You Will Wish You Watched This Before You Started Using Social Media | The Twisted Truth
This might be one of the most important videos I've edited in 2018. After everything that has been going on with the privacy crisis and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg going to Washington to speak with members of Congress, I felt that this video was timely. I think social media can be good but we must be careful with how we use it.
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Hey everyone, I'm glad you enjoyed the video and found some insight in some of the destructive behaviours that can be developed with excessive social media use. This was interesting for myself and my team to understand and learn more about. I will say a couple of things. I really don't condone the hurtful things being said about Mark Zuckerberg's appearance, I know the thumbnail overdramatises the video. Many people are saying quite a lot of unsettling things and I get it you are like "he is rich, who cares", but that's not the point, bullying is bullying and saying hurtful things is bad. I hope you can see where I'm coming from. Doesn't matter if they are a billionaire or some outcast from some part of the world. This is not what we are about. It's important to be critical of big companies and it's important to be fair and objective in your analysis. I don't think Mark is a bad person or Facebook in general are bad or even social media but as Chamath says in the video, "if you feed the beast the beast will eat you." This is the most important point of the video. I encourage you all to take a more nuanced approach to the video and not to view it has a pure condemnation, how we grow as a society and as people is to understand and use empathy. For me the video serves as a cautionary tale as to what can happen when you go on autopilot mode and what can happen is that your time and attention is controlled by others. This isn't just about social media it is about anything in life. Anyways, be kind. Be fair and objective. Speak your mind but respectfully, if you hate social media say it, if you love it say it. Share why you think so or don't. The most important thing is that we engage in a dialogue together. With love, Nav
Yes. We are all now part of the 'attention economy'. What to do? Feel more fear and create more enemies? More likes for hating those we perceive to be controlling us? Not a solution. Talk it over with others...debate but don't despair. Dare to be different: switch off your phone when you can...explain your actions to others...value the quiet undisturbed mind. It is the basis for personal peace and social harmony.
I liked being able to be in contact with friends and family I haven't seen or talked to in years, but if you share content not to their liking even if it is true, Facebook and Twitter will tag it as false content. I deleted my Twitter and only use Facebook to check on family and friends now. And I rarely get on there. Its a waste of time. I mostly use my phone as a phone and at times watch videos if I'm bored. I truly agree with what you said in this video. I'm just sorry so many kids are bullied and commit suicide over social media. Its really sad!
I would usually agree with your point about ad hominem comments about Mark Zuckerberg, however, when you consider all that he can do to us and all we can do to him it is the equivalent of being run over by a bus and the victim scratching the chrome off the bumper. He can addict our children and younger generations to Facebook causing immeasurable damage to society, ban political, social and individual pages that he and his employees dislike, influence elections and put pressure on governments, harvest our data and sell us to the highest bidder and in the process become so rich that he can buy his own island. We can call him a few names. The fact that I think he has head shaped like an egg isn't going to keep me up at night!
@@burtingtune yep...hearing your sentiments, especially for the generations to come. Luckily some of us didn't grown up with " tech-social-media " Some of us grew up on donkey Kong hand games, playing in our front yard safely, talking on telephones and generally no devises except a tellavision:.so we are lucky we know how to switch these distractions, controlling mind-bending machines OFF. It is sad and bloody unfortunate, let's hope 🙏next generations will hopefully learn from parents who genuinely give their time and a ...hoot about their children. And use CRITICAL thinking well without reservation to the TruTH 🕊💪🙈🎯
It's not bullying when the target of your derision has his boot on your neck.
"When the service is free, the product being sold is YOU."
Powerful quote! That is indeed true!
was this applicable to the telegram in past (since durov is going to implement in-app ads in the nearest future) ?
That is 100% true!
Exactly
nothing is free, someone always pays the price
Social Media Has Ruined Mindsets, Goals, Relationships, Patience, Motivation, Friendships, Confidence, And Communication.
Fax 💯 and it can also lower your motivation and constantly distract you from what you need to do
I find KZhead so informative, except for some.non-sense vlogs of KZheadrs.
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It ruined my health too. I used to open social media apps for no reason all the time just because it started getting into my muscle memory and I was truly just addicted to it. I stopped remembering why I even used Instagram so much I just felt like I had to to fill the void. I’d spent many hours on it just scrolling through shit I didn’t care about and I’d start to forget to do normal daily things like eating and even hygiene like showering.
But It also helped some people. guys it isn't always black or white. everything has its bad and good side and so does social media.
As a person who has never used social media because it always seemed boring, I see this as an absolute win
For real. That’s why I got rid of 10 years ago I thought it was boring and even the other apps came out then I was like this is too much work, and now with everybody being creators it’s like that shit is probably so overwhelming now! I can’t imagine it. Lol
Isn't this social media?
@@nickijones707 no it’s not.
@@nickijones707 Yes, it is.
KZhead is social media .. so, fail.
i’ve never in my life left money on a youtube channel but this video is so powerful and necessary. this needs more attention. this is the truth of our lives now. phone addiction. sometimes i wish someone would hack every network out of existence so we could get back to what matters
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I don't but honestly, people need a bit of a detox from everything that's mainstream to just chill out, maybe rest from work. I hope soon they'll get bored and it won't be like TV for boomers - there's nothing anymore except for propaganda and the same movies on repeat but they'll waste a few more decades and their relations on it.
