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The Reason You Can’t Quit Social Media Is the Reason You Should
“I feel attacked,” my husband said wryly when I told him I was writing this article. “Tell me more about it.”
So I asked: “What keeps you on Instagram?”
“Getting booked for shows.”
“Is Instagram getting you bookings?” I asked.
“No.”
We have great reasons for staying on social media:
- Connection
- Business
- Staying informed
- Low-energy entertainment
- Creative inspiration
But what if the very reason you can’t leave is actually showing you exactly why you should?
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There may have been a time when social media did make those things better, but that time is over.
Staying Connected
The fear of losing my friends kept me on Facebook for years.
Social media promises connection. What it actually delivers is toxic comparison and surface-level relationships that leave you lonely.
Online relationships run on dopamine (the quick hit of validation), not oxytocin (the hormone that builds actual intimacy through…
