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Deleted social media

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laughoutquiet · 13/06/2021 22:19

I've just deleted everything except MN and LinkedIn.

I feel better. I should have done this ages ago.

Anyone else (sort of) social media free?

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Ilovemaisie · 13/06/2021 22:30

I am curious why? I use Facebook. It's fantastic for keeping in touch with friends and family, getting community news through the groups, having links to my hobbies and interests. I also follow some people on Instagram - again connected to my hobbies and interests. I am also on specific groups and forums for hobbies and support for certain situations in my life.
Without social media my life would be dull and I wouldn't know anything about what's going on in my community.

Poppiesway1 · 13/06/2021 22:33

I recently deactivated Fb for 3 months. Made me realise how much I was on there. I reactivated it to keep up with my dc clubs but It’s quite refreshing to now know what tripe it is!! I was so much happier without it and the constant debates and others showing off all the time.

WorraLiberty · 13/06/2021 22:37

I'm curious as to why too?

I only do FB and Mumsnet and I like them both.

Especially FB as I like to see what's going on in the community groups.

DipSwimSwoosh · 13/06/2021 22:39

I love facebook and kind of find that the people who are generous with it (sharing moments, liking stuff etc) are also thr generous one in life. It is another interaction.

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laughoutquiet · 13/06/2021 22:39

It's a lot of what @Poppiesway1 said. Fed up with playing my life out on it. I actually feel any long distance friend or family relationships will be better as I'll have to make the effort.

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CampingFabulous · 13/06/2021 22:43

I don't use it, I seem to keep in touch with my community anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️

Ostara212 · 13/06/2021 22:48

OP I am really impressed with that

I should do the same, including MN, but I live alone and now work at home with no colleagues to chat to.

I know I'm looking for company and it's not real company. Maybe if I get more of my life back, I'll do it.

Ilovemaisie · 13/06/2021 22:50

What do you mean by 'playing out your life' though? Surely you just put what you want on there. Who are you 'playing' too?
Camping where do you get your local community news from? Genuine curiosity. I used to read local papers but they barely exist anymore. Facebook seems to be the easiest (and quickest) way to find out what's going on locally.

RJnomore1 · 13/06/2021 22:54

Me, I only use MN LinkedIn or reddit. I do have a Facebook but only to keep in touch about a hobby, I have two people on it not even DH and it’s under a bit of an alias.

I’m blissfully happy this way as I have little interest in the minutia of other peoples lives and from what I see of other social media it’s an intensely tedious waste of time that sucks people into discontentment and trying to keep up with the Joneses. Maybe I’m just boring 😁

RJnomore1 · 13/06/2021 22:55

MN is admittedly a huge time pit too.

Ilovemaisie · 13/06/2021 22:58

I've never managed to figure out how to use Reddit which is a shame because it looks fun. I am not entirely sure what LinkedIn is for - I thought it was a job seeking site not 'social media'. Is it actually something completely different to what I thought?

RJnomore1 · 13/06/2021 23:19

It’s a professional networking site, it keeps me in touch with lots of people I know through work.

Womencanlift · 13/06/2021 23:24

Yip I did the same OP, don’t have any since watching that Netflix documentary a few months back.
Very few people, if any, have FB these days in my life and we still keep in touch and still know what’s going on. Some people still have Instagram.
Certainly in my circle social media is definitely winding down… maybe everyone had enough of it during lockdown? Can only be a good thing

Womencanlift · 13/06/2021 23:25

Should add I wouldn’t think of MN as social media in same way as FB/Instagram but if it is then I only use that really.

Have a LinkedIn but rarely look at it

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laughoutquiet · 14/06/2021 07:10

@Ilovemaisie

What do you mean by 'playing out your life' though? Surely you just put what you want on there. Who are you 'playing' too? Camping where do you get your local community news from? Genuine curiosity. I used to read local papers but they barely exist anymore. Facebook seems to be the easiest (and quickest) way to find out what's going on locally.
I guess I mean, I've gotten in the habit of where ever we are to find the WiFi (or not!) and post pictures of whatever we are doing.

I should be appreciating what we are actually doing!

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laughoutquiet · 14/06/2021 07:11

@RJnomore1

Me, I only use MN LinkedIn or reddit. I do have a Facebook but only to keep in touch about a hobby, I have two people on it not even DH and it’s under a bit of an alias.

I’m blissfully happy this way as I have little interest in the minutia of other peoples lives and from what I see of other social media it’s an intensely tedious waste of time that sucks people into discontentment and trying to keep up with the Joneses. Maybe I’m just boring 😁

Yes. This is how I'm starting to feel.
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Skyla2005 · 14/06/2021 08:42

I did it ages ago. Not missed it atall best thing I did

Skyla2005 · 14/06/2021 08:44

I did used to cringe and find it quite embarrassing how people think others are interested in what they are doing and the constant updates and pics ! Very sad nobody really cares !

grapewine · 14/06/2021 08:50

I deactivated FB for a bit but realised how many social invites happened through it in our group. Now I have it again but never post anything. Never bothered with Twitter or Instagram in the first place.

Moonshine11 · 14/06/2021 09:05

I deleted all of mine beginning of the year.
Probably one of the best things I did tbh!

LovelyGirlCompetition · 14/06/2021 09:06

I haven't had sm accounts for years. Dislike it. It drives me nuts. I have Instagram with pet name for messaging from the DC, no friends on it. I have recently discovered MN though, what a time sucker this is Grin

NCtitleofyoursextape · 14/06/2021 09:13

Deleted FB & Twitter a few years ago, never looked back. Anyone you want to see or hear from you do it in RL it’s great, anything you want to learn more about you read it in a newspaper (online haha) instead of what FB decides you’ll find interesting or what the Twitter echo chamber is talking about. Well done OP

Ilovemaisie · 14/06/2021 09:14

laughout I have never used Facebook in the way you describe. I might take photos of something if we are out and then later on I would put them on Facebook but I see this as the same as showing family/friends holiday snaps.

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laughoutquiet · 14/06/2021 14:18

It's been quite nice today not having the regular ping of updates.

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Timetopoeet · 14/06/2021 14:25

Turn the update ping off then and just look at a time of your choosing. I really like FB, I have an interest which I share a lot with the same community and it's really nice. Never had anyone on it who makes me feel crap, maybe that's the answer? One woman who posts weird selfies, she's definitely a massive outlier for me though.

Can't get into Twitter, Instagram I only look at once a week so then it takes forever and I'm dying for the updates to be over! All people's gardens and stuff, can't imagine seeing anyone showing off or anything in that vein.

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