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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: 0s | 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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noncoml ◴[21 Apr 25 05:22 UTC] No.43748698[source]▶
Same with stopping replyhing to HN. I just downvote and upvote. Emotional stress significantly reduced.
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baq ◴[21 Apr 25 05:58 UTC] No.43748838[source]▶
There’s a few things that help:

- do not engage with the technically correct but missing the point people

- don’t check your threads if you posted something that the groupthink disagrees with

- don’t try to win arguments if you know you’re right

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1. aaronbaugher ◴[21 Apr 25 14:19 UTC] No.43752310[source]▶
Along with don't check your threads, don't check your votes. I'm always struck by people saying "I don't know why I was downvoted for such-and-such." Where do they find the time to go back and check the votes on comments they made? I say the things I say and move on.