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Are you too online? Do you ever feel trapped in an endless cycle of seeking the external validation of likes and comments and retweets and follows? Or are you stuck online for other reasons far too often and for far too long?
I count myself lucky to have been born in 1984 and therefore grew up in a time before the internet came into widespread usage and before social media. I remember what it was like to not have these things, but younger people were born into this socio-technological brain experiment and have no reference to what I’m talking about. There are a lot of books and a lot of studies that have concluded what a destructive mess it has all been. An entire generation of young men, for instance, have become unviable mates partially due to the ready availability of online pörn and other avenues to social isolation.
How do you feel about your internet consumption, and would you like your relationship to the technology to change in any way?
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Mar 23, 2025 17:20 I couldn't give a s**t about being validated by strangers, but I would be lying if I said I'm not online a lot; especially with my phone. I just tend to shop for things and look online for reviews of said things to make a more informed decision. Otherwise, I just stream music, watch dumb videos, or find inspiration for personal projects. |
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Mar 23, 2025 20:00
I delete my social media (FB/insta) every so often to stop me getting too in the habit of sitting and scrolling it. Might be why im on here more again though🤣🤣 |
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Mar 23, 2025 20:01 Telling you Gru watch that Adolensense series I started a thread on. I reckon you would find it interesting. Only 4 parts |
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Mar 24, 2025 15:57 I have a problem with obsessing, I don't really care if people don't like me or my post. But I get bored and obsessive on what's going on in the world |
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Mar 24, 2025 19:22 I cant explain the social interactions i get on social media...it's good on paper and I do meet people from other part of the states....but the irony is supposedly people r lonelier than ever...or maybe it's the men that r lonely 🙁 |
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Mar 24, 2025 20:00 Interaction on the internet is no substitution for actual physical human interaction. |
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Mar 25, 2025 01:23
Hardly use sicil media, can go mints without Facebook, insta occasionally and no Snapchat. Born in 75 I was lucky that our every mistake wasn't on a camera phone. I speak with kids now and they don't understand the concept of a home phone, if someone wasn't home you couldn't speak to them. Amd there was no Internet never mind hey Google. |
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Apr 22, 2025 18:53 Social media has become a place for girls to compete for who's the prettiest. Parents exploit their kids for popularity. It's also how the government profiles people through fusion centers. |