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Discussion Thread: Wednesday, 12 March 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 4 months ago by briongloid@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Kind of surprising how often I reach for my phone to check on reddit when I've got a spare moment. I deleted the shortcuts so I'm not following through with the habit, but dam is the urge still there to go waste time. Only been a week so far but I feel it's had more of an impact than quitting booze or weed.

[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 10 points 4 months ago

Booze and weed are just plants and chemicals. Social media had been designed to get you addicted

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 8 points 4 months ago

It’s so hard especially when rl is boring or not going well. Just be persistent and gentle on yourself because social media is hard to cut down on or quit