Dvdmon's Social Media Methadone

I've been toying with getting off social media for a while now, thanks to listening to some interesting podcasts (like Note To Self ) about the downsides of being always connected.  I totally understand all the advantages, which is why I've been an avid user of Facebook and Twitter since they were both pretty new.  It's the downsides though that I ignored.  At least until last year when social media media became a full-on war zone around the presidential election.  While Facebook kept me protected in a nice filter bubble, Twitter enabled me to see the opposing side, and how both sides seemed to not be even speaking the same language in many cases. The other part of this is having a kid who is getting to the age (if not already there) where she is wanting to be on her phone non-stop.  FOMO and the addiction to the dopamine hits of new stuff is a powerful thing, and going cold turkey sometimes is a lot easier.  I want to show that it can be done and that I ...