Teens 'rebelling against social media', say headteachers
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#2Took the plunge and deactivated my Facebook and Twitter accounts over a month ago.
I haven't missed them.
Re: Teens 'rebelling against social media', say headteachers
#3Took the plunge and deactivated my Facebook and Twitter accounts over a month ago. I haven't missed them.
I haven't used facebook much for years now. Twitter might be next because while I like its ability to keep me up on many interests, the "lets take complicated issues and turn them into one liners" thing is souring me.
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#4Took the plunge and deactivated my Facebook and Twitter accounts over a month ago. I haven't missed them.
Welcome to the club. I did this years ago.
That was sincere. I found it is hard to talk about it without being treated like a smug asshole. It's like everyone who hears you talk about it, even other people doing it, interpret you as a zealot extremist or something. For instance, if I didn't include this paragraph, I would be flag killed.
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#5Took the plunge and deactivated my Facebook and Twitter accounts over a month ago. I haven't missed them.
Same, Reddit was the big one. Facebook happened years ago. Twitter gone. LinkedIN is just garbage. All useless wastes of time. HN is the only community I actively participate in for personal. Instagram is business only.
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#6Not surprising. My 18 year old cousin only seems to use Snapchat. He only got FB right before going to college so he could participate in the groups.
Re: Teens 'rebelling against social media', say headteachers
#7Took the plunge and deactivated my Facebook and Twitter accounts over a month ago. I haven't missed them.
Welcome to the club. I did this years ago. That was sincere. I found it is hard to talk about it without being treated like a smug asshole. It's like everyone who hears you talk about it, even other people doing it, interpret you as a zealot extremist or something. For instance, if I didn't include this paragraph, I would be flag killed.
I made a goal to not sign into facebook for the summer of 2017 (I defined summer as all of June, July, and August). In September I signed back in and poked around a bit, only to feel like it was a waste of time and that I didn't have a compelling reason to stay.
Maybe I should try the same experiment with Hacker News and other online forums that I frequent.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Welcome to the club. I did this years ago. That was sincere. I found it is hard to talk about it without being treated like a smug asshole. It's like everyone who hears you talk about it, even other people doing it, interpret you as a zealot extremist or something. For instance, if I didn't include this paragraph, I would be flag killed.
I made a goal to not sign into facebook for the summer of 2017 (I defined summer as all of June, July, and August). In September I signed back in and poked around a bit, only to feel like it was a waste of time and that I didn't have a compelling reason to stay. Maybe I should try the same experiment with Hacker News and other online forums that I frequent.
HN is a bit different scenario, most of us are here to discuss business and learn. Being text only also removes the fear of missing out, anxiety shit you get from people showing all the best moments of their lives.
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#9Took the plunge and deactivated my Facebook and Twitter accounts over a month ago. I haven't missed them.
Same, Reddit was the big one. Facebook happened years ago. Twitter gone. LinkedIN is just garbage. All useless wastes of time. HN is the only community I actively participate in for personal. Instagram is business only.
Reddit is a community of communities. Certain subreddits are incredibly toxic. Others are not. /r/factorio is one of the best communities I've ever been a part of for example.
I guess the age-old rule applies. 90% of everything is crap.
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#10Took the plunge and deactivated my Facebook and Twitter accounts over a month ago. I haven't missed them.
Welcome to the club. I did this years ago. That was sincere. I found it is hard to talk about it without being treated like a smug asshole. It's like everyone who hears you talk about it, even other people doing it, interpret you as a zealot extremist or something. For instance, if I didn't include this paragraph, I would be flag killed.
Try asking other people not to put your photo on Facebook. More people are becoming understanding about that, but there's still a range of responses like incredulity, contempt, or the inevitable person who wants to turn it into some kind of debate of abstract principles.