This was so well done. Thank you! I have a small business and was using it as an excuse to keep social media. But there’s no reason that I can’t make posts / check it on my laptop instead of scrolling my phone. Deleting it right now!

@pinapardoki9708

Жыл бұрын

I’m deleting it too. Social media created concentration problems for me😢 i couldnt concentrate got depressed and compare my self.. also feeling ugly watching these beauty guru on insta and beauty filters.. im quitting and want to really start living !

@happeebunny0329

Жыл бұрын

great idea! i'm too lazy to open my laptop, that would lessen my usage of facebook haha

@eurelrichardson3642

Жыл бұрын

How do I get in contact with you?? I’m in Columbus Ohio and I’m launching a podcast on KZread. I’m looking for a videographer and video editor. I’d like for us to talk

@heardemsayy

Жыл бұрын

@@pinapardoki9708the ugly feeling is so real. I’ll be having a great day until I open tiktok or scroll through instagram.

@pinapardoki9708

Жыл бұрын

@@heardemsayy See? The same with you. Im enjoying my day, which is drinking coffee and watching a programe at home happily, then open insta and I see some people went to Paris for a day drinking coffee, and im comparing myself now.. feeling sad why i cant go to paris. But before seeing it, i was happy with my humble life just regular at home and cozy. Now feeling depressed. The moment i saw these kinda things more, and comparing more and more I had to stop. Now its been 3 weeks without insta🌟 and Im feeling good 💃😌 I feel so calm happy and focused because i have no distractions and im not comparing my normal life to someone s highlight reel life. I wish i did it sooner lol🤣

1. Less Stress. 2. More Productive. 3. Better Communication with text and phone calls one on one. 4. More connected with my passions drive and purpose. 5. You missed the real treasure of your life which is your time.

@defuncthusky6649

Жыл бұрын

Almost thought you were going to drop fitter happier lyrics from radiohead

@fabiannava5834

Жыл бұрын

@@defuncthusky6649 😂😂😂underrated

@sck0305

Жыл бұрын

I find switching to a flip phone or a symbian type phone that can't access the net as such helpful. Get past using the desktop youtube and you are home free.

Honestly, I miss old social media. Social media now is just "content". Old social media, like old Facebook for example, used to be a lot more community oriented. I remember having full on group conversations in the comments over there, that would inevitably move over to real life. Interaction was encouraged, not doom scrolling. I remember when social media wasn't this "always online" thing, but something you logged into at the end of the day to shoot the shit with your friends.

@Cheesyenchilady

Жыл бұрын

Honestly once we got past aim it went too far lol

@rainycloudedheart

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!! There used to be alot of REAL people i had so much fun with and linked with emotionaly and spiritually!! but now no one is interested to know anyone

@joaquin67

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if it’s because it’s just not a viable profitable business? Who am I kidding, it probably is. Look how much money they’re making

@panqueque445

Жыл бұрын

@@joaquin67 I think the old model of social media would be profitable, just a lot less than the current one. It'd be more like a regular website with ads rather than the money printing machine it is today.

@joaquin67

Жыл бұрын

@@panqueque445 Yeah, I was thinking of that too. I mean, I guess Twitter is still the closes thing to that? But I think it would be cool if there existed a social media that would prioritize local areas over worldwide

I didn't even know this was from a person with less that 1k subscribers made this video. The production quality is insanely good man!

@sammassey77

Жыл бұрын

Bro, this comment makes me so happy. 😭😭😭

@mikewolves8557

Жыл бұрын

@@sammassey77 it’s honestly shocking though, dude your underrated..

@SwishZone

Жыл бұрын

@@sammassey77 I legit thought it was someone with 100’s of thousand of subs

@MAURGASM

Жыл бұрын

complete agree. subscribed!

@pearlpudding9270

Жыл бұрын

Same 😮

"and I just don't think that anybody when they get to the end of their lives is going to say to themselves 'wow, I really wished I spent more time on social media' ". That's such a great quote. Really puts things into perspective.