The worst thing is that now....those kind of rare and incredible videos are unwatchable because of the KZhead ads which pops up and deconcentrate you
Keep up the great work 💪 it's recommending now @@AbsoluteMotivation
When i become member of premier i will just do this for testing whether it works for me or not😂 Mr @@AbsoluteMotivation
Am I the only person that gets bored with social media? Even watching tv bores me after a while I just turn it off
No, shut it down long ago l do like the music on youtube and shows like this one ldo play an on line game to Elder scrolls l do not miss the rest Nice to see lm not alone
Nope me to
Glad to hear I'm not alone.
I do the same nothing really excites me no more .
Nah fr
the fact that everyone who deleted social media doesn’t regret it just goes to show how really unhealthy it is. how did we all manage to fall into this trap??
It was new, we bit, we spat out.
ikr? i remember before i had a phone i wondered why the fuck people choose to spend so much time on social media and on their phones.....and now look where i am years later: i'm exactly like the other fools whove spent too much time on this shit. i want to delete my social media for good, even if it makes my chances at my career worse, than good: i just want to be focused and happier again. social media takes that away for me.
@@DEADEYESTUDIO IKR! My FB is a cobweb/dust collection site now. I'm going to delete it. I'm Gen-X, so I've got no qualms about being considered weird: I have always been weird. I'm keeping KZhead for now. It's fun. I've begun to turn off my phone after 9pm & all day on Sundays ‐ keeps me mostly sane. The people who I see in person deserve my full attention too, so I put my phone away. I keep in mind that my gadgets are my tools & I use my tools - my tools do NOT use me. Food for thought: If my "friends" won't call me and talk vs social media, then perhaps they aren't my "friends"... just sayin'. A phone call takes LESS time than scrolling on a screen anyway.
We still are by watching KZhead
Nah they usually come back after a week
"When everything is free, you are the product."
Potent words ey?
I quit social media over a week ago and I already now feel so much better then ever in my life. I have been dealing with depression since the age of 12 (9 years ago) and social media only made it worse. My love for reading and musik is coming back and I’m learning how to deal with being bored and I love it.
Good stuff, super proud of ya!
how do you fight back the urge to download instagram or scroll though tiktok again?
Good luck! Good for you! and keep going!
Good shit, I need the medias for music promo on my band but I have an app that locks me out of it. Social media is so bad and I just noticed after using for so long that I would just feel like SHIT anytime I used it.
Kudos champ. I have been deleting it for the last year. Done permanently (or at least I hope I am). No one can change people who only care about money.
I miss the days of when social media wasn’t a thing
I think we all do, man.
@@NoExpert don't u see?
Conclusion: people today are addicted to the secondary, at least real, they prefer to watch porn and masturbate, than to find another person to have sex, they prefer to interact with people on social networks, instead of interacting in real life.
@Censor Me no one forces you to do anything, these are businesses. Blame people not the companies, lazy people are their own problem. I’m able to balance myself between using technology and social media without damaging by social and work life.
@@austinhowser7838 this has noting to do with lazy or not. It was revolutionair when it came out. Now 20 years later we can see the damage it has done to mankind
the fact that this was made even before TIKTOK blew up makes it even scarier because now the problem is way worse
fries your dopamine receptors watching so many little entertaining clips with not much meaning
@@AdahirLangarica and inflates women's ego because of all the simps rewarding their behaviors. Society is in full decline and it can only get worse.
Yes , even duh i am gen z but i value the time without social media , you can't really disconnect from this forever but stop the banging time wasting and i am proud to say that i have never use tik tok and evn duh i have insta but i don't use it..
I feel like tiktok is worse than social media
tiktok has announced a very severe crackdown on people who have gone crazy.
This should be a mandatory video in schools
Agree
I just deleted my social medias a few days ago, at first it's difficult because people around you use it and always talk about subjects that you have no idea what it's about, but it ends up being good not knowing because they are ridiculous things that add nothing to our lives. It's so good to see that people like me are realizing how much this can destroy our lives
How’re you feeling now? Thanks for watching!
I hate when a friend visits my home and just sits there staring at their phone. I always wonder why they visited. And it happens a lot. I find it rude and frustrating. Now I understand it.
Yea. It's a shame when sitting somewhere and everyone on their phones when they could be spending time together.
Well, everytime i and my friends hang out , i'm always the only person not to have my eyes glued to the smatphone's screen. i also persuade my friends to put their phones down. We could have a lovely conversation , rather than just sitting there staring at the phones. Sometimes i feel i am ignored and isolated by my friends. That hurts me lot. this is the first time i have commented in english ^^
And now in parties people just keep taking selfies instead of enjoying the party... ( sorry for my bad English )
I can commiserate with you and visitors YES I'd rather a Visitor stay away if they're gonna " live" on their ph at your/my house etc.
Felt this!
"Quitting social media was my worst decision" Said no one ever!
THEY MAKE A FAKE WORLD WHILE THEY STEAL THE REAL ONE.
@@LikeIconic ok
Said like the perfect attention seeker.
it was mine
Maybe it was not the optimal decision for me as I used it to join a volanteers group of "Doing Good to Others".
Repeated sentiment, but worth echoing - I ditched social media apps too, and honestly, it feels liberating. No more 'perfect' life posts, just genuine peace of mind.
I hope you found the peace you were after. Thank you so much for watching the video and sharing your experience!
everything is addictive, food, alcohol, work, EVERYTHING...we need to master ourselves to master how to control our addiction and use it for our own good.... nothing can outwin a self-aware mind
Work is crazy
Very true. The key part of this all is how manage to control ourselves and not let external forces control our internal proclivities.
