I deleted Instagram, LinkedIn, Snap, and a lot more. Basically, all the ones where you follow and connect with people from real life.
I realized I don’t like letting everyone, whether acquaintances, friends, or family, into my life and sharing everything. I don’t like seeing what everyone else does, either. It makes me compare my life, feel the urge to prove myself, and show off my life, and it feels really toxic.
I also don’t like that if I don’t vibe with someone anymore or have a fallout, I can’t block or remove them from my social media without stirring drama, offending the other person, and becoming the topic of gossip.
I thought deeply about whether I should do it because I was afraid of letting go of all the acquaintances and old friends that would only be in my life in the form of posts and stories. But I realized, if they’re not important to me or if I’m not important to them, that we only exist in each other’s lives in the form of social media, I can let them go and set myself free.
I feel so free 🙂