For several years there, it seemed totally normal to a lot of us to post just about everything we did on social media. But lately, it seems like a lot of us are moving away from this kind of hyper-engagement. In my friend group, most of us rarely post anything at all anymore.
So if you've stopped posting as much (or even gone ahead and deleted your accounts), we want to know why and how you're feeling about your decision.
Maybe you were someone who used to share photos every day of anything from your order at a cute new cafe to your cat's latest silly sleep position. However, you started to notice more and more negative comments everywhere, even on the most innocent content, that made you feel like it would be better for your mental health to scale back how much you post. You still lurk, but you feel better now that you're not dealing with trolls on your posts.
Or perhaps you stopped using social media altogether because you didn't like the way it made you feel. The people you were following often made you feel bad about yourself and where you are in life, and it's been freeing to let go of those emotions. But at the same time, you sometimes feel like you're missing out on news, gossip, and invitations to events.
