In 2019? I’ll be leaving the internet as a whole behind. The internet as a tool to avoid anxiety and other uncomfortable thoughts is a destructive crutch. I’ve also become comically socially isolated because the internet allows me to distract myself for hours and hours each day while I’m alone. I went months without speaking to others at one point, this simply wouldn’t be possible without the internet as I would’ve went completely insane.
Who else is leaving the internet behind? If you think there’s something you’re going to find on this site that will make your life better, I’ll save you thousands and thousands of wasted hours: you won’t. There can be helpful advice on here but most of it is bullshit from other people with issues just as bad or worse than your own. It’s time to let it go.
If it makes you feel any better, the internet as a whole has become shit and is rapidly becoming worse. Almost all traffic is centralizing around a few shitty sites and the culture on those sites is absolute shit. Endless thought terminating cliches (black women GIFs, Twitter “clapbacks”, rampant censorship of anything but bizarre ass backwards views of how things work (on the internet everyone has a mental illness, on the internet black women are considered wise sages when in reality they are the fattest dumbest group etc.), a rising “meme culture” which is just comparing two things using an image template, whores posting their asses next to inspirational quotes, it’s all just a sad and depressing place. None of this stupid shit even matters in day to day life either, we both know that this is all a huge waste of time in the end.
It’s time to let it all go. Who else will be leaving for good soon?
I’ve already successfully left other sites. It’s not easy but I know I can do it. I need to get off the internet for good.
After months of little to no interaction the first time I spoke to someone and we both laughed was like pure bliss. The rush I got just from making someone smile was enough to keep me motivated for the next week at least. Just from one conversation. I can’t insgine what years would be like.
Today was my first time using Jow Forums in almost a year. I've learned tons of useful information here, and had great times but it does suck you in and mostly wastes your time.
As for the rest of what you wrote ... That's limited to unhealthy parts of social media and the internet, you don't HAVE to use Jow Forums and twitter or whatever. You can just read the blogs that have valuable information pertaining to what you're interested in. You can just avoid the negative crap and stick with the productive sources and mediums of information.
Also using Jow Forums doesn't mean you have to be an obese NEET that never goes outside.