Not really. The flesh is weak, considering how difficult it is to manage emotions (which are what addiction and dependency is built upon), it is smarter and more efficient to simply remove the trigger, remove the root cause. Not MANAGE those emotions, we're not robots - we're humans. We're built to think smart, not FEEL smart. Being self-aware is key, but true self-awareness will show you your flaws and tell you to move away from the trigger rather than depend on hopeful thinking. There's a reason why Monks don't entertain certain things. They know this.
KZhead is the only social media site that isn't boring as hell
KZhead is now boring
Instagram is the most boring app ever
@LonerWolf Patriot depends on what you watch really
@Toy Story Fan 4 Yeah you really need to watch some actually interesting stuff. I haven't seen any of that stuff in my recommended for like 3 years. You should try to watch any educational channel and there are so many good ones to choose from on this platform. Despite this though, I am considering quitting KZhead as I spent way too much time on here and it is the only social media I use.
@@micheloreference5486 but some of the lives on there was questionable and funny
I deleted social media 6 days ago and I feel like there’s more hours in the day now it’s weird
Jessy Perez how are you going now?
You’re on KZhead ?
Lauren Ashcroft lol got em
I've been without Facebook for a year and a half. It feels weird at first, but I don't even remember its existence anymore.
Deleted fb and insta but still used app youtube can not deleted but i will limit time for yt 🤗
"If you pull the casino enough, you will win. And you don't know what trigger will reward you" 💔 It's that mystery that keeps you on wants you to know.
Love it!
Every parent must see this
I deleted all apps for 2 weeks. The next step is stop reading and commenting on KZhead videos. Just watch informative videos. And leave.
This is the hardest 😭😭😂😂
But memes 😭😭
hahahaha, I gottta try that
Goodluck I got rid of twitter and Facebook years ago but I got sucked into KZhead and reddit 🥴🥴it’s a trap
@@gwendolyneayiera5046 I. Can't. Stop.
But admit it that KZhead is the most useful and beneficial social app. I learnt so many things from it . So i can't deny 😕
Same! Until the algorithm sprinkles in a random video that grabs my attention and then I enter the rabbit hole, mindlessly surfing vid after vid 🏄🏽♂️
KZhead has fantastic material but it has changed tremendously over the years and there is more and more aggressive solicitation of your attention. Look at the use of banners. You're in the middle of watching a clip and already they're trying to pull you to the next one. And now they have more and more video shorts and more and more ads.
Same, KZhead is the only app i use to get away from reality
Yeah, also skill share.
I'm In real estate and Marketing on Facebook is insane. There is no better way too do it.
It's been 3 years since I delete my social media account and now I am much more happier in my life and have so many times and can do so many things. work on my hobby go outside spend time with my family and I am grateful that I am not on social media
Good to hear you're more happy now. Thanks for watching!
5 years ago, but this video is much needed in 23/24....
Happy to help! Thanks for watching!
I quit Facebook years ago, because I was tired of other people. I don´t care where others where, what they ate for breakfast or what color poop their kid made.
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Everybody wants attention, it seems. to isolate us with Covid1984 plandemic, to program us now with social media apps while we're 'waiting for this unfortunate plandemic to subside'(smh), we are under your controllllllllllllllllllllll , elitistsssssssssssssssss, we're zombiesssssssssssssssssss nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. *punches mark suckerturd's face a few dozen times* any questions? 19 years old and i can fk'n ==r==e==a==d=== *your turn* deepweb this shit, not surface web trash/lies.
@@atheistleopard618 get some fresh air bruv
@@lgomer3442 with a name like GOmer, you need to get a fresh name, bitch boy lmao
@@lgomer3442 😅😅😅 I feel his passion. I myself would love to cave in the SUCKER BERGS ALIEN HEAD
I didn’t have a long enough attention span to watch this video without going to comments
SAME
Sameeee🤣🤣
Omg. Me too.
Same here...for almost any YT clip
Daniel Moore lmao!
It saddens me to see how apt your title is. How could I have missed this for so long, when it was uploaded five years ago and still resonates with me today?
It's recently been going viral, so you are not alone.
Same here. It popped up in my feed 2 nights ago and I'm really glad I found this video. Kudos to the maker of it. I had a social media account for six months in 2020 (pandemic) and got rid of it for the same reasons I heard being mentioned in this video. I could see how toxic it was from day 1 but I wanted to see where it would go. I reconnected with some people and that was enough. It was a second corrupt world that I didn't need to live in. Let's keep our minds on things above.
i deleted all of my social media accounts 3 years ago and I've never been happier. Yes, people give me weird looks but i value my mental health wayyy more
Aren't you using a social media account right now? Considering the fact that KZhead is also social media?😭
@@lydia21936exactly! Also imo , YT is essential and the next generations need to know how to work with tech, so not caring about the newest tech isn’t very smart, but quitting Snap, TT , IG is such a great idea!
No instagram?! Ok u have Facebook then? No?! Snapchat?! No?! I SAID NO I DONT HAVE ANY SOCIAL MEDIA STOP ASKING I SAID NONE AT ALL. Lmao bruh 😂
@@lydia21936you can easily use KZhead and not entertain dumb arguments in the comments 😂 I use it to watch sermons and study more about Jesus and learn how to do things for free. So nah it’s not always social media but if you have no self control then yes it’s dangerous as heck. To the majority it’s a big danger.
But we cannot delete KZhead
I used to be an avid reader. Since getting hooked on social media, I really have a hard time reading now. Okay, back to reading!
