Indeed recently I’ve decided to stop using Instagram platforms as much because I realized that it’s a futile and spontaneously it could lead to some mental issues because automatically some parts of your brain do compare yourself with idealized images which could predispose to self-image issues. Because without exception people just want to show off their way of living and their positions on their Instagram accounts because they’re seeking the limelight and just want to absorb some followers and you know the most issue that this platform could cause I think is some environmental issues because people on Instagram are just advertising consumerism to sell their products and make big profits and they do not care about the health of nature that they’re living in. So I decided to spend much of my time to do some self-care for myself, for example, do some meditation, to become relaxed and not just scrolling without any purpose in some detrimental platforms like Instagram.
Band 7+: Describe some technology you decided to stop using. How you feel about the decision you made?
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Indeed, recently I've decided to stop using Instagram as much because I realized that it's futile and can lead to some mental issues. Automatically, some parts of your brain compare yourself with idealized images, which can predispose you to self-image issues. Without exception, people just want to show off their way of living and their positions on their Instagram accounts because they're seeking the limelight and want to gain followers. The most significant issue that this platform can cause, I think, is environmental problems. People on Instagram are advertising consumerism to sell their products and make big profits, and they do not care about the health of the nature they live in. So, I decided to spend much of my time on self-care, for example, doing some meditation to relax and not just scroll without any purpose on detrimental platforms like Instagram.
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