Some folks seem to almost live on one or more of the major platforms. Whilst it can certainly be fun, informative and even educational at times, perhaps it’s going a bit to far to conduct your whole life online?
I pretty much have membership of all the major social media platforms, but I don’t spend much time in them. Facebook: a 5-10 minute dip in a couple of times a day; much the same with Twitter.
I post a few photographs on Instagram from time to time, and spend a few minutes then looking the uploads of those I follow. I don’t go there for any ‘influencers’ just to spend a few minutes enjoying some photographs.
I don’t do LinkedIn – I have an account, but never use it or feel a need to use it. Mostly when I have some spare time, I read. I read a lot online these days. A couple of newspapers, picking out the articles that look interesting. I read a couple of magazines – The Economist and The Spectator, for which I have subscriptions. I read articles on Medium.I usually do all this in my down time, when others are probably watching television (which I don’t do much of), or on my very short commute to work (thirty minutes max, if there’s traffic; more usually about fifteen).
I feel that moderation, rather than abstinence is the key.