I swear I used to read a lot but everytime I say ima read I’m scrolling threw Instagram
Me too! I used to love reading and because of this I stopped reading for years. Finally getting back too
Same here
I used to read 5 or 6 books a year. Now I'm having trouble reading one.
fjoa123 same 😫
When something is free tht means..u are the product 💯
Sure is!
Life was so much better colorful enjoyable before social media's existence
Really? What time period do you miss the most?
@@AbsoluteMotivation2012-2017
Yes absolutely it was
This is scary. Social media seems to be the devils playground. We need to disconnect and really reconnect with one another.
@Darth Vader Why that?
Ruined relationships marriage kids 😒 all of it
@Darth Vader especially in this pandemic situation _-
@Moriel Logos Hmm
Years ago we got by just fine without cell phones and video games. Sometimes I feel technology hasn't made our lives better.
anyone feel like their life would be so much more different if we never had social media-
it would’ve been WAYYYY better if we didn’t have social media I bet kids would’ve still been outside riding there bikes nowadays you barley see kids outside
That is exactly RIGHT* WE NEED TO KNOW THIS....
@@deja7615 Social media is still pretty good! Social media is designed to kill time, communicate with others, a good source of information, and ect. Kids wouldn't go out just because of social media. Maybe it's because they are depressed, a shut in, bullied, or something in their life that has made them think that they don't belong to society Social media is sometimes used to escape the real world. People would make this as their way of reliving stress, sadness. We need this! Maybe not all of us would say the same, but sometimes we must put ourselves in their shoes to know better.
relationships and marriages would be better
@@chunkygolem3054 this comment might be useless. but I just left tiktok for over a year. It felt so free seeing reality. I remember my brother watching youtube videos of ppl just screaming 24/7 meanwhile I was doing everything what my mind said. Social media - new dimension Gaming - 2nd dimension Reality - 1st dimension ( we currently equiped )
And here we all are on social media
haha true, thanks for watching
Except we are watching something valuable. Technology is good when used for the right reasons. There is a treasure trove of valuable information that sadly not many people are seeking out.
✔ no social media ✔ all app notifications on mute ✔ actively training on-task-focus ✔ recovering
How are you feeling?
@@AbsoluteMotivation Yeah pretty good thanks for asking. Definitely more relaxed and self confident. Hbu?
Social media causes addiction; Addiction causes stress; Stress causes depression; And, then depression leads to destruction...
damn
Not only social media also google play store and the addictive games
JAHbymeside forIverandIvermore these r made addictive....we can’t control
That's Quite Sad True.
Vishal Bhardwaj well said 💯
Social media has made us so eager to "Show and tell" but there is beauty in privacy. Everything isn't meant to be on display. It's perfectly fine to keep some things for you
Beautiful well said
Amen!!!! I agree
That reminds me of a time I did a solo trip to Seattle. I didn’t even want people to know I went there. I didn’t post any pictures til 6 months later. I wanted that trip to be MY trip and enjoy my privacy and time alone. I feel that divulging it to others would somehow steal the excitement from me.
100
Humbleness 👏
Social media has caused us to literally turn our backs on our own local neighborhoods and communities in favor of communicating and virtual befriending people from other parts of the country and other countries. While it is great to get to know people from other parts of the USA and the world, it should never come at the expense of face to face communication with people in our local neighborhoods and communities.
Interesting perspective. Thanks for sharing. Have you noticed this happen where you’re from?
Not only that but nowadays people don’t even use social media to virtually communicate anymore, it’s more about mindless scrolling which ironically transforms us into the opposite of “social” and makes us cluelessly isolated into our own rooms. And it’s quite sad because considering that even if you try to quit, it’s not like your friends or your family will too, and you will have to helplessly watch them consume this messed up algorithm in exchange of their attention and neurons. As a teenager there is no way you won’t lose a big fraction of your friends and have the reputation of the “weird kid” in the school you are in. But nevertheless you should put your mental health first and search for the people who are also conscious, even if they are not around you right now.
awww this hurts my heart actually
When it was uploaded 6 years ago but KZhead is suggesting me now 💀👏 no worries ABSOLUTELY right and yeah I'm glad that I'm not in any other social media except for KZhead and WhatsApp and they both work according to me rather than me working for them☮ Thank you for your video❤
You’re most welcome! Thank you for watching!
I think the 2000s babies are doomed. Us 90s and 80s babies luckily had a normal childhood when there was no social media around.
There are older generations still hooked to social media facebook expecially. There's no escape.
fj14 Well they’re old. They’ve lived their lives already. Youngsters are the ones that need to stay off social media and go out there and see what the world has to offer.
RoyalOutcast everyone matters either way.
@@JSwagy no,not at all....these children today are growing up and developing as people in this social media hell....older pople already accomplished many things, so they dont matter as much
lmao we're in too deep
I told my friend I quit Instagram. He’s like how do you spend time I told him I started reading books. 😁😊
Literally me
You didn't have to tell no one . They will know when you not on anymore
Keep going. 😁☺️. I hope you find satisfaction in the little things of real life and love. And I hope you influence others to do the same.
Camille Warren your right 😊
Vince Ernest Isaac thank you so much. I hope you find happiness in real life aswell ☺️👍🏻
Thanks for posting this much needed information about the effects of social media manipulation!
The background music your brother had been done absolutely mind boggling ❤
In a good way I hope!
I quit social media 2 years ago and it has definitely been the best decision in my life, I don't feel depressed anymore and I found much more meaning in life.
Wow. So profound to hear that it got rid of your depression and you found meaning. That is incredible!
thats cool buddy, but youtube is almost the same:) a lot of attention distraction, almost impossible to study using youtube as a source. U need a lot of strength of your will and self control. But yeah it's still better than scrolling news on the wall:D
Social media is depressing except for KZhead! I've realized it's a place operating at a low frequency where it traps energy.
