I don’t know which of you needs to hear this, but it is your God-given right to not be on social media.
Those of you on tiktok and twitter seem constantly angry and depressed about it. “It is terrible and causes me pain!” you say. Then delete your account! Simply do not have a Tiktok or Twitter or Tumblr or Facebook! It is your right and privilege to say “No, you are not allowed to make me feel like shit!” and delete, remove, and deactivate that motherfucker straight to hell!
I’m not saying you must do this.
I’m just saying that refusing to be on social media is the single biggest “NO” a person is allowed in this world. In one fell swoop, say “I do not consent” to thousands of companies, influencers, celebrities, bigots, and whackos, none of which care in the least about your successes or your suffering.
And they can’t do SHIT about it!
Remember: social media executives do not want you to havea healthy relationship with social media.
They specifically intend that your relationship with social media is unhealthy. Their business depends on making sure people can’t set boundaries.
Whatever destructive and detrimental thing keeps you trapped, whether it’s your righteous anger, your self-harming urges, your anxiety, or your boredom, they want it to never let go of you.
So, if it doesn’t make you happier and more fulfilled, if it isn’t ACTIVELY worthwhile and enriching your life…
…just say NO THANKS! And LEAVE!!!!
You can also do it on your terms. 1 hour of catching up on your tumblr dash/day. Only look at twitter on the weekend. Whatever.
Doomscrolling is what they want you to do, but it’s not an inevitability.
