Hello guys, I need to take a break from Lemmy. Lately, I’ve become attached to it, a part of the community (which is probably good). Unfortunately, it triggers fear of missing out (FOMO) lately for me. Don’t get me wrong, Lemmy has become the most wonderful community on the Internet, but this time, I need a break from the Internet. I want to focus on my game development and away-from-keyboard tasks and use the computer less for lurking on the Internet and more for daily tasks.
In addition, I want to test myself how long I will stay away from social networks. I want to understand why community-based social media like Lemmy is addictive, what are the benefits and drawbacks of it, and re-learn how to use the Internet. I’ve set a goal to be inactive on Lemmy for at least 2 weeks, starting from tomorrow, but my journey can last much longer. I am asking for your support in this journey.
What do you think of the problems a perfect social media has I mentioned above?
You could say I’ve been taking a break from Lemmy too. From being on basically all the time, last week I only check in once in a couple hours to check RSS of my comms, reports and maybe the homepage for the biggest news.
I don’t see social networks as anything inherently bad, addictive or a waste of time. It may or may not be. There were times when I was a teen when I’d sit all day in front of a TV if I had nothing better to do. And when I did, I did something else. It’s the same with everything. Unless you actually start sweating and shaking, it’s not an addiction and you can just do other things whenever you want.