Ah, I just caught myself just before hitting send on a rage-reply to a Facebook comment from someone very deeply and maliciously misinformed. The power of social networks looking for user engagement at any cost, no matter the quality of that engagement, is breathtaking to me

@fabio Stolen Focus by Johann Hari really opened my eyes to the extent that this outrage addiction cycle is deliberate. Could you quit Facebook? I do miss out on some things, but generally I feel my mental health is better without it.

@jean @fabio we introduced the concept of media fasting in our family. We take about a week of hands off time. No phones, no pads, no TV, no Alexa, no consoles, etc. The first two days are rough, but by the middle of the week the kids purposefully sit down to read books or paint. For hours! Plus board games are suddenly played again. It’s quite a thing to behold.

@jean I have soft-quit it, I just open it because for some reason some people insist on messaging me there 🙂 Thanks for the book suggestion which I’ll add to my to-read list (which is immense unfortunately, and I’m reading all the time!)

@AlexKucera it sounds nice for you! It wouldn’t work for me: I’d rather eliminate toxic platforms and balance the interesting media consumption.