so you deleted social media. now what?

listen to my new song!

[canyonmoonrry]

Deleted social media, came to youtube 😭 but my screentime is not 10h a day anymore so i think that's a win

[dominikhofer]

I dont think we are afraid of boredom
I think we are afraid of silence and sitting with ourselves.

[huliganka]

The only thing that makes me sad is that it's impossible to hide shorts in youtube😔

[Dittydoe]

I’m 16 years old and deleted social media like a week ago. I used to be very addicted to it where my average screen time was +9 hours. I’m so proud of myself for deleting it as I have sooo much more free time, for me my whole life was just scrolling and scrolling all the time. Now I have time to get to know myself as a person and reading books about business or listening to podcasts about development and becoming the best version of myself. I’ve also started to sleep earlier at like 11pm which is a huge improvement from before where I’d stay up to 3am. So I really hope that I’ll be committed to this❤

[Amz_]

I think it is also important to remember that productive does not need to mean busy. With the extra time you have, productive could be resting, meditating, sleeping, cooking a nutritious homemade meal. Having more time on your hands doesn't mean you need to do or be more. That extra time could be time to just sit with yourself and exist. Sending love and light ❤

[Jessknowsbestt]

I haven’t had social media since like 2014 and people have always called me weird but weird to me was these people wasting their life away on people who don’t even care about them. Proud of y’all !!! Focus on your life and building meaningful connections.

[TheKaylaSmith]

I deleted social media, graduated high school, and broke up with my boyfriend of almost 2 years all within the same month. This left me with an 10+ hours of time to do whatever I want, but I’m constantly asking myself ‘what the heck do I do with all of this time’ and it’s videos like these that help me. So thank you

[iamwolf]

I deleted social media in Feb 2022, now I’m addicted to YouTube. Be careful people 😅 you still have to do the work towards healing the addiction. Over the weekend I didn’t allow myself on any screens for a few hours and I ended up getting two rooms organized and redecorated, a project I’ve been putting off literally for screens. Keep going, we got this!! Slow and steady.

[karahall]

Something that gets me to stay away from social media is imagining how I look, hunched over and scrolling like a zombie for HOURS. It makes me feel so embarrassed and will snap me out of falling into the temptation of redownloading and scrolling 😅

[peytonfwright]

i'm 16 and have never had a phone HAHA. i totally feel this and i used to be soo embarrassed but the other day, i hung out with my friend and her bf and he did not put his phone down. at all. like all they do together is sit and scroll next to each other and he was like why aren't you on your phone? and i was like oh yeah i don't have one and when i say his jaw DROPPED. he seriously could not conceive the idea that i don't have one. he literally said "what do you even do?" i was like literally anything else!?? it's so crazy and honestly a little scary how many people don't realize people survived before cell phones and constant stimulation!!! love what you're doing!!!

[wazjoony]

Quitting social media was one of the best decisions I ever made for my mental health and overall well-being. At first, I was skeptical, fearing I'd miss out or feel disconnected. But stepping away from the constant noise, comparison, and validation-seeking, I found a profound sense of peace and clarity. These my life is filled with genuine connections, meaningful experiences, and uninterrupted focus on personal growth. If you're contemplating a social media detox, I highly encourage you to give it a try. You might be surprised by the positive impact it can have on your life. Trust me, the freedom is life changing.

[vanna]

I'm 17, a senior in high school soon to be in college. I deactivated my Instagram on and off for months but finally deleted it last month. I deleted Twitter and TikTok which was the hardest part. I've gradually been disconnecting from social media. I don't like the perception of it, nor how it made me feel. After deleting social media, I have so much more time on my hands. Being so young, I was unsure if I'd find any peers without social media but reading the comments warmed my heart up. I am glad there are more people out here who chose reality :) Hope you're all doing well, x

[gvs]

the 'time out of a screen is so slow' is so true. i'm in my early 20's and can't believe sometimes i felt like running out of time. days without social media are way slower but much more steady.

[estanislaoreynoso]

I personally quit social media, cause i remembered how happy and creative i was when i was a kid and didn´t have phone or computer so i played with everything and learned how to do everything. It not only affects your time, it also affects how you think, what you want and a thousand of things more that social media inserts in ours heads. Nice video.

[zerowxis]

''you are just keeping yourself busy, not bored, because a little boredom is so scary to all of us''
:( ...

[Sanidhyadixit]

This guy is a nightmare to all the social media influencers.

[hanac]

Deleting social media doesn't only give you more free time but it also makes you less bitter. There is a lot of polarization going on and SoMe tends to blow problems out of their proportions. In reality most people are decent, at least in my experience. You get a genuine experience of humanity when you spend time with your family members, friends, neighbor, the random strangers on the streets etc. Yeah some people suck but there are also a lot of good people out there.

[AI-Records]

Seeing this has restored a bit of my faith in the next generations to be in control of their own lives. If you don’t have socials they can’t divide you, they can’t psyop you, you are immune to propaganda. You are strong.

[himanshunegir]

I think it is my call to delete social media, and improve my life focusing on me and my goals. Dated 10 Feb, 2024

[Sarah-obdb]

Does anyone else wish they had friends with no social media? It feels impossible to find. Whenever I’m with any of my friends they always spend more time watching TikTok’s than they do talking to me, even texting people on Snapchat when I’m sitting right next to them. It makes me feel so lonely, I just wish people would put their phone down and actually pay attention to me for a while instead of everyone else on their phone :(


Edit : almost a year since I wrote this comment. I was extremely isolated and surrounded by people who didn’t know what life was outside their phone screen. Since then, I’ve let go of all those friends. It was hard, but I realised that I deserved someone who valued my time and didn’t make me feel lonely. I’ve now found friends that can actually be in the moment with me !! It is possible, I promise.