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having been on facebook since ~2009 it was undeniably hard to quit, but finally deleting it (not 'deactivating') last year was one of the best things i've ever done for my mental health
What do people do there that is so harmful to their mental health? I just follow what relatives are up to and read the latest hobby/town gossip
pretty much that
Except my crazy relative (just 1, thank dog) also has telegram and feels the urge to forward every damn whackjob conspiracy theory reinterpretation of truth that they find to me and my wife, despite us never replying except to ask them to stop. eg. Cloud seeding, windmills and electric cars are responsible for destroying the atmosphere (not co2 and other greenhouse gases); Bill Gates etc. are spreading microchips through vaccinations; judges ruling that measles doesn't exist; Ukraine is full of nazis; and yes, even regurgitated feelgood fairy tales and random cat pictures from Facebook. So glad they are in a country far far away from me. They "do their own research", of course.
So bloody sad that so many people are in a similar situation of avoiding friends and family for their own sanity (and sometimes safety).
that's only a small part of it. the bigger issue is that people are just generally assholes on the internet, even your not crazy relatives. so for me the less digital socialization the better. lemmy is the only social media i do now (not having a profit motive helps some), but i have dialed it back like 99% since peak reddit.