'It's so liberating': The people quitting social media • Hacker News Board

Re: 'It's so liberating': The people quitting social media

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Post by kappuchino » Mon, Nov 07, 2022, 9:20 AM UTC

groffee wrote: post #3

> A week later she posted on Facebook and Instagram that she would be leaving the platforms. And now we're reading about her on BBC News. These people need to stop talking and actually get offline.

I disgree. In this particular case, isn't it wonderful that public broadcasting is reporting about it, so people can evaluate the idea/concept for themselves?

Re: 'It's so liberating': The people quitting social media

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Post by sn41 » Mon, Nov 07, 2022, 9:21 AM UTC

I felt even better when I quit news media as well. Now I read the print newspapers, just to see whether there is any change in legislation that I need to know about.

My blood does boil even there, with the subtle editorializing tell us what to feel about what is essentially a neutral news item, but it's much easier to control than the online media.

Re: 'It's so liberating': The people quitting social media

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Post by Juliate » Mon, Nov 07, 2022, 9:21 AM UTC

andirk wrote: post #8

Why not just use the various social media outlets less? Is this an addiction? Because people talk about it like it is.

At least this kind of social media is.

Their algorithms and UX are precisely designed to that purpose to favor ads placement.

Re: 'It's so liberating': The people quitting social media

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Post by raxxorraxor » Mon, Nov 07, 2022, 9:22 AM UTC

raydiatian wrote: post #2

Social media is one great big psy-op. Best to not be a part of it at all.

It is not a psy-op aside from people trying to get people addicted and exposed to advertising. Zuckerberg once said that people are stupid to share so much voluntarily. Everyone underestimated stupidity vastly. And for public personas there certainly are some advantages and some just use it to contact others. But the normal user perhaps doesn't reflect the costs.

Re: 'It's so liberating': The people quitting social media

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Post by Sakos » Mon, Nov 07, 2022, 9:23 AM UTC

I used TikTok for about a month earlier this year out of curiosity. I feel like it still has significant effects on my emotional and psychological state months later. I can't imagine what it does to a person to use anything like it daily for years.

Re: 'It's so liberating': The people quitting social media

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Post by jen20 » Mon, Nov 07, 2022, 9:23 AM UTC

raxxorraxor wrote: post #14

raydiatian wrote: post #2

Social media is one great big psy-op. Best to not be a part of it at all.

It is not a psy-op aside from people trying to get people addicted and exposed to advertising. Zuckerberg once said that people are stupid to share so much voluntarily. Everyone underestimated stupidity vastly. And for public personas there certainly are some advantages and some just use it to contact others. But the normal user perhaps doesn't reflect the costs.

> not a psy-op aside from people trying to get people addicted and exposed to advertising

So... it's a psy-op. As stated.

Re: 'It's so liberating': The people quitting social media

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Post by raydiatian » Mon, Nov 07, 2022, 9:24 AM UTC

foghawk wrote: post #7

raydiatian wrote: post #2

Social media is one great big psy-op. Best to not be a part of it at all.

True that. Forums like HN are just about tolerable but at least the underlying agenda is transparent.

Perhaps because forums convene to discuss and dissect ideas and things. I just realized I’m thankful for HN.

Re: 'It's so liberating': The people quitting social media

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Post by raxxorraxor » Mon, Nov 07, 2022, 9:24 AM UTC

andirk wrote: post #8

Why not just use the various social media outlets less? Is this an addiction? Because people talk about it like it is.

If you are a modern journalist you probably are some kind of social media prisoner. Yes, you can argue that tweets aren't and shouldn't be news, but they have to appease their masters too. And those demand attention.

Re: 'It's so liberating': The people quitting social media

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Post by rpigab » Mon, Nov 07, 2022, 9:24 AM UTC

andirk wrote: post #8

Why not just use the various social media outlets less? Is this an addiction? Because people talk about it like it is.

Yeah, no, it's like "Have you tried not being depressed", for some people, there's FOMO hitting hard, very addictive, because social media were designed to be addictive, each like is a shot of dopamine, like Fortnite hacks kids brains with random rewards, rewarding sound effects, specific colours, etc., it's too strong to stop on your own (then again, for some people, not all).

Re: 'It's so liberating': The people quitting social media

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Post by dislikedtom2 » Mon, Nov 07, 2022, 9:25 AM UTC

andirk wrote: post #8

Why not just use the various social media outlets less? Is this an addiction? Because people talk about it like it is.

I'm one of those weirdos. This is kind of how it actually works. I don't know anyone who has truly stopped all the social media (like hn). But things like facebook, instagram and tiktok; I don't feel getting anything good out of it so I don't use those at all.