How I burned out on the “blah blah blah” of social media and turned to digital detox
August 11, 2025
The blah-blah-blah on social media is making me insane.
So many people pontificatingon matters they know absolutely nothing about.
People hating on my favorite Formula 1 driver for whatever perverse reasons: he’s black, he’s a fashion icon, he’s probably gay, he’s rich, he’s accomplished and he’s having a rough transition to Ferrari. I’ve seen so many posts ridiculing him made by people who wouldn’t be qualified to lick his racing shoes.
Then those who began criticizing Pope Leo right out of the gate. I mean, he hadn’t been in the job for more than five minutes when everyone from self-proclaimed atheists to gazillions of non-Catholics weighed in. Including a few waxing eloquent about the Church’s collaboration with Nazis during World War II. Which has little, if anything, to do with this priest.
But it’s not just these two examples. It’s everything. Vaccines. Medical care. The economy. There’s more ignorance than ever on social media–Facebook especially– and I’m super-tired of it. I’ve already deleted Twitter.And spending less time than ever on Facebook. Because these PEOPLE!
Whenever I wonder how the orange buffoon got elected I just scroll through my Facebook feed and it becomes real clear. And I truly have no more than a handful of red-hatted Magats in my friends list. So it’s not just them. It’s the entire situation, where we’ve become a nation of ignoramuses only too happy to weigh in on matters on which we are completely ignorant.
Haters gotta hate and everyone’s got to have their say. There are so many of theme. It is impossible to respond to each one.
How long have we all been on social media, do you think? Some time around 2009?
It’s time for me to do some digital detox. You feel me?
Here are some ideas:
Delete toxic social media connections Turn off push notifications Designate tech-free hours each day Make your bedroom a tech-free zone
Give digital detox a try. And if you already have, I’d love to hear about it.
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I can’t remember the exact year
I went off posting on Facebook
on a regular basis. Five years ago???
I was a hard core Facebook addict for many years…
These days I post on FB
maybe twice a year
around my birthday or New Year’s
When I went off Facebook
I set up a strict rule for myself
about using Instagram:
Only one post per week!!!
Limiting myself to 52 posts per year
is one way of decreasing digital dependency…
I benefit from reading and interacting on Instagram but it still takes too much of my time and attention.
I have made other rules for decreasing screen time
eg when I exercise outside
I intentionally leave my phone at home
Yes!!
It’s a constant battle to get off screens and devices and into Real Life!
I think that is very smart. It’s definitely a battle to get into real life. Shouldn’t be, but is.
I’m still on fb because I would miss my friends if I’m not.
I’ve found that limiting time is the way to go. Living on social media all the time is no life for me.