I just wanted to see how not posting about my life what affect things. Like no one has any idea what I'm doing. Some people probably think I blocked them because they've lost contact with me. I don't know if I'm going to try this for a month, a few weeks, or whatever. I'm in my fifties. Anyone try this? How did this affect you.
How so? There's a lot of teammates from college, coaches from college and high school, and teammates from college and high school, and other runners and friends that the only way I can stay in contact is Facebook. If it wasn't for Facebook they would have no idea what I'm doing. They live all over the United States and the world. But I'm just tired of everyone knowing what I'm doing.
Which is a pretty clear statement that they are not relevant in your life nor you in theirs.
Of course, it is up to you but Facebook friends are not friends. That is not to say anything bad about these people - simply stating the obvious. If you focus on family and real friends (usually single digits in number), you will be better off. So will your friends and family. And you will not miss Facebook friends (nor they, you).
I may delete mine and see how that affects mine. I think the dopamine thing is real. I have to turn off my news feed to avoid the comparison/envy trap. It's a real thing, seriously.
I'll get 5-10 likes on a post (and I don't post too often!) and people will get 100 without trying. I think the algorithm really does screw some and help others. Most advice I've seen about boosting engagement is only for business pages as well.
If you boost engagement, how does that improve your life?
I didn't write that well--I am realizing that it's not worth it, and that the advice I had on getting re: boosting engagement was not worth pursuing.
I never used facebook or any other social media in any sort of interactive way. I have a twitter and tik tok account just to have something to look at when waiting for coffee or whatever. I have found some good recipes for cocktails and salads and some odd accounts like comedian Dave Hill (from before) and jazz pianist Kara Baldus and her dog Bradford. But I have never used social media to communicate with friends/family or randos. My wife posts family photos to her insta account and that is about it.
I joined Facebook in 2015 and got off it in 2018. I rarely posted anything on it and only a few friends and one family member were on it. So no loss there.
I like keeping up with my friends. If you get jealous of other people's vacation pictures, or photos of their kids accomplishments, that's a you problem. I don't get it.
As far as the politics, I do block people that only post about that stuff, but again, just like a real life social scenario, you just avoid the negative loud mouths, and engage with the positive. It really is that easy.
I get your post but the algorithm favors those images and it makes others struggle with comparison and other issues by design.
It's designed to create a dopamine addiction in users and that triggers feelings of envy, comparison, etc. in its users so they are hooked.
They should just f**cking kill it off. Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, etc, just blow them up. Not everyone should be heard from. People don't need to know what you are up to.
Kids shouldn't bully other kids via a phone. Back in 1992, you could beat the living tar out of your bully at lunch time in middle school and the problem was solved. Today, your fight is filmed and forever present on the internet.
Nobody cares about the photo of your morning coffee.
Nobody thinks you look that great in the heavily filtered car selfie.
Many other people have taken the same photo that you have of the Grand Canyon.
You want to communicate with people? Write them or call them. People's social skills are continuing to deteriorate (even amongst the old) so it's a start.
Sorry, things were better in the year 2000 without smart phones and even better in 1993 when AOL (the first real social network) wasn't a part of our world.
It's designed to create a dopamine addiction in users and that triggers feelings of envy, comparison, etc. in its users so they are hooked.
I guess it's just different for me. When I see my friends on a trip to Europe I dont seethe with jealousy and rage. I'm like "Cool, X got to go to Italy!"
To each his own, I can see how if that has a bad affect on your mental state, then you definitely should NOT engage in social media.
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