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28/09/2025 10:05 am
In " Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless wanted to get away from materialistic things and distractions and wanted to live life more freely. A conventional part of everyday society that I want to give up is social media, but specifically TikTok.
The benefits that would come with giving up TikTok would be immense. I would have a lot more free and productive time in my day-to-day. Giving up TikTok would allow me to be more present. I could focus more on things that matter to me, and my attention span would probably improve. The drawback, though, would be that I would feel more left out socially, as everyone is always referencing new trends and content. I would miss out on videos my friends posted.
I think I could give it up even in the setting I live in now. I did last year for a bit, and I think I am going to delete TikTok again. It’s definitely very difficult at first, as I feel like any time I have a ‘dull’ moment in my day, I automatically go and scroll through TikTok.
If and when I am successful in giving it up, I think I would fit into society just fine. I think the benefits hugely outweigh the drawbacks. It might be weird at first, like it was last time, but I know it is just a wasteful part of my day-to-day life and isn’t benefiting me as a person.
01/10/2025 8:09 am
I can relate to your experience with TikTok consuming a large amount of time in my day. I like how you addressed the expenses of TikTok and how it shortens our attention spans, which is a downside that many people overlook. Feeling left out socially would definitely draw me to download the app if I had deleted it. How would you prevent yourself from going back to TikTok?
02/10/2025 12:57 pm
I can really relate to Tik Tok as something to give up because in mine TikTok is a prime place where I would DOOM SCROLL. I also like how you said about every dull moment you went to TikTok which is very similar to me in that sense because I use it as a time waster. I think a lot of people should start to realise how applications like TikTok can crowd the mind and take us away from the real world. If you did delete TikTok what do you think the biggest challenge would be for you when trying to stay away.
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