Exactly this. The last one left for me is scrolling nostr. I'm letting myself have it for now.
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Yah, social media (I only use nostr) is a mixed bag for me. It is defiantly addicting. I try my best to follow people I really enjoy for their humor and or education I get out of their notes. It is challenging to stay the course because people like to repost and there is no way to not see those reposts when scrolling. Once I figured out what clients allow you to turn off replies, that helped staying away from a lot of toxic notes. I really like noStrudel on the desktop and Damus on my iPhone.
There's power in awareness and acknowledgement and releasing guilt from the equation.
I also get it... Been here for less than two weeks but it's definitely turning into something like that for me. 😅
I am definitely acknowledging my addiction to using my tarot deck rn at certain times. Also, coffee in the last couple years.
Also, we can be aware of not turning puritanicle.
There was a theory going around that the algorithms are what made twitter addictive.
Here we are with no algorithms and I am still spending a ton of time on nostr 😅
There's always more to cut out if you feel compelled to go that route. However I don't plan to go do zazen on a mountain for the rest of my life.
There's a balance to be found 🙏