you pay for it with your time” - this hit me hard, I wish it wasn’t free and we actually had to pay for a subscription

I'm an 8th grade math teacher and do a Thoughtful Thursday every week. Made them watch this for one of them. Should've seen their shocked faces! Thank you very much for doing the research and posting this visually!!

The irony of watching this on KZfaq 😭

Social media does a great job at making us feel like if we aren't constantly engaging there, then we're missing out. This talk does a great job of giving us the perspective that it's quite the opposite. Choosing where we give our time takes self-control and practice. Social media destroys that ability.

I am 20 and I don't use any social media other than Whatsapp and KZfaq for my study related info . I am living a good life focusing on my self with less comparison❤

Believe me, I disappeared from social media and it is the best feeling in the world. This is your sign to live life for real and not online

If social media wasn't free, would you spend money on it? So why are you spending time on it? You can always make more money. Time is something you can never get back.

I had a bad internet addiction for 4 years. It started during the pandemic and I decided to put a full stop to it only at the end of last year. I went from topping my school, being one of the students teachers hoped would do well in entrance exams to colleges, public exams, to literally failing all subjects. This along with other personal issues, my academic topper identity crumbling down, I was broken. Took me a long time to completely stop social media, especially twitter use even though I knew the problem. And when I tried to sit and study again, I was not able to. It really pained and hurt me to maintain focus and concentrate on anything academica related, my speech became slurred, before the pandemic when I was doing amazing, I used to be able to think fast and answer in classes, calculate math in my head very quickly, I have won many prizes and awards, but after pandemic, it was very very hard and I became very slow. Cognitive abilities definitely took a hit and this was what that truly frightened me. Not being able to get back to my genius self. I knew ihad it in me. The potential. Because I had once been using it to a high level. I am slowly recovering now. Focusing is getting more and more easier as I force to sit myself down and study. Somedays it's very hard, I cry. But life has to keep going. Because of this I was not able to grt into my dream colleges, so I've taken another year to study for my entrance exam. And by addiction I meant: more than 16-18 hours per day of internet and social media almost every single day for FOUR DUCKING YEARS. So you can imagine the damage my brain had suffered. If you've read until here, I would be glad if you dropped a comment for me. Bcs this addiction took me away all the connections and friends in my life and I'm alone today. Though there are many life lessons I learnt because of the hard times, the negative impact is also very much and requires much healing. So it would be very helpful for me and heartwarming if someone can drop a comment for me. Thank you. 💛 I wrote all this so nobody would have to go through the same as me. I know I will turn out just fine, and why? Even much better than I was before my pandemic but still it's a very painful and lonely , loveless towards yourself journey. Take care. Use your time wisely for the things that truly matter to you. 💛

This is fantastic. The part where he explained what books and letters do compared to what TikTok and Instagram do was deep. I should watch this every morning.

Day ("I don't count") without Instagram 🗿

"Don't let yourself get to the age of 90 only to look back on your life and realize that while you were trying to avoid FOMO, you actually missed out on living." great TED talk, Dino

This has to be one of the most important speeches of our time.

10 minutes being on the screen for this Video saves me from countless hours. Thank you so much. And I will spread the news. Every minute worth it.

My Macroeconomics professor always says that, "If anything is free, YOU are the price."

KZfaq algorithms worried about my future🗿

I quit social media 3 years ago. Best decision ever. I live my life for myself now, if you’re reading this and thinking about doing it - do it! Your life will improve. Because you’re just a product for these companies to be sold as data to other companies.

The amounts of time consumed on these platforms makes this talk one of the most important ones to hear and adjust our behaviour to. Thank you.

8:53 Social media is free because you pay for it with your time. When something is free, you are the product.

Something I appreciate about Ted talks is that they never have a click baity thumbnail. Sure the title may work toward that effect, but I never walk away from a video unsatisfied.

Brilliant talk. The gaming industry has picked up on this as well. They no longer want your money, they want as much of your time as possible.

I'm 20 years ..watching this video really make me to understood about our value with time and ourselves...is the most important thing...♡....

This is one of the most stunning visualizations I have seen to explain the problem we are dealing with. Thank you, Dino, for this work.

Day 3 of deleting instagram

I honestly think everyone needs to see this video, ESPECIALLY younger people

Updated with everything rather than deeply informed about anything - I love that. We are so focused on gather information we will eventually forget or to unimportant rather than truly get invested in a few topics

I disagree with his comment on leaving your mark when it comes to following your passion and traveling. We leave our mark every day, in ordinary interactions. The smile you put on a coworkers face, you left a mark, the motivational video you heard on your way to work and decided to share with a friend, you left a mark.

