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

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506 points imakwana | 3 comments | 21 Apr 25 04:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source
1. sullivantrevor ◴[21 Apr 25 15:38 UTC] No.43753167[source]▶
If you are sick of current social media and long for what we had in the past, check out what I am building.

www.elswhr.app

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2. ◴[21 Apr 25 17:02 UTC] No.43754066[source]▶
3. jjulius ◴[21 Apr 25 17:05 UTC] No.43754098[source]▶
After ditching social media, I've come to greatly value close connections with my friends and family. Meeting up and hanging out, or calling them regularly if they live far away, have proved far more fruitful than any value I thought I got out of using even tools such as AIM or MySpace (as referenced on your site). What does this provide that could improve upon these high-quality connections?

Additionally, assuming growth comes your way, how do you plan to support your platform/company from a financial perspective? Targeted ads, or...? What do you intend to do with user data?