The major problem with traditional social media (i. e. fb, Twitter instagram, etc), is that most people develop a virtual image that seems to be perfect, and many others compare themselves to that image, making them feel that their life is miserable or that they haven't accomplished anything, the social media algorithms make people to see all the time people with apparent wonderful lives, and the latest problem is, because politics have become a major topic in the latest years (specially with certain disease), a lot of people that you have in your contacts (friends, family, etc) will insult you if you share something opposed to their opinion, also most of the social media will keep censoring one side, so, it will seem that the majority of people have certain sentiment and will demoralize anyone that thinks different even more; it's a bunch of problems, that's why there are many mentally ill people nowadays.
I’ve only been on FB 2 times this year. Life is better without it and I’m more focused on self learning. The only reason i use keep messenger is, there are some people I want to stay in contact with but don’t want to give them my number.
"if you feed the beast, the beast will destroy you" thats damn right.
Martin, I know right 👍.
If you starve the beast that b*tch will die 🖕🏼
Martin Schweyda beast is like in 666
Yes. The beast controls our Children. These kids should have 100% guidance on the Internet, PERIOD. That will cut down on soooooo many kids from being kidnapped and enslaved to “Sex Trafficking” their grades, bullying, gangs, drugs, and suicides. They need to make it a Law w/ kids under the age of 18 yr’s old that there has to be 100% guidance or the parents are “FINED” 👍
Robin Anderson 🙌
Oh my, thank you for sharing this, we very seriously need to reevaluate
Such a helpful video. Abba bless you for posting this!!
I deleted all my social media accounts two months ago and that’s helping love myself even more . The only likes I need are the ones I give myself .
This is inspiring❤❤❤
Isn’t KZhead social media 🤔
So If I put dislike on your comment, do you gonna be sad ? XD
Great
You still have you tube
Most of the silicone valley execs won't let their kids use the apps they develop. Let that sink in.
That is a very interesting underrated comment. So true.
Source please
@@antiqueantique4308 Jaron Lanier
you seem to be put out by my asking for a source. Oh, btw, the question was not even directed at you.
But how do you know that ?
thank you for posting --valuable
thank you for this, really, this is truly important
When I think about my addiction to social media I literally feel physically sick
Hi there hahahaa me too..
same here
I deleted mine but I feel u it is an addiction
good, go cold turkey and wake up
Delete all home screen notifications for a start and then wean yourself off it. You’ll be glad you did.
Social media has turned dating into online shopping. Relationships will never be the same again.
@Johann Pretorius exception isn't an example
@Johann Pretorius I believe netflix changed the whole dating game; it normalized Multiple threesome so well that a healthy relationship is fucking rare.
@Johann Pretorius Bangladesh.
No, online dating sites in general have turned dating into online shopping. Women have this "plenty of fish" mentality, so when they see a profile that doesn't have pics of a hot guy or if the profile doesn't fill out their shopping list...they move on because, there's hundreds of other profiles to browse through. Online dating is something else I quit doing, because my greetings being constantly ignored was just making my depression even worse and making me feel I wasn't worth anything to anyone. 14 years worth of off and on use of date sites has almost destroyed my hope for ever finding romantic love again.
@Johann Pretorius Congrats. You're one of the fortunate few.
You were right but Now the problem can be fixed Thank you 🙏 Grace be with you Unconditional Love
You're most welcome, thank you for watching our video on this! Grateful to have your support!
You just earned a new subscriber bro for this eye opening video. Keep uploading this type of videos.
Thank you so much for subscribing man! Appreciate your kind words!
As an 18 yr old girl I feel happy not using social media at all. I get weird expressions from some people when I say that I am not on Instagram/ Facebook .... But it' s okk .... I feel absolutely happy living in a " real " world
Same
Hmm really 😏
I really wanna do that too but I always get that fear of missing out and I don't know how to get past that 😣
@@shinn3003 I feel you your little brain is playing tricks on you and by now one could say you're used to it. OMG what's trending on tik Tok 😅 I need to do those dance's 🤣🤣🤣
Stay that way :)
People think you are invisible and have no life if you don't use facebook or instagram. It is better to be invisible rather than being depressed or having no real life
Well said! I feel the same.
Lol its funny people have to wonder what im doing... "where do you work".or "are you still with your boyfriend i see your profile picture change" lol i just laugh keep them guessing 😉 Edit: its really sad that some people live double lives
What if you are both: invisible in plain sight, but still in the world, acting not for the purpose of being vane but for something bigger for example?
@@amysass1919 Amen !
No one is invisible I suggest you change your friends, etc ,for the love of God these very same people who are bashing social media are on it using it to not do something constructive like helping people. They are using it to make others feel bad about it and themselves. They are a joke and the jokes on them. Never listen to people who try to steal.
I think it effects certain generations more than others. Plenty of people remember life before the internet and can take it or leave it.
Thank you for this video. It is so important!
You are so welcome!
"If you feed the beast...the beast will destroy you"
I fed the beast many scrumptious treats for many years. It pulls you in and grabs ahold tight.
"Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels. (Rev 14)
You said a mouthfull....well said sis - i salute you . Dont say nomore.
Roxana Dobre yes.....especially is happening now....