@clayryan1196

Жыл бұрын

So true!!

@rul787

Ай бұрын

Wow now that's equating social media wth work lol. True for both, tho

I deleted my social media apps. Social media detox has helped me a lot. I realised that nowadays, 'close friends' are mostly virtual friends. When I walked away from Facebook, Instagram and other mainsteam SNS, only one of my so-called friends reached out to me. Nonetheless, I am now at peace. No toxic comparisons, no attention-seeking people, away from toxic Filipino culture. I'm glad I'm doing great in my journey towards digital minimalism.

@Jwellsuhhuh

Жыл бұрын

Then how did you comment on this video

@dikitaaaa

Жыл бұрын

youtube is not similar to other apps like instagram and snapchat

@stuart6478

9 ай бұрын

yeah here you are on KZread. the biggest trap of them all

@_lsvornics920

9 ай бұрын

Thisss I'm also a filo, I quit social media last year no regrets at all and it's the best decision I've ever made as a teenager.

I love that there are so many people realizing just how bad social media is and that there are so many people who are like me and want to live a more meaningful life with more real connections with people.

@rampageclover9788

Жыл бұрын

I think it's growing exponentially....

I quit social media and I started to read a lot instead. My problem is consuming others content too much.

@DejaneaPryce

11 ай бұрын

Same here

Very rarely, almost never, have people who called themselves my friends ever bothered to call me on the phone and make me feel included, so i realized i never had many if any friends to begin with for most of my life. Now, I don’t consider someone a friend if we don’t have each other’s phone numbers and check on each other every now and then.

@abicooks

Жыл бұрын

Amen

Quit social media in 2017. Never went back....I live a peaceful life! When I hear others complain about fbook this and that [drama] reminds me why I left...no one can find me unless they know me!

I quit social media six years ago and I haven't looked back. I used to waste so much time on FB in particular. Now I feel my life is simpler, less cluttered and quieter. It ended up spurring my husband to also quit (he in fact used to work for FB) and change careers to become a teacher. We ended up buying a house together two years ago which required a lot of focus and effort which wouldn't have been possible if had been still addicted to social media.

I’m so addicted to social media, especially instagram that last week I decided to deactivate my accounts, remove apps and do the 3 months detox. I’m less stressed but I’m not always feeling mentally good because of constant lack of dopamine. Social media it’s like a drug. But…I started read a lot again. Before reading 1 or 2 pages a day was a hugh effort because I was focused on ig. Now, I’m able to read 50 pages a day to do something with my free time. I come back to meditation as well. I know that few months of social media will bring me benefits. And yes, I have a hugh FOMO.

I was 12 when I quit social media, I'm 16 now. I can say even as a young man, it helps you be more productive and it really gets you to do things and fill your time. it definitely helps with connections with people too. I appreciate you making this video and letting people see what you can do with your life when there's no more distractions. 🤝

@asapra

2 ай бұрын

bro don’t even go back to social media ur on the right path. i just quit this week after 8 years of being on social media and i wish i had done this sooner

Social media is quite toxic and triggers a lot of unhappiness and jealousy towards others. I have essentially been using it the same way as you have for several years and I agree, I have also been so much more productive in the last years

Dude this is shot and done so well!

@sammassey77

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

I deleted Instagram, tiktok and Facebook the other day because I realised I couldn’t stay off of social media. I kept Snapchat because most of my friends have androids so I can’t talk to them if I deleted that but I feel fresher. I would wake up and scroll for AGESSSSSS and it felt dull and monotonous I strive to read more books, journal, walk, do literally anything else Thank you. This video made me think

@tylerjamesbradley

Жыл бұрын

Inspiring comment

@lewinpark7924

Жыл бұрын

Me too! I used to read SO much as a teenager, no I don’t read at all. And I hate it. I don’t think it’s that „books are just not a thing anymore“ like some people say. I think we just killed our attention spans and can’t cope with something that needs us to be focused.

