Overuse.

How do you use social media?

I think the proper term is overuse. I have a phone beside me 24 hours and on the worst day I recall I was over 14 hours on social media. I am retired so I do have the time in between my other activities to do this.

I scroll on and off all day but mostly on. I use X to find out what is happening and I scroll looking for the latest ‘breaking news’. I am getting more interaction from community notes at the moment, than from my 1800 followers, because it’s now impossible to tell the difference between fact and fiction or as Trump would say ‘fake news.’

FaceTime is for my close family and friends and everyday ( since 2019) I write a diary about my day. I try to be honest as to how I’m feeling and what sort of day I’ve had. I post photos of anything that I’ve come across during the day and people I’ve come in contact with. I have a loyal number of followers who interact with my musings.

I find going on the internet is a bit like going down a rabbit hole, one click leads to another click and time passes quickly.

While I wish deep down that social media had never existed I can honestly say that I couldn’t manage without it.