Only for the mentally weak!!! Never used facecrap, don't know anyone on there & never cared... Only rarely check fone for missed calls. Mostly forget to take it out. -No News is Good News, LoL
The problem of deleting them is that you think you are NOT uptodate anymore. You might also think that you are "chilling" when you are on Instagram BUT that is just FALSE. You get an overdoze of Information and after using it you feel so unmotivated and stressed. Friends: This year we gonna have to change something at our behaviour!
Yeah the common rationale I had was a desire to be connected. But connected to what? Watching Instagram stories of food. Heck, posting Instagram stories of food. No need for that. Time to get better!
@@AbsoluteMotivation you're absolutely right
THE BEST VIDEO I HAVE SEEN TO DATE KEEP THEM COMING VERY INFORMATIVE THANKS FOLKS
I got away from social media over a year ago when it started making my depression worse. I have no regrets.
And now you are back on, KZhead is a social media app......
@@rahafalkhaldi1897 Well, aren't YOU a judgmentally hostile Mr Know-it-all. I use KZhead to learn, keep tabs on the news and watch music videos...maybe watch a film or two. I couldn't give a damn about pop CULTure and in fact, most of my time on KZhead is spent marking channels as "don't recommend". I'm disgusted with humanity anyway. ESPECIALLY people like you. I have my watch and search history paused, you obviously do not, so this algorithm you speak of has nothing to work on. Your theory about "nerves to pulse messages around the brain differently" is a crock of mindless shit.
@@rahafalkhaldi1897 KZhead is not Fascistbook or Twitter or Instagram where you're sharing your life and comparing your life to that of other people. It's a platform to watch videos, is only social media by proxy and if communicating with others makes a platform "social media", then you better stay away from any website that has a comment section...because it just might cause those nerves to pulse messages in your brain differently and make you depressed.
@@rahafalkhaldi1897 By the way, you self-righteous hypocrite, if KZhead is so evil...WTF are YOU doing on it? Hmm? I guess you forgot that when you point the finger, there's three fingers pointing back at you. You've been hoisted by your own petard, BEOTCH! Go pound sand.
@MAGIC ㄆ SOUMIK Notice how the coward never replied again? They know I'm right.
“The things you own, end up owning you...” -Tyler Durden
Possesed by our possessions!
Best quote ever! Thanks for sharing
Fight club.
The Hopi Prophecy also speaks of this. The most important prophecy IMO. It's validated daily as we enter the Fifth World.
Also a line from a Papa Roach song "the things you own, own you". I think the song was Infest from the album of the same name.
I'm so happy to see that this video has so many views. I hope people will make consequences out of it. Thanks for that wonderful production of truth ✌🏼
Thank you so much for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed the video, we're grateful to have your support.
I definitely needed this video at this point. I thank the KZhead recommendation that I somehow ended up here, thank you for this free of cost and most helpful therapy. I'm gonna delete all my social media accounts now and start focusing on myself and my career now. Vamos!
That's the right mentality. Good luck to you!
Honestly, the world started going downhill when we started to text instead of call.
So the early 2000's? (i mean i've always considered the 00's to be the decade where everything fell apart in terms of events, media, etc.)
So true...
No....
Only reason I text is the radiation from holding the smartphone to my head.
@@Agapy8888 My reason: I am an introvert
As someone who never downloaded tic Tok Instagram Twitter Facebook etc I see this as an absolute win
Besides discord
Interesting to hear!
Its weird for me cuz i'm not addicted to any social media, i'm actually addicted to KZhead
If you have to pick one vice, I think KZhead is really good one.
@@AbsoluteMotivation i suppose but its effects on me aren't that different from what they r talking about with Facebook, twitter or instagram so its still a bit of a problem
Same, the only app I could say I'm addicted to is KZhead! I really don't care about other social media!
But to be honest KZhead was very helpful for me! I learnt English only through KZhead videos, and I learnt many other beneficial things from KZhead! So, I guess it was way better than other social media at least for me!
@@arabiyyah7965 me too
Thank you for the heads up
No problem 👍
see, I remember getting a smart phone and using it as fun and to add to my life it turned into mindless scrolling and taking AWAY from life now I am trying to find a balance, and when I am using social media, it's with intention and when I'm grounded! it's a hard habit to break, but having like a whole day without your phone at least 3x a week will help you SO MUCH!!! more clarity, more able to fully embody the present moment, building patience, better emotional regulation, etc
Very insightful, thanks for sharing
@@AbsoluteMotivation of course :) such an important video! it's getting scarier as time goes on!
Since I delated my Facebook and Instagram my life become Peaceful
So much time you have. You can have all this freedom. Allegory of the Cave.
@@christianpeacecraft552 That's right, feel different as before🙏🙏
3 years off FB and never been happier...they really are very bad for ones mental health...they just bring out the worse in people in my opinion...
@@MillieonaVespa Great 🙏
I did the same recently felt so good bt i still am tempted to go back,fighting so hard not to go back in that trap hole,am glad am not the only one.
I haven't had any social media in years and I am happier than I ever was when I had it. I am a bit addicted to KZhead but I think watching videos about anything I want to learn or know is a lot better than scrolling through social media.
KZhead is a social media platform though…
Hello Adam Whats your profession?
I agree, i deleted my app Facebook for a few days ago. Still using KZhead but its because i have things to check out, but Facebook had me to use it for hours for no reason 👌
Me to
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I quit Social Media 3 years ago and it was the best decision ever. I pay more attention to what’s going on around me including my family, my career and the simple joys of life that you miss out on watching your phone 24/7
So glad to hear it. Are you still off social media? How’s your experience so far? Do you miss it?
… and yet here you are on social media. When you have a medium that promotes interaction between human beings, that’s a social medium.