Most phones have an option to set a time limit on apps, just changed my IG time from one hour a day to 10 minutes. Never installed TikTok, never will. After watching this I intend to read more books.

I spend a lot of time on screens. But that's also where I learn the most things. I personally don't think screen time is a bad thing. The internet is like a unlimited library. You could learn anything you want for very little money of free on the internet. It's a great tool if used correctly that is.

What’s sad is the average social media user will probably struggle to get through this entire video. I recently deleted Instagram and TikTok, deactivated my accounts and don’t engage in Twitter or Snapchat or Facebook. KZfaq is the last stand. 🤣

Funny thing is social media is said to connect us more but i feel so disconnected ever since I started using it despite virtually communicating back and forth with people on the daily. When I didn't use social media I was so connected with people and had actual strong reliable relationships. When i was sick, I had people physically come see me. But now all I get is an emoji and get well soon. Its awkward amd lonely this side.

00:00 We have limited time in our lives to do everything we want. 01:34 How you spend your time determines the quality of your life. 03:07 Excessive screen time has cognitive consequences and affects mental health negatively. 04:34 Social media platforms influence our mental health, relationships, and ability to pursue important things. 06:01 Social media encourages shallow communication and undermines deep understanding. 07:24 Social media platforms profit by monetizing users and influencing their behavior through targeted ads. 08:50 Social media platforms profit from your time 10:15 Most of us are overpaying for social media.

Social media platforms make us chronically distracted - so real!

"That free time is your most valuable resource. Do not give it away for free." Easily one of the best closing lines 💖

Life is too short to regret it. I think our current generational issue is getting back the time social media companies take from us so we can live fuller, longer lives.

I’ll join the list of commenters who have deleted social media and feel better for doing so. I don’t miss it at all.

Thank you for this amazing and eye opening ted talk. I deleted tik tok about 10 months ago and I was shocked by how much time i actually had this whole time. I started doing things that i really had passion for and my life has never been better. Also majority of people these days don't seem to be able to make meaningful and deep conversations and that's upsetting. My friend picks on me because I don't have tik tok, but I'm positive that I'm making the right decision every day by choosing to not waste my precious time on social media.

“Social media is free, because you pay for it with your time” really struck a nerve in me. There's no going back from here for me. Thankyou Dino Ambrosi.

It has been a one and half year ago I deleted my all social media accounts and I only use KZfaq where I get plenty amount of useful information without consuming short cringe content. Because I know "If you not paying for the product then you are a product".

Once you give up social media… you realize the real world is filled true opportunity

The stories that I could've write that i did not because my head always says that "Let's go find some motivation while scrolling through social medias" then just when I realized that I should be writing, I already wasted hours and and that made me feel unmotivated. It's a cycle really.

It's not about what you do, it's about who you do it with.

This talk is so underrated more people need to see this. Thank you Dino!

Wow wow wow. I needed this. I have to tell myself not to multitask with social media because it’s just making me sporadic.

Incredible Presentation with such a valuable message/lesson. This should be shown to every 18 year-old. Thank you for sharing this!

Thank you man!!! The most incredible and truthful speech I’ve heard after ages. I admire your bravery for sending this dark message to the world. The world needs to hear it. At least me! Thanks again!

I never liked social media, but this talk misses a point: my focus time is valued at 20 dollars per hour, but my relax time should never be valued in dollars, but in happiness achieved. I plan spending most of that relax time playing board games, computer games, sports, watching TV series, spending time with friends and family... Probably 50% or more of that will be "screen time", because the computer games part of it will take a big chunk of that, but I think that's totally fine, and I'm not doing anything I will regret. I think the problem is that people are doing this out of being distracted, instead of choosing it consciously, and that's problematic, but saying that you should value each hour of your free time 20 dollars is the best way to feel like a failure and burnout, or just waste your life chasing the hassle instead of building your future happiness.

Start watching everything in 1.25x speed or 1.5x

That monetary calculation floored me because i believe my hours to be worth more than 20 for each so imagine if I put in those hours in something that could pay me more then the 20 per hour. I've been struggling with social media discipline but this perspective has done some good work with that honestly. Love this!

i’ve come to the conclusion that for most people the only thing it’s going to be able to take is to get rid of their smart phone. It’s an extremely hard habit to break and when it’s there it’s like having a pack of cigarettes there in front of you when you try to quit smoking.

Thank you man!!! The most incredible and truthful speech I’ve heard after ages. I admire your bravery for sending this dark message to the world. The world needs to hear it. At least me! Thanks again! 🎉

The BEST Ted Talk I’ve listened to this year. This is for our generation. EVERYONE needs to watch/listen to this

Damn he is such a charismatic speaker. The confidence, the pauses and everything. They give weight to his speech a lot.

