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Written by datarama on 2024-10-25 at 10:41

I'm thinking about whether I should stop using social media entirely.

I've largely selected for following decent people here, but going through the feed still feels like a firehose of despair and horror. Because, well, the world seems to be like that right now.

But when I go outside, or even just read a "normal" news media feed, that's not how it feels at all.

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Written by datarama on 2024-10-25 at 10:54

There is a lot to worry about. War, AI, climate disaster, looming economic turmoil, booming inequality, neo-fascism. And, well, those are things that decent people (by my standards) do worry about. But if there are a lot of people sharing their legitimate worries, you get the firehose effect.

And then - at least for me - it's so easy to forget that the leaves on the trees are so lovely this time of year, and nobody has managed to get the birds to pay rent yet.

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Written by datarama on 2024-10-25 at 12:26

Or, put another way:

I am terribly depressed and anxious, and I'm not sure this is helping.

Pulling the plug on social media won't make all that go away - but nothing else I can do will, either.

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Written by Nora Reed on 2024-10-25 at 12:30

@datarama i hope you do what's best for you! i would miss you though

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