Deleting mainstream social media. Smart, or dumb idea?

smart imo im jealous

Hello,

I like your ideas. I used to be on Twitter and Discord all day, and switching to Spacehey and smaller communities not only made me spend less time on my phone, but also made me feel better than whatever an algorithm was feeding me on Twitter. 

I wouldn't say to jump immediately into it, but wean yourself off, maybe. Add a time limit to Tiktok, start using the alternative more, and then decide on deleting accounts. Maybe ask your friends to give an alternative a try. Instagram doesn't sound like a problem to me, especially if it's giving you information on events (I know I only have instagram for my IRL friends, too.) Overall, I think smaller social media sites might be better? 

I'd love to hear about what other sites you're using, as I'm kind of doing the same thing. 

@marumizer For now i'm using spacehey(ofc), bitview, niconico douga (although it's known, the way the algorithm works is very different to youtube) and for texting I use windows live messenger escargot. I don't know anyother yet, but there's a Twitter made by the creators of bitview which looks like the old twt

Hi! It seems a smart idea to limit the engagement with something that feels overwhelming, even if it`s an app.

I`ve had similar thoughts for a while now in terms of mainstream social media. I`m relatively new here, so being in a smaller community feels different. I think it would be nice to give yourself some more time to figure this stuff out.

hey i know this post is a bit old now but as someone who uses a dumbphone i thought i could respond! i have a nokia flip phone, so all it can do is make calls, message and although it has a camera, its pretty rubbish. i didn't delete social media completely, i still have instagram, discord ect. but i only use it on my laptop. this means i spend far less time scrolling, all i do is check on any messages and see my friends posts, so im only on social media for a very short while. it also means that while out and about im way more present, since i dont have a smartphone on me. also there's just something about physical buttons thats so much nicer than a touchscreen. anyway i hope this helped you at all :D

best decision i ever made was getting a dumbphone. although i wouldnt really call mine that perse,, if u havent bought a new phone yet i would highly recommend checking out the company unihertz!! i have one of their phones, the titan pocket (im holding it in my pfp) and its the best decision ive made in a long time.

i like it best tho bc of its modern software so i can still download things like snapchat and whathave you because thats what my friends use to communicate, but its basically impossible or at least such a nuissance to doomscroll that i essantially just dont anymore. i also had a modded version of insta where i could judt disable everything other than DMs, which i would reccommend if it wasnt for the fast that it almost got my account banned that i had for years. but anyways, i have this so whenever i go out im not really bringing the internet with me, and i can leave social media at home like the "old days" for my laptop only. 

it feels fantastic, i would never go back. it only took me like a week to adjust to having it and now honestly if i hold a phone for too long i get a headache, no joke.

unihertz has lots of great options for phones that either look old but have updated software or just look super cool. i will say it comes with its quirks but again like i said id never trade it back for my 927649693864964 dollar iphone. unihertz is like the perfect place if youre really unsure about fully committing to a dumbphone. (not spon lol i genuinley just love these guys)