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   Renkon (renkotsuban@gamedev.lgbt)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2025 10:16:07 JST Renkon

   • Taylor McCue

   @taylormccue I think you should do what you think is best for you 💜 If social media is a lot to deal with, how about a blog? That way people can subscribe with RSS to keep up with your updates without also inundating you with their own posts. I think some blogs even let you follow via ActivityPub so functionally it would be like following you on Mastodon

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     Taylor McCue (taylormccue@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2025 10:16:05 JST Taylor McCue

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     @renkotsuban I appreciate that. For weeks now I've been kinda dreaming about like unfollowing and having the feeds stop since they're just too much at once and I can't stop scrolling once I start.

     But I'm afraid of just like mass losing all the friendships here since I genuinely like chatting with people sometimes on here.

     I think I'm going to wait 24 hours and if there isn't a massive amount of pushback do it.

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     OCTADE (octade@soc.octade.net)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2025 10:16:05 JST OCTADE

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     • Taylor McCue
     @renkotsuban@gamedev.lgbt
     
     If I were in your shoes I would unfollow and put the computer in the closet for a few weeks. The timeline model is dopamine, cortisol, and adrenaline addictive, so I understand the drive to read everything in your feed.
     
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     OCTADE (octade@soc.octade.net)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2025 12:36:22 JST OCTADE

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     • Taylor McCue
     @renkotsuban@gamedev.lgbt
     
     Go at it neighbor. I'm shortly out of here, too. I might not be back for 3 to 4 weeks at a time.
     
     I usually have a spate of reading and hacking, then disappear to work for money for weeks or even a couple months with no Internet access at all. I always feel better a few days after getting away from the Internet.
     
     Sometimes I will write code on a box with no Internet connection, and work on a program for 2 or 3 days without ever getting online. I keep all the reference materials stored locally and in hard copies so I don't need to surf to get answers.
     
     It takes a bit of advance planning but it works great for me.
     
     I also don't announce to my friends or followers that I'm taking time off. I just do it then say hello when I return. Those who know me get it. If I am not answering the phone, it means the phone is off or I left it at home.
     
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     Taylor McCue (taylormccue@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2025 12:36:23 JST Taylor McCue

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     • OCTADE

     @octade @renkotsuban Thank you, I am planning on waiting 24+ hours and then maybe doing that.

     I use cold turkey to block social media during my work time but sometimes when I need to have it open like for releasing a new game/translation I've looked at the damage it's done to me and questioned why I keep these feeds up at all.