End of Social Media

I used to have a number of social media accounts several years ago. And they were fun in the beginning. They helped to reconnect with old friends and find new ones, but soon these apps started to take their toll.

Twitter has declined rapidly after a billionaire acquired it and made it his personal toy. I quit it immediately after it was renamed. Mastodon and Bluesky haven’t reached the same levels of real engagement still. And I’m not sure if it would change anything for me personally.

Or consider LinkedIn: if you open anyone’s account there, it’s 99.9% success stories. People rarely share the struggles, countless hours of hard work, and sleepless nights on their road to a great release or personal promotion.

It has been proved by studies, that social networks induce anxiety, and I felt it myself. Everyone’s life as presented on Instagram is a fairytale. Although, I know that everyone only post their best moments there, intentionally or unintentionally creating an image of a perfect life, it doesn’t help. What could have been a good motivator, quickly becomes a huge demotivator.

I stopped posting and deleted Instagram app from my phone long time ago, but recently found myself checking it from the web. It sounded like an addiction. That’s when I decided to export all photos (they are mine after all!) and close my account.

My archived profile is now hosted on this site.

And the next steps are clear: do the same with all other socials. I can host my CV here instead of LinkedIn, and keep short posts in a special section of the blog too.

This is post 38 of #100DaysToOffload

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