Digital Minimalism

...I am addicted to social media :(

I reckon it's the same as being addicted to cigarettes or drugs or alcohol or whatever. It sucks. It's stinky. I feel like my brain is dripping out of my ears every time I mindlessly scroll through my various little feeds. I don't even like what I'm being shown half the time -- my For You Page is hardly for me at all. It's all algorithmic bullshit and ragebait. Every time I see something about the election I want to pull my hair out and scream.

But I guess I like committing acts of self-harm? Because I persist.



I've thought about getting a "dumb phone" after watching a really fascinating Sakura Stardust video about Japanese phone culture, but I need a smartphone for so many things. So, tonight, I ended up downloading a new launcher for my phone. It allows you to put eight apps, in list form, on your homescreen.

I also deleted all of my social media apps. I can dig through layers of bookmark folders on Chrome if I ever want to doomscroll.

I remember a time when things weren't like this. I hate to sound like an old woman yelling at a cloud, but I'm deathly afraid for the kids growing up today.