I think for me, the internet would have to be totally eclipsed by the enshittification process, for me to revise how I use it and what for. I’ve been online for 28 years now and I am beginning to slow down more and more as time goes on. I used to have been a community seeker, an explorer and a very curious person.

But as I have watched and learned where the internet was going and all of the struggles it has faced. While personally having dealt with my own fair share of troubles with it, I am sometimes under the impression about being more than ready to hang it up and stick to just the minimalist way possible when it comes to the internet.

And we’re talking, only watching YouTube/Netflix, coming on to Second Life to do whatever, only interacting with who I know and just making sure things are taken care of with online bills and such. Nothing more.

  • Kaiyoto@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I stopped using all social media besides Lemmy. In part I realized how much of it is used by influencers and companies to sell shit and it’s become worthless. On top of that, when I use Facebook I can barely find actual pictures when I attempt to catch up with family by looking at their pages. Once in a while I make an attempt then give up when all the bullshit gets crammed down my throat. The only reason why my Facebook still exists is the use the messenger to keep in touch with family that way.

    I remember using Twitter to actually keep in touch with my gaming friends. Then they started with the algorithms. I used to use Tweetcaster. I stopped using Twitter entirely once that happened because it used to bypass those algorithms and the ads. I stopped using Reddit when Reddit is Fun went down.

    Now I just scroll Lemmy. Even that is limited because of all the depressing news. Sometimes I get frustrated by the 15 reposts of the same article and I get tired of having to interact with them to get them to go away. I just don’t get the same reward I used to get when I looked through posts or scrolled through tweets of friends once upon a time. I’m just tired of the enshittification.