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The effect of deactivating Facebook and Instagram on users' emotional state

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506 points imakwana | 1 comments | 21 Apr 25 04:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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anshumankmr ◴[21 Apr 25 07:06 UTC] No.43749127[source]▶
Removing Instagram from my daily routine has been the best change I did, apart from adopting a cat. Just saw some stuff on my feed I had no desire to see apart from brainrot, and the algorithm kept shovelling some controversial figures too, which I had no interest in, so that also did not help its cause.
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blitzar ◴[21 Apr 25 07:34 UTC] No.43749273[source]▶
I wish my cat was around in the phone camera and instagram days, he would have cleaned up online.
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anshumankmr ◴[21 Apr 25 08:17 UTC] No.43749501[source]▶
Never too late you know... assuming you still have your catto.
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blitzar ◴[21 Apr 25 08:26 UTC] No.43749542[source]▶
Sadly passed as a dignified old cat many, many years ago now.

The digital camera was barely a thing back then let alone a camera in your pocket 24 hours a day! Nevertheless, lots of happy memories captured in the only way that really matters - in person without a screen.

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1. anshumankmr ◴[21 Apr 25 10:21 UTC] No.43750240[source]▶
I understand your loss, I have also lost some cats, some due to moving and giving away, and other strays I used to take care of, breaks my heart every time I think of the strays.

Have you been able to adopt another pet?