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Why leaving social media feels like social death

I deleted Facebook because it was making me angry all the time but now I feel disconnected from my extended family and old friends.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Rejecting harmful technology can require sacrificing genuine relationships that have become dependent on those platforms.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with African philosophy of technology — Ubuntu and the examined tool?”

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