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> I know a lack of social media meant that I have lost touch with old acquaintances completely

I think that’s a feature, not a bug.

Most of the life updates people post on social media are the best of the best, which is what triggers so much fomo and trying to measure up. That’s why social media makes most people feel worse about their own lives. (Not to mention all of the other garbage these platforms try to push on you that you didn’t even ask for.)

If these people are really important to us, then we’d find other means of staying in touch: text them, call them, invite them over (if that’s feasible).

And if enough people get off social media, everyone else might also realize they need to make an effort to stay in touch with others, instead of the lazy post of glamour shots for the purpose of internet likes and feeding the dopamine addiction.

>>jader2+(OP)
I don't know about other people but social media doesn't make me feel worse about my life. There's no fomo when my 2nd cousin in another state posts about having a baby. She's important to me, and I don't expect her to waste time emailing me directly when the rest of the extended family is all on social media.

>>nradov+W
Sure, events/posts like that are the main upside to social media.

Unfortunately, that makes up a tiny fraction of most feeds.

>>nradov+W
It didn't make me feel worse but it did bring out the worst in me. It's too easy to slip into bragging about your life and how well it's going.

>>tonyed+Od
Pretty mugh all my friends stopped doing that after their mid 20s. Eventually everyone figures out that social media status games give little.

>>tonyed+Od
Why?