Off Grid

Dear Zach,

I have not been active on Instagram for weeks now. I believe that IG has gotten me engrossed to my phone for much longer hour than I expected I needed it to stop. I have 3 separate accounts: one is personal fitness progress pic since 2018 ; one is for my art page but now all the posts have been completely wiped off ; last one is my crochet crafting page I created during 2020 pandemic lockdown, and it has not been active since 2023. I have deleted X and Bluesky. The only social medium I am active on is Facebook. But my FB has zero friends except my brother. I kept all my social media private. I never liked the idea of sharing my whole life on social media for attention and validation. Things can go easily viral these days for whatever reason and, very sadly, you would be shamed and blacklashed for their own justification. I only use FB for current news and trend I can keep up with.

I have been asked for my IG handle but I politely told them I do not have one - they frowned at me, they must be thinking what kind of 30 year old millennium do not have a IG handle, he must be weird. To me, it is a good thing to stay off social media grid. It is exhausting and time-wasting. I just do not understand what kind of person likes to tell the world about the food he eats in a day in which nobody would care. And, also, why does every influencer has to be semi-naked in every other post? Since when has IG become so sexual? 

I wonder how many social media handles you all have and do you all share your entire life on it ?