This was really convicting! Now I want to quit social media and start a business!

@sammassey77

Жыл бұрын

I know a guy who can help!!

@KRN000

Жыл бұрын

@@sammassey77 who

@sammassey77

Жыл бұрын

@@KRN000 me lol

@divyac04

Жыл бұрын

All the best , Good luck 🤞 ❤️

Needed to see this. Thank you! Please make more videos! ❤️‍🔥

Thanks this gave me the push I needed. Deleted 3 social media apps off my phone and until I get my laptop repaired im just keeping 2 apps that are my least addictive and that I use to post my art. Social media is utterly depressing.

This video is so well done: the shots between paragraphs and kids playing videos are great, and of course the meaning. Beautiful!

the production !!! The effort you put to make this video is amazing !!!

You’re amazing brother , I really feel connected to lol the things you’ve said . This is a strong message and thank you for that .

This video had so much more passion than most of those "motivational videos" here on KZread! Well done!

@sammassey77

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! 😭😭😭

This is so genuine and heartfelt. I am glad us humans are getting back in touch with real connection. Really beautifully put together, thank you for sharing.

this is so beautiful and so important. Thank you for your generocity

Wow man, very powerful video. It brought me to tears because I know I’ve wasted so much of my life scrolling on social media, and thinking of the time lost I could have spent on more enriching activities. I’m definitely going to be making some changes. Thank you for sharing this message in such a thought provoking way! 🙌🏼

Thank you for sharing your experiences in quitting social media. It helps me to understand or even realize my position and problems I have especially on Social Media. This Video is very informative and well done produced keep it up!

I just found this video! I took the same step a few months ago and it’s really changed my life. You nailed everything here. It truly has made me more connected with my friends and family. Thanks for sharing!

Incredibly insightful. I also love that you bring your personal experience and make a case for doing right by your time too. Subscribed.

Thanks for this!! Lately I’ve been constantly deleting and redownloading my social media apps. Deleting because I could literally feel it draining my time and energy and genuinely stealing so much away from my life, then redownload out of FOMO because I’m young. My friends and I are all in our early twenties and I’ve always felt like social media is just such a huge part of everyone’s life, I get scared I won’t be able to relate to everyone as much if I don’t have it. Haven’t really noticed that as being a problem lately though. If anything I’m becoming more able to be outgoing and real. More and more I hate how much it’s taken over the world. I believe so much good would come out of most people quitting or seriously cutting back. It’s a poison.

@r.j4449

7 ай бұрын

how much time passed from redownloading to redownloading ? maybe you´re not giving yourselt the time to really detox.

I’m so happy this video popped up on my recommended page. Great video!!! Thank you!!

This is content. Genuinely loved it. It was such a normal real video, to the point and informative. Thank you!

The production value on this is great, and enjoyed your message and lessons learned from your personal experience as well. Really nice job here.

Wonderful video, Sam. Thank you.

Very thoughtful. Thanks for sharing!

I’m watching it at the beginning of this brand new year, and I’m so happy I found it. I’m so scared about all the time that we’re losing, all the small little thing we’re missing, and for what actually? For scrolling and seeing what other people are doing. If you reflect about it it sound so silly. I’m going to do it to, I wanna be more present and to live the real life. Thank you again✨

Thanks Brother for your honest talk I have learnt lot of things from you....Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself in a self-illusion and nothing can grow there but your potentiality can grow only when you can think and grow out of that zone..Life is short..Live it.. Fear is natural.. Face it.. Memory is powerful.. Use it..

This video has been showing up in my feed for a while. I finally took time to watch. I’m so glad I did. New subscriber, Randy

I love the end of the video where you talk about being more connected. The music, your words and the editing is simply perfect.

