I love that you mentioned you had this realization that everything you believe in is actually a mirror of influences from other people. I completely agree with you. Sometimes we don't realize it, but we are conditioned to just live and accept whatever is being fed to us by social media. This isn't just about Twitter or X... it's about all the platforms out there that are feeding us with algorithms.
This is also why I appreciate Hive so much, because we are not fed into a system where there's an algorithm that tries to understand our interests and feeds us more of that. Even Facebook unknowingly feeds us recommended posts of things we didn't really subscribe to or weren't interested in! We get hooked because we're already in the process of scrolling through feeds and ready to get baited by whatever content is out there...
I'm glad you decided to go into this sabbatical and remove yourself completely from the algorithm. To be honest, that's very difficult because we are already programmed to be hooked into whatever is online. I completely agree that social media has become very toxic. You say it's not intentional, but a lot of times, some content is put out there to sway people. For us to take back control of our focus and our minds is a great thing! That is very challenging...
I'm proud of you, and I'm really happy for the step you have made. Thank you so much for sharing.
Do you share a similar experience too?
Yeah that’s why I appreciate hive, being on this platform has helped with seeing the progressive side of social media. It’s like social media but same time, not social media.
The hilarious part is one don’t even realize there’s a pattern with the kind of contents one consume, until it’s almost too late. Spending unhealthy amount of time on social media never ends well. It can get really addictive and that’s why I’d advise anyone to curb it early.
Filter what content you consume and guard your mind against unhealthy behavioral patterns.
Appreciate your comment🤍🤍