Should be played across every high school in the world..

I have been trying to reduce my screen time for Social Media, and by the way it is designed, and how addicted it has been, has been the hardest thing for me to change, but after a semester, I can go a whole few days without going on my phone no problem. Now working on helping my younger siblings reduce their screen consumption which has been even harder

Signing off after the screentime. That's all I needed to hear. Boom and bye

I am 25 and I feel like I wasted more than 3 years, but "optimistically" it is not too late!

An absolute eye opener. Prcecise, concise and very well narrated.

One of the best TedTalks I've ever watched. Really love how he shares this subject from an insightful perspective. Made me think a lot. THANKS A LOT!

and here i am on social media watching this

It's not only wasting my time, but also make me to campare myself with others every moment. I used to follow bloggers and when I figured out that they make me fed up, disappointed and miserable, I avoided them. Now, life is less disappointing!

Every line spoken in this talk had a lot of depth. One of the best TEDx talks I've seen so far!

Wow it’s been a while since i watched a full 11-minute video without scrolling and it’s actually really goood. Thank u for this amazing thought-provoking presentation ❤

This is the most needed tedxtalks for this social media addicted generation

This made me realize my actual life is very short. I can't get lazy and push off what I should do today because today will never EVER come back. 90 is too optimistic. I've seen some people die at 50 or even younger. Even if you live to 90, you have to start accounting for surgery and recovery times, funerals, mortgage, raising children, your deteriorating health, alzheimer etc.

I think there also needs to be a shift in jobs wanting to get a hold of us after our work hours. That’s not to say we HAVE to answer work emails or texts after hours, but the feeling of being obligated to answer is there because it’s our “job”.

Thank you for this. As a business teacher I showed this video to my students and the discussions there after were so powerful! We learned a lot and now have some solutions moving forward!

Do what you like to do. If your dreams are big enough, you will be chasing.

i had been a heavy social media user in my teens and i dont feel like im distracted now at work / tasks / responsibilities. i do everything i have to do and i dont feel like i have to open socials or my phone. if i choose to procrastinate thats another thing. in case your phone seriously distracts you, just hide the apps in the app drawer, turn off notifications, or uninstall them and you'll be good.

My partner is my savior because she has gotten me to read for the first time in years. For years I never really read unless it was for uni. This has inspired me to read more and take time to smell the roses.

These are the one of the best lessons I have learnt in my social media journey 😮...

It all depends on the angle you apply to it. Social media helped me realize most people are no better than me and I can achieve much more than I used limit myself to before I had access to all this information. It’s a powerful learning tool for those of us who didn’t grow up with good support system and education.

I think this is the only KZfaq video, of more than a couple of minutes in length that I have watched to the end, without reading the comments, in a very long time. That tells its own tale about both its value and also about me.

I'm a dedicated viewer from India, and I've greatly benefited from your insightful videos. Recently, I observed that KZfaq introduced a feature allowing users to switch audio tracks to different languages. This has proven to be extremely beneficial for content accessibility, as demonstrated by major KZfaqrs like MrBeast. Considering the diverse global audience, I believe incorporating multilingual audio tracks in your videos could significantly enhance the learning experience for viewers who encounter language challenges. This feature has the potential to make your valuable content accessible to a wider international audience. Thank you for considering this suggestion. Looking forward to more enriching content from you.

Now it makes sense why in Highschool i have so much time pursuing my passion which is video editing and etc. i just cant imagine how today feels like i have no free time. It turns out i was scrolling alot. Damn.

When we all really think like this ,no one can use as much as of their time to give our attention to them ,think about that

This should be played in all schools

Greatest Ted talk of all time, I'd not pay any meaningless attention to these devices anymore, thanks sir.

I actually use social media to kill time, e.g. on a train ride. But it just bores me so much, after like 10 minutes I start reading a book and now I’ve deleted everything, except for instagram, cuz I like being in touch with people I know personally. Social Media is going to kill itself, cuz everything a re-upload we’ve seen before. Or on KZfaq, so so many pointless videos that let me close the app as soon as I’ve opened it… Now I’ve got books on my shopping list, because psychology‘s especially very interesting.

Screen time ≠ social media. This is how people work and communicate with each other. Yes, life is short, but spending it worrying about “wasted time” is not the best choice. Everyone lives with their own priorities and at their own speed.

“Don’t let yourself get to the age of 90, only to look back on your life, and realize that while you were trying to avoid FOMO, you actually missed out on living.”

I wasted 12 years of my life, now it's very hard to start from scratch again

Hands down, this the best ted talk of my life.