I ditched social media for about 18 months during a time when I decided to dedicate my life to just doing healthy stuff: long daily walks, meditation, reading etc. I was able to do all of that but I missed the good parts, the sense of community, making new connections, keeping up with the online, but still real friends. So, I logged back on, but the prolonged break took all the urgency out of my relationship with social media. It broke the dopamine habit. Now I feel like I can take it or leave it, not addicted or doomscrolling in some guilty and shitty feeling way. I signed on to Mastodon in January and it’s been the best experience ever. It’s full of techy creatives and absent the mindless “look at me” drama from other platforms. I would miss it if I quit, so I don’t plan on doing so.