Digital Detox update #1

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I could say I'm doing a digital detox. Almost certainly a social media detox. It has its ups and downs. Ups outweighting the downs by a ton. For starters, I don't have to worry about being flash-overwhelmed by Instagram anymore. It's also a sophisticated sort of satisfaction when someone asks me for my Instagram and I answer saying I don't use it (they reply with something between approval and surprise). Though what I really miss is being in contact more with my friends and seeing what they're up to and telling them what I'm up to. And of course... my self-expression. I didn't delete my Instagram nor did I stop posting on Tumblr completely but my randomized thoughts that are inappropriate to share where it's not a private selection of friends or a gay bar in Hell has its risks. If not for that I'd be posting on SpaceHey instead as my blog wouldn't have been banned.

Anyways. I'm the type to refresh the page over and over to see something new (understatement) so I guess I don't have to worry about that now. Except I still think about doing so most of the time. I wouldn't say it's a result of the digital detox, I've been like this for a long time.

But enough about me. It recently blew my mind just how much we can waste on screens and it made me grateful that I joined this digital detoxing challenge.

(This is still about me, just less about ME me.)

I'm not talking about apps ypu need to use in order to work or study, or watching a long series that you really enjoy or scrolling through your best friend's page or having a long heart-to-heart with someone over text.

When it's over and you can't say you chose this activity yourself in particular, or you enjoyed what you got from it and you can't even remember what it was all about or can't say you'd do the same again if given the time? That's a whole waste of time. Sound familiar? A lot of doomscrollers feel guilt and disappointment when they realize what they're doing.

(Speaking of which, doomscrolling refers to seeking out negative news specifically I believe so not all scrolling is doomscrolling actually.)

One interesting specimen I noted was a lady who was mad at her friends calling her during her so-called "scrolling time" so I suppose not all digital-overconsumers feel bad about it.

Another interesting subject I saw was on Tumblr a long while ago where someone commented on their own sense of "break from work" being scrolling. Again, it would work if you're seeking out a thing you really enjoy but as they said, it's weird how they decided that scrolling was a form of break or relaxation.

It is what it is. Thank you for suffering with me.

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