Facebook depression is real. I knew all of this, but it still happened to me when my cat disappeared and I posted in different groups on FB. After a couple of months of constantly answering the posts and checking them, I realized I was posting random stuff every day in like this competitive influencer game. I rarely posted before that. Thanks. I subscribed. Lol.
appreciate you subscribing!
I stopped using FB, Twitter, and IG for almost 2 months now. I switched to Quora and KZhead to learn things I didn’t know. I started meditating (50 day streak), learn new languages through Memrise app and read books that will help me somehow in the future. Now I feel better, happier and more productive in my life. I feel like I’m in control of myself and my life now. I’M FREE NOW. I’M FREE FROM THE CHAINS NOW.
Be one with the Universe hell yeah!
fuck, thats amazing and inspiring
Hahah.. My friend you will never be free.. God is free, we are slaves
PurpleNight Drive - No we not.
Hmm ok, who asked?
Next time you go outside your house, into the public, notice how many people actually are just starring down on their phone. It's really scary. I go to work everyday by bus and people don't look at each other anymore. It's really sad. I still have facebook and Instagram but I never post anything, it's all just fake. Fake people showing fake lives, giving other people anxiety and depression.
8rboy yep Zombie Nation, literally like the walking dead
Agreed. It SUCKS. But I try to pick friends wisely, people who get it and know how to be present.
DOPAMINE
Exactly
WW3 is done by colonizing the human unconscious/subconscious mind with bizull shit. And fear.
I used to be very addictive of social media. 7-8 months ago, I deleted my all social media ( Facebook, messenger, twitter, instagram, snapchat), for first 10-15 days I felt like having withdrawl symptoms. I had anxiety but I tried my best to comfort myself. Later on I felt okay. Nowadays I have good sleep, less frustration and negativy. I watch some informative videos in youtube which is really fruitfull for my life, I meditate. But, I still fear of youtube shorts, sometimes I unknowingly kill my time watching nonsense shorts in youtube but instantly avoid them once I realise that shorts are killing my time.
Thank you so much for this video 😃
You're most welcome!
It’s so concerning how social-media has glamourised the worst of human attributes: vanity, exaggerated self-importance, boastfulness, materialism, deception, envy, ostentation, narcissism, superiority. Please don’t be programmed into believing that any of these traits are positive, they’re not.
sara ev So true
sara ev the religion of SELF
Well said. Selling one's soul, literally.
Very eloquently put; well done *respect*
always talking about no being materialistic coming from the most rich countries who keep the power and money like crazy even with destroyed another countries funny fact
People have gotten so lost into social media that if you stopped being active on it, your so called ‘friends’ forget you exist and even ask “where have you been?” And the whole time you only live 5 blocks away from them. 🤦🏽♂️
True
Great info, thank you.
I will never go back to social media. Went back on it a couple of times, but now, never go back. Too toxic!
I’ve deactivated my Instagram for 3 weeks now because I legit would compare myself to every other girl and get sad over it. It’s such a refreshing feeling but I’ve been itching to go back so this video describes everything perfectly.
i unfollow some instagram account that makes my life seems not great... and some negative people who share negative quotes... and it changes my life... i'm more happier...
I permanently deleted mine
Will u go back again ....itching
chanduu charan funny story.. Instagrams bitch ass DELETED my account. So I am currently creating a new one.
I did the same thing back in September for some of the same feelings. I hate doing all this work to feel good about myself just to get on SM and see someone killing it lol. You're beautiful btw
I deleted my facebook 6 months ago to focus on my studies and boy does it feel more peaceful.
Ι don't want to scare you but your fb account cannot be deleted. I thought I had done it too, but after many many years I entered my previous email and saw thousands of notification despite I had ''deleted'' it... It's there and will forever be! Believe me...
Nice. I bet you made a lot more progress than if you had been on social media.
Facebook sucks
@@Honeywell888 You didn't delete it. You deactivated it. Big difference.
IIRC when you are deleting the account it will bring you to a page to confirm it, and it stated clearly that you could recover it within a period (several weeks or months I forgot). Lol I never went back to recover it anyway. And I remember it is very complex to find the way to delete it because I searched at many sections in my previous fb account but still couldn't find it, so I googled and went to a link that brought me to there. I did this like... 2 or 3 years ago because I don't need it at all. News feed rarely helpful in any way and I don't care if my friends drink milk for their breakfast (yes literally, some friends posted that). I remember the first thing I woke up scrolling for news feed in fb even though I knew it will never bring any useful information to me. I don't know why, it's just the things my housemates always did and I followed it. When they got something trivial they would share it with everyone as if they have found treasures.... Wake up, lie on the bed scrolling for an hour or 2, scrolling whole day, scrolling when having meals and another scrolling session for an hour or two before bed. Best way to demolish your life when you couldn't control your temptation.
i like the irony of how fragmenting information is bad yet the video fragments the speeches of the speakers
It's all about the information but i do see the irony you're referring too haha, it was not intentional.
Never had one social media account, when I first heard of Facebook, my first thought was, wow, big brother at its finest, and everyone flocked to it!!!
Orwellian ey?
Best thing I've done: Never installed Instagram in the first place.
I swear, don't even think bout it.
yes! all instagram does is make you compare yourself to the models and stuff on it. definitely not good for you
I never had one.
I also have not installed instagram in my mobile.
Keep it that way.
Have you ever seen what happens to people who get stranded somewhere without internet on their phones for more than an hour? They start pacing and getting irritable and rubbing on their arms. This happens -everywhere-. It's really sad.
