Using the internet without social media leads to a much healthier mindset.

This is how I see social media:

YouTube: looping shorts and pointless video essays on the main page and shoved in search results, with some unsettling thumbnails (that you can't choose 'not interested' for)

Facebook: People whining, annoying memes, IG lite.

Instagram: People trying to be famous, constant pushes to get threads, Tiktok lite.

Tiktok: I never used it but I imagine a ton of garbage with people trying to be trendy.

Reddit: Main pages and popular being full of doom and gloom but niche subs being okay for the most part

Twitter: If you don't go into the settings and uncheck a lot of things you're in for a rough time.

I've also learned that avoiding comment sections is much mentally sound as well.