Rec | NOT BEING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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I recently deleted all social media apps(except for Perfectly Imperfect, duh) and it's like night-and-day. Why do I need to know about everything happening in the world? Why do I need to allow the algorithm to rile me up about things that I have zero control over? Last night I wrapped presents and listened to 1930s jazz and read a book instead.

@_kzr_

Dec 20, 2024

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