Anyone else missing life before smartphones and trying a social media break?

[HashtagNoMore]

I miss life before smartphones. As of Monday I'm blocking social media. Stopping posting on forums (yes including Mumsnet). NO READING SO CALLED NEWS SITES. I don't read books anymore. I SIT AND SCROLL FOR HOURS. I get caught up in shite I really don't want to know about. E.g The vacuous liar Katie Price, the vacuous liar Trump, shallow celebrity shit, dumbass so called influencers. Trashy news designed to scare up and keep us reading.

ENOUGH. STRICT DIGITAL WELLBEING TIMERS WILL BE ON.

No, but then again I don't really doom scroll and I've never followed an influencer in my life.

It does sound as though you're doing the right thing for you though.

I’ve been on and off social media for a few years but I’ve been properly off both Facebook and Insta since November and it’s amazing. The scrolling is so bad for you, it’s just pure brain rot.

I do find you miss out on things though. I feel a bit out of the loop on my friends lives. I find you miss a lot of local news because so much is on social media now - fitness classes, organised walks, craft nights, new coffee shops, menus/opening times changing etc. It’s hard to find a happy middle ground.

No I love my smart phone and social media.
I think it's fantastic I can communicate with people from all over the world (via various hobby/interest groups).
I don't read about things I'm not interested in (ie Trump).

The only social media I've ever done is Mumsnet anyway. Never been interested even though it seems like everyone my age, 39, is constantly glued to their phone