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Is quitting photo and video based Social Media good for a Developer?

Surajan Shrestha on May 15, 2021

The Covid-19 Lockdown hit hard, AGAIN for the second time here in Nepal and I thought to myself, I'm not falling for the social media trap again. ...
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Alexandre Plt

Congrats on moving away from those social media!

I'm also on the "avoid facebook" team, but also because there are more fake news, fake people, fake everything and a lot of lies, but I'm still on Instagram occasionally, to reach some friends.

I can't agree more on the fact that ignorance is a bliss.

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Surajan Shrestha • Edited

Thank you for commenting. I couldn't be more happier.
I don't want to force you to quit Instagram but Instagram is even more toxic than Facebook. Think about it, while FB is focused on everything(texts,photo,video,groups,marketplace,jobs,etc.), Instagram is only focused on the materialistic side of life i.e how good someone looks, how much money they have, what kind of cars they drive, what kind of expensive outfits someone wears.
If i have to say it, then, Instagram is the worst of all social media.
I know I'm nobody but as a Developer to a fellow Developer, I have to give out this advice that quitting Instagram is for the better.

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Alexandre Plt

I think I'll listen to you and just use Threads for Instagram (that's only the DM part to keep talking to friends) from now!

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Surajan Shrestha

Yes, Finally someone who shares my view. People are only editing and showing the so-called "Glorious Side of their lives" whereas they're suffering too, just like the rest of us.