Posted on 09/29/2017 1:20:21 PM PDT by sodpoodle
I was sitting in darkness in my small rented flat, scrolling through my Facebook news feed on my smartphone. Load-shedding was going on. No wind was flowing through my small window. I was feeling really hot and suffocated. I was cursing my life. I was sweating. I felt broken, aimless, I had a poor CGPA, was unemployed, and was frustrated and severely jealous to see other people's success. I was addicted to Facebook and spent ten to fifteen hours every day on it. Moreover, I was habitually using WhatsApp, IMO, Viber, and Wechat just as often. I even checked my WhatsApp messages before starting my exams. I used to upload photos to Instagram. A lot. I loved to tweet every day. I used to check notifications, update my status, comment on things, text and make phone calls while walking, sitting on the bus, and even crossing the street. My colorful life started to become gradually lost. I finished school with a poor GPA. I had lost track of my life. I was involved in a virtual relationship and rejection made my life difficult. I was losing concentration, was depressed, and became jealous and disturbed to see friends' successes on Facebook and Instagram. I had severe chronic depression and frustration. I decided to deactivate my Facebook account and limit my other social media activities. Social media works like a drug. You can't leave it easily. I could not concentrate on my studies for a few days and felt the urge to get back on social media, but I was determined not go back to my previous life. I was getting used to my new life. After leaving social media, my life has completely changed through some realizations and several activities:
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Looks as if he's still hooked!!!
Sorry. Not interested in the social problems of darling millennial snowflakes.
WhatsApp, IMO, Viber, and Wechat
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Never even heard of these.
Never did Fecebook or Snapchat or Instagram.
FreeRepublic is my only “social media”.
I admit to having withdrawal symptoms when it’s down, too.
for later
10-15 hours a day? I can’t even imagine..
Sick puppy. The only social media I do is right here.
And I’m not addicted. Why, I’m only on it ten or twelve hours a day.
I have no idea;) I do agree that FR is addictive and some of his observations do hit home. I don’t do Facebook or any of those other ‘linkies’. Still shop in person and I use the phone for voice contact only - no texting.
Old and stubborn.
I have a Nokia 3585 that just makes phone calls.
Had it since 1999, always works.
Sickening. But there are millions just like him, mostly people whose entire self-worth is tied to the number of "friends" they have.
this kid was (IS) totally self-absorbed, a ridiculous excuse for a human being.
Now maybe he can learn to use paragraphs.
My life did not change when I did not sign up for the social disease known as social media. I guess I missed out!
I quit Facebook cold turkey almost 3 years ago. It probability chewed up 2 hours a day. If you have a large extended family and/or group of friends, taking just a minute to respond to each post can add up quickly. It’s human nature. We don’t want people we care about to feel insulted that we don’t respond. I had the added problem of being a foodie and always adding photos of fabulous food made by my wife, or at restaurants. Food photos always spin into endless rounds of comment and counter-comments. Great for retired people but it was too much for me.
I never started it.
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One would surmise that after all that social media, one would learn about PARAGRAPHS.
And furthermore, you can QUIT ANYTIME that you want to!
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