Anyone else burned out on social media???

I guess if I were to make my own forum for a niche I would advertise it on a temporary Twitter or Reddit account. I doubt it would get much traction but I would prefer a small community anyways.

I almost thought of making an Instagram account just to upload artwork and buy/trade collectible toys from other hobbyists. I don't like the "likes" centric UI that I complained about earlier which is what prompted me to not make an account. Tumblr on the other hand seems to be a fine option to post artwork.

As mentioned above, toying with deleting my Instagram. I just don't feel I really "need" it much anymore. The original reason I got it doesn't really apply anymore.  And I'm already connected to so many people on both there and FB, that I could honestly just stick to FB.

FB, on the other hand, I have no interest in ever deleting since that's how I have kept up with people (work, church, travel, conventions, education, etc.) for over 12 years, and I would like to continue to keep up with those people.

At the very least with Insta, I might go to a "I check 1-2 times a week at MOST" like I do with FB. If people need me, I tell them to use Messenger. 

I keep Tumblr around for the "fan culture," so I don't put it on the same level as my other social media (plus mine is anonymous, so it's closer to my experience here TBH).

Any other apps I have are mostly professional at this point. 

Awesome and yeah much more edifying use of time IMO. Looking to ask for a kindle for xmas so I can dive back into reading ^_^ Get my "attention span" back up again and better be able to disconnect. 

The doomerism also a major reason that I do NOT comment on Reddit as much as I desire to. You can't see tone in writing, it's hard to sense "feeling" in posts, and most of the time, there's no point. Endlessly repeated points Even constructive/actual/legit criticism gets brigaded, or comes across as negative. FOMO, and maybe at times it would be interesting to chat with others on detailed issues, but then again with "fear," like that, who needs it???

Update: So I have decided to limit my Insta to 2-3 days per week MAX of browsing (the way I do for FB) and leave it "dormant" the rest of the week and life feels SO much calmer, clearer, and relaxed.

I feel spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and even physically better! I am reading ACTUAL books again! Feels good man.

I don't know if I'm actually going to delete my Insta, but for now, I'm glad it's not constantly "buzzing" up my life 24/7 with meaningless distractions. I never realized how on edge I was constantly checking the app around the clock, how it aggravated my anxiety, how it made my head hurt, and how it stole so much time from me. I do wish that Insta had a "DM only" option I could put on my phone the way FB does, but other than that, I'm good.

Which also means that in light of this "knowledge," as much as I hate dealing with the FOMO of my fave Youtubers' posts, I probably never going to bother with Twitter X again.

Finally got TOO overly sad and anxious recently and deactivated my FB for a bit too, just to take a breather, especially after some drama went down there with me and someone who I thought was a friend :/ Unfortunately it appears that the max you you can keep your FB deactivated is 7 days, which is a pain, I think Insta is indefinite until you personally reactivate it (assuming you didn't reactivate it too many times like I did heh!).

Keeping Messenger up, and am glad FB gives you that option since I prefer it to texting (I would prefer better messaging apps like Line to text, but few of my friends use THOSE kinds of apps sadly).
EDIT: So FB "deactivation page" is hella confusing, Reddit says that apparently you CAN deactivate your FB for longer than 7 days if you click around the right boxes, so I plan to do that next time. 

Glad to hear that! Wasn't sure if I was sharing too much too often, but I like to put my ongoing "do less social media" experiences in case anyone would like to do the same. I got a Kindle as an early Xmas gift and have been quite enjoying it.

It is a really bizarre and even somewhat unnerving/anxious feeling disconnecting at first, especially when I want to constantly "just check!!!!" and "just see!!!" I'm just so used to "filling" empty moments up with it. Of course I want to know, but do I really need to know THAT much? Probably not. And that's why I Deactivate instead of Delete, so I can just pick it back up at some point in the future and spend some time on it, catch up with people, and I can still provide some basic support to others on the platforms. And at least FB still lets you keep Messenger up when you Deactivate it. 

Good luck with your personal gallery! Social media, as much as I rag on it, does still have its benefits in regards to connection with others, you just have to take those benefits with some VERY serious side effects IMO. Granted I would go back and forth on my usage (IE multitask) but it was still surprising that I somehow spent 5-7 (!) hours on Instagram in a day according to my screen time app XD  :/ It didn't feel like that long!

Oh radio nice! I used to find some really kewl music through local college/indie stations, and have a lot of fond memories when I got my own car with a radio, where I could listen to the rock/metal music station away from my strict parents. Also got my own radio for a bit in 2004 and really got into pop music top hits then (as best as I could with strict family alas) and in 2006 when I got a mini radio as a gift from my grandparents. Atrocious quality, but I could sneak it at night and that alone was worth it!

I have been listening to an audiobook for the first time in...I don't even remember XD  And reading books on my Kindle too. All currently sociology/culture themed, which I tend to like for whatever reason.