The Real Benefits Of Staying Off Social Media - Durmonski.com

A very well written article going to the deeper aspects of social media.

Yes, quitting social media or doing a social media detox will calm your senses and increase your well-being. Plus, you keep your personal data for a little longer. But there is something else. Something I don’t see others acknowledging.

The main benefit of taking a break from social media is that you stop living in a fictional world and finally start dealing with your own reality.

This is something I think about a decent amount. I know I do it at times. Sometimes you pick up your phone just because you would rather be "there" than where you are. it is a form of digital escapism.

My favorite example of this is getting on an elevator. I've made it a practice to not get my phone out when I’m waiting for an elevator or on one. When you do that, you notice how many people do. Why? It lessens the awkward engagement with others on the elevator. But wait a second, phones don't work so well in elevators? I've watched people "pull to refresh" some feed on some never ending drivel of stuff and it won't update. Your in a metal box! But even when the damn phone isn't working the way it is supposed to, that is better than accidentally getting eye contact with someone else.

People will do anything than consider their dreadful reality.
The greatest source of suffering for the modern man is the most banal: Boredom.
We can’t survive even a minute without doing something.
That’s why social media websites are so popular and so hard to quit.

When was the last time you were bored? Probably not recently enough.