I Quit Social Media for a Year
My biggest issue with social media is less that it's distracting (IMO not necessarily an unhealthy thing) but that it has, for me, more than anything else seemed to make all aspects of my life a competition with others.<p>On Instagram, you're competing with others on who has the happiest life.<p>On LinkedIn, you're competing with others on who has the steepest career trajectory.<p>Even on Twitter, perhaps more acutely in certain jobs or industries, it seems like you're competing with other in gaining professional influence.<p>It creates a lot of anxiety that stems from a feeling like you're constantly on the verge of falling behind others.<p>Plenty of scholars/thinkers/philosophers have said something to the effect of focusing on just being a better version of you. Social media enables the exact opposite i.e. forcing you to constantly evaluate how you compare to others.