That’s what drug addicts do when they are cut off from something they’re use to getting when they crave it
Personally I’m relieved, finally silence and I can hear my own thoughts. Just enjoying the company of my doggos. Hopefully people realize the issue caused by addictive technology and learn how to hold back. Ignorance is what puts people is these vulnerable positions.
My phone died for some odd reason. I was driving and using Google maps. Panic came over. This just happened.
That’s probably because they’re anxious and stranded more than withdrawal symptoms. Come on.
@@imy5279 That's not an example of addiction. It's simply being without a functional tool, when you actually needed it. If you were on the highway the anxiety would undoubtedly be greater since you could potentially drive farther distances & find yourself farther out of your way than you intended. If you were on a schedule, the problem of not knowing where to go would heighten that anxiety, understandably. GPS is not always reliable. *Suggestion:* Think what you would have done to prepare to get there _before GPS was a thing_ & do that as a backup. Anxiety & full on panic is typically rooted in unpreparedness, which heightens our fear, depending on the circumstances & the person's ability to handle stress of the unknowns. Also, it would be a good idea to learn the phone numbers of 3 of the closest people to you (if you don't already know them). It's important info to have in an emergency when you don't have access to your contacts. Be prepared. Just a thought
Amen! As an adult in my senior years it becomes harder to focus long term reading 📖 my wife has to stop playing games, put away her IPad to get out in the yard to work in her flower garden……….limits her time and wastes it too!
Thanks for this video man
You’re most welcome, buddy!
I used to have friends before these stupid social medias existed.
Then the question would be: Were they ever your friends if they fell to the addiction? No offense, consider yourself lucky if YOU didn't get hooked. All of us have stories about losing friends and even being unable to create meaningful friendships due to social media.
*IKR* my family doesn't even fuckin' talk to me anymore, even WITH social media apps. (i've done everything correct, and nothing wrong to them), it's just THE ELITI$T$ agenda//////////////////////
Amen this social media is really destroying people
@@hallelujahentertainmentvlo7753 I’m glad there are people who have a similar perception on this topic. I believe that I found it very difficult to interact with on one another due to the fact that many people that I’ve met in high school for example are deeply rooted in to social media.
@Snake Eyes agreed indeed. the nuclear family is no more. pals and galpals are a rarity, now. The double-edged-sword of scientific progress.
Smartphones are like pacifiers for adults.
that was really good.
Everyone talks about Smartphones but it ain't just that because people go on Social Media online too, i only use it on computers although i just deleted Facebook cos i haven't been using it much lately and i don't really have friends or anyone who cares about me cos nobody wants to care about me cos they're too busy being addicted :\ lol so i had no reason to stay on it, but Can you imagine how lonely and lost that makes me feel? knowing nobody wants to care for me or even so much as WANT to give a shit what happens to me nor do they feel they have the time to help with anything i want to do or know about because their biggest concern is their Dopamine kick on Social Media? How many people can say they couldn't be the person they should be because they were left behind and ignored because of the problems of our Society? i can defo say that... I've had zero support with anything even back in my school days in the 2000s because even they couldn't give a damn and only want to make money... and i tried college too now everybody in the entire world are concedended, kept from progressing and treated as dangerous even when not all of us are SO addicted to Social Media :\ which means they judge and assume about everybody... but all i felt is that none of them wanted to be happy for me and i felt SO unwelcome then even the staff started rumors about me cos they knew what they did, and other students were full on Toxic because of Social Media they were incapable of being able to Socialize properly in any manner and just wouldn't quit trying to start drama, then i got blamed for being a little behind even when they kept taking a long time to do things on purpose, i just can't... which means even when you quit Social Media you could quit every single account you'll still get dragged into that behavior in real life, How is this real life? LOL i've no idea how it got here except The Government do not care about releasing dangerous things into the public when they should, nothing is thought about and now i really DO feel like an experiment.
@@FlyingMonkies325 boo hoo
@@FlyingMonkies325 hi, I hope you're doing well right now. 🙏
Brilliant, gonna give you credit right now; I am probably stealing that
Thanks for this video, it's completely true. Hope more people will see it.
Thanks for watching! We hope so too!
Great video Absolute Motivation and tech company's need to stop this problem before it get's too worse :]
"Comparison is the thief of joy" - Theodore Roosevelt
Said !
True
Our best president we ever had
Right it only make people who don't have a life more depressed.
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Deleted all social media 7 years ago and since then I find myself having more time to do things around the house, more time spent with my kids, less drama, less division amongst family and friends. You truly realize how bad it is when you get rid of it and try and go to a social event and have a conversation and everyone is staring at their phones and your just sitting there watching them all and they have no idea.
I know, this is exactly how my school is, it’s very sad
yeah thats right we're better than everyone who still uses social media, i bet you read your books outside! im joking btw
@@gleqy idiotic thing to say. you obviously dont know what op talking about. whats op said about sitting there, seeing everyone on their phones is true. take a second to look around you when at a social event or w/e. op said nothing about being better than anyone and it wasnt implied either.
@@ovcharkaboxing "and they have no idea"
KZhead is social media btw
i deleted social media in 2022 and that year was so fun and my mindset was so different but i downloaded instagram back and then soon twitter and then facebook, etc and i deadass don’t know why but i started feeling super insecure all of a sudden, my anxiety was worse, and my confidence was LOWWW 😭. i deleted it again in the beginning of the month and been watching positive/knowledgeable youtube videos, meditating, listen to only reggae and life feels way better and i don’t plan on downloading it again.
Good luck!
Thanks for this video!
My pleasure!