It's been about 5 years since I made the decision to quit Twitter/Facebook.
The only social media I've got to endure is LinkedIn (which is becoming more like FB by the day but that's a separate discussion). This is purely because my target market live on there, so I have no choice but to be on there but as soon as I am able I'll disconnect from that too. I cannot wait for that day.
Social media platforms are of course optimised by their owners for their owners. They could not care less about your feelings, so long as you keep coming back.
I think 90% of all that is wrong with the world can be, at least in some part, traced back to social media.
My view is that they have been devastating for the mental health of society - and the more people who realise that social media is bad for them the better.
Indeed, I do think LinkedIn is the new FB. Replace FB's "happy vacation photos" with "raised $100M seed investment" and you have LinkedIn. I am constantly surprised how much time people spend posting and liking stuff on LinkedIn, makes me wonder how they get any work done.
The only social media I've got to endure is LinkedIn (which is becoming more like FB by the day but that's a separate discussion). This is purely because my target market live on there, so I have no choice but to be on there but as soon as I am able I'll disconnect from that too. I cannot wait for that day.
Social media platforms are of course optimised by their owners for their owners. They could not care less about your feelings, so long as you keep coming back.
I think 90% of all that is wrong with the world can be, at least in some part, traced back to social media.
My view is that they have been devastating for the mental health of society - and the more people who realise that social media is bad for them the better.