Why I deleted my social media accounts (and why you should too)2025-01-12

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2025-01-12 22:30:04

In case you missed it: Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that Meta is ditching its fact-checkers (check out the video here). As if that wasn’t enough, he casually mentioned that Meta is teaming up with Trump to fight EU regulations affecting their platforms. The video itself is so absurd it feels like it could’ve been written by J. Michael Straczynski for Babylon 5 — President Clark and Nightwatch vibes all the way. But nope, it’s not sci-fi. It’s our horrifying reality.

And then there’s Musk. Oh boy. These days, he’s practically glued to Trump. Recently, he hosted a live chat on Twitter with Alice Weidel, the co-leader of Germany’s AfD, a party flagged by the “Verfassungsschutz” as a far-right extremist group. The content? Let’s just say it made me want to yeet my phone into the nearest ocean. How anyone can take that level of garbage seriously is beyond me. But hey, bubbles are cozy, right? Musk, Zuckerberg, and Trump — what a trio. Honestly, this could be the perfect setup for a dystopian sci-fi thriller. Except, spoiler alert: no happy ending here.

Social media platforms have turned lowering moral standards into an Olympic sport. And boy, are they winning. Sure, companies need to make money. That’s fair. But when they use every psychological trick in the book to keep you doom-scrolling for hours, it’s time to ask some questions. Add to that the constant stream of scammy ads, and you start wondering: “Do these people have even a shred of decency left?”