Iāve been feeling very conflicted about influence of social media on my life and my well-being. I often want to drop it all and disappear, more often in a rather spontaneous urge. It doesnāt make it any easier that using social media is an essential part of my professional skill, even if I abandon my personal social media account - i would still have to use it every day.
I had an analogy the other day that using social media is like social drinkingā¦ it doesnāt make me an alcoholic if I do it once in a while but itās an easy gateway to become one doing it for social purposes.
the thing is, I absolutely prefer to continue using social media for social purposes. I really value my friends and I want to stay in touch. I genuinely like seeing what my friends are sharing about their daily life. I feel grateful when someone shares a funny video with me, as it means they were thinking of me. Is it all bad for me to be using social media? Not really. Do I wish thereās an alternative way to stay connected with my friends other than consuming algorithm and advertising recommendations? Absolutely.