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

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506 points imakwana | 2 comments | 21 Apr 25 04:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.441s | source
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countWSS ◴[21 Apr 25 05:20 UTC] No.43748692[source]▶
Anecdotal: Stopping commenting on reddit reduced emotional stress significantly. Reddit is one of those "social" anti-social circles where you can't afford to be on the "wrong side of argument" and every discussion can quickly spiral out.
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1. CSMastermind ◴[21 Apr 25 14:00 UTC] No.43752106[source]▶
Leaving Reddit has significantly improved my quality of life. Would recommend it to anyone.
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2. epolanski ◴[21 Apr 25 16:42 UTC] No.43753886[source]▶
I can confirm that deleting Instagram/Facebook has improved my QoL.

But I have a hard time ditching Reddit, I canceled accounts multiple times, yet at some point I need to discuss something for which there's only a subreddit online and I'm back at square one.