I spend a lot of time on social media. Part of it is an effort to get people to read my blog or listen to the Anchor stuff I’ve recorded. Part of is is checking certain Twitter feeds for specific news. A lot of it is habit and possibly addiction. I’ve always spent a lot of time on social media. When I worked in the jail I worked alone. I used social media on breaks to stay connected to the world outside of jail. When I started working at the public library it was something to do when I didn’t have any customers. I spent some time toward the end of my time at the library creating social media posts for the library’s Facebook and Twitter page. It has been a consistent part of my life for years. Now that I am home all day, picking up my iPad to look at Facebook or Twitter when I hit a snag with writing is even easier. I also tend to pick up my phone or iPad way to much at night when I am watching TV. My need of a break, though, is less to do with that and more to do with how it can affect my mood because of what is there.
My Facebook feed has become more suggested post and posts from pages I’ve liked and less posts from friends and family. I can probably fix part of this by unfollowing some pages.
When I do see posts from actual people I see more arguments about politics, Mr. Potato Head, Dr Seuss, etc. and less pictures of their families or less antagonistic posts. I might be guilty of this as well.
People will comment on posts that have nothing to do with politics with political comments.
People unfriend people for political reasons.
Twitter has people on both sides desperately trying to justify the bad things their “side” has done. Yesterday I saw people still saying they needed more information before they decided that Cuomo is truly an asshole. We had four years of people justifying Trump’s actions.
I still look at the Covid numbers each evening on Twitter. No matter how good the report is the replies are full of people declaring the next wave is here are we are all going to die.
Instagram seems to be the only social media that doesn’t annoy me these days.
Will I take a break? Probably not. I will try to unlike pages on Facebook. Maybe hide some people who only post about politics. I will work on making my Twitter feed more pleasant. I will stop reading comments. I will try to break the habit of checking it as much as I do. The nice weather will help. I can leave my electronics inside when I go outside to read.
I need a break but I doubt I will take one.
The World's Common Tater 
Everyone has an opinion on social media. Only their opinion matters. That’s where the problem is. Too many soapboxes. She says as she wants people to listen to her podcast..
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I don’t mind people posting opinions. It when that’s all they do and when they intrude on someone else’s post with an opinion that isn’t even on topic.
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Agreed. And do you know what I hate the most on social media? The blind sharing of what amounts to stupid “quotes” that are supposed to be sound bites but are really just saying that there’s no room for discussion or argument
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I don’t bother with most of social media. I don’t want to waste my life on negativity. I played with Anchor as well. So far, I have made 2 cents. But I am not going to pursue it. I want to focus on my writing and other things in my life.
I want to comment on something you wrote in your last post. You said, I probably won’t ever make money from my writing, so maybe I should just give up. Or it was something along those lines. I feel compelled to write. I don’t know if I’ll ever make money or not. So, I am going to keep writing as long as I want to create in this way. I’ll see where it leads me. Lots of good things have come out of me being on WordPress so far.
I enjoy reading your posts, and I think you are a good writer. You’re authentic, and I think you bring up issues that a lot of people can identify with or would think about. Just expressing my thoughts. Have a good day!
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Thanks for the comment. I won’t give up writing the blog regardless of money. I meant giving upon the idea that I could actually write a book that would get published and make money. It’s. It why I write, but I would love to be able to do this instead of eventually going back to a job. I’ve made 7 cents on anchor so far. 🙂
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Hard habit to break, but after years of trying I finally completely stepped away from Facebook, it became triggers for multiple mood swings. I’m glad I walked away for good.
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It’s been 4 days since I deactivated all my social media accounts. I have also deleted all the apps in order to avoid being tempt into opening them up again. Haha. No Instagram, no Facebook, no Twitter, no Messenger, hell, I even deleted Tiktok (although I don’t post on it, I only use it to watch videos of cats and cooking) I realised that I’ve been comparing my life and my views with other people, I’ve become too engrossed in swiping the newsfeed that I have forgotten how to really see the world through my eyes and not through the screen of my phone.
Now, I feel much better. I can now focus more on myself and my family rather than try to pretend happy on social media. ♥️
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