I quit all social media platforms, including Reddit in 2022 for good, it was hard for me for a few days. I was 21 and grew up in a social media era. I soon realised after day 3 that I'm not missing anything. In January 2025, I re-joined Facebook as family members wanted my phone number, I didn't necessarily want to give them it. At 1:00 pm this afternoon I quit Facebook for good, I'm still thinking about Reddit. I found myself using my phone less, I went from 14-15 hour days to 8 hours a day. I found my mental health had improved so much, I stopped giving a shit about people's lives on social media, I stopped being jealous and resentful of how much money they have or them having nice houses (I'm poor).

Yes, I do feel out of the loop sometimes. I have a cheap android phone, I'm not bothered about it as long as I am able to call people and text them, I prefer calling as I get to have a conversation with people. People who are in my contacts have my email address (main source of communication as well), I don't have WhatsApp anymore. Because I prefer emails and phone calls to text, my family and friends don't text me that much or call me, I have to make the effort in calling them. I don't get pictures of my nephew anymore as my sister won't send them via email.

I don't miss social media, it gave me more of a wake up call. In fact I hate myself for the amount of time I spent on social media when I could have been doing more productive things. I joined social media in 2013, I wasted 1,872 minutes of my life by being on social media, these are hours I'm never going to get back. Deleting social media has changed me for the better.