GREAT Video. I actually teared up at the end in realizing how true it all is. Your time, family, overall well being improves so much after leaving the cesspool of lies and fake friends. I am living life without it and so far i feel wonderful in doing so. Thanks for this video. -Bob

Couldn't agree more 💯 Kudos to such an amazing video♥️

So encouraging and such a beautiful video you’ve created here. Thank you so much! 🪴

This guy is a great example, continue your great work on KZread too. May God bless you throughout this year, we all growing to become better in his image🙏

Well presented and resonant. I hope this reaches a lot of people. Good luck with the business and maintaining your ability for living in the present moment.

Excellent video, you’ve definitely convinced me. I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately and this video has made up my mind for me .

this is a fantastic video, the effort gone into the production is so clear! and i truly believe in the message so i think this is the push I needed to finally commit to leaving social media behind

I quit social media apps same as u about a week and a half ago, can confirm the stress fades away I find myself constantly subconsciously comparing myself to other people’s life highlights really just wanna work on myself this year in the “dark “

@tylerhasacamera

Жыл бұрын

And yet everyone subconsciously plays the game

@tiwiogunye

Жыл бұрын

@StopDrunkDriving We're in a mess right now

super well done video :) i appreciate that you were pretty specific with the benefits, I found it very inspiring

Fantastic video and message. Thank you so much. I didn't make a specific promise or effort to quit social media over the last 6 months personally, but the result has been very similar. I just found myself losing interest, and eventually broke the pattern of compulsively checking. I kept my accounts to promote my side business as well and stay available for people that prefer to message on Instagram or Facebook vs text, but I rarely post. I've gotten hours every week back that used to just be spent scrolling, or worse, arguing with folks I didn't know. I don't see myself ever going back - it feels like a fever dream. Anyhow, please keep up the great work and bless you for increasing the connection with your community, friends and family. That is such a gift!

Please Sam make more videos like this! They are very inspiring and well put together!

Great video, man. The production quality is sooo good! And the message and the way you convey it really resonates.

great, personal take. thanks for sharing it. and amazing production quality.

Bro I got goose bumps at the end with the piano and your little monologue with the shots of your kids.....awesome.

Thank you, this is such an important message. It's very random, but I really love that you don't cut out all the pauses and 'ums' from your speech, it make you sound like a real human being rather than a pre-recorded message.

I am not on social media but I want to thank you for this. This opened my eyes on how much even I have wasted on youtube. Im gonna try and spend less time on here thanks to you. God bless.

What a great video, definitely inspiring and eye opening to what we miss with our heads buried in our phone screens.

Your performance in this video seems so authentic it made the message even more convincing. Great video. Thank you

I absolutely loved that transition in the beginning, really creative! Honestly really hooked me into the video

Not only social media but avoiding any message boards (like reddit) is valuable for me. In real life people are far less cruel compared to the internet since nobody really comes up with snarky replies in realtime during a conversation. It feels like an emotional drain having to deal with what I call internet people. Maybe the next step is to get a dumbphone that can just do text and calls...

Hey brother just listened to this in the car (didn’t see any of the actual video) but appreciate your vibe & presence :) hug from Ireland

*Awesome* Video! Got me goosebumps at the end of the video, your summary was so true, I almost started crying because of it❤️

Well done Sam. I loved this!

This is amazing Sam! All the best with your future works!!:)

Thank you for sharing the wonderful video!

I agree with all of this. I keep trying to quit but keep going back. This was so encouraging and eye opening. God is calling me to something higher for sure. Thank you for this :)

Wow what a great video! I got goosebumbs at the end

Great video and so happy to start finding other people who feel the same way about social media that I do

Very inspiring! I recently deleted social media and it’s been hard, but this video helped me see the great things that can come from it. Thank you! 🙏🏼

Thanks for the great advice I really appreciate it 🤝

The production value and content of this video was so wonderfully put together

Awesome video man, I came across your video from other "quit social media" suggested videos on the right hand column, as this is my new years resolution for 2023. 3 days in so far.... so excited to see how far I can go, and see all the benefits of quitting.

Love how calm you are, new subscriber 💜

You are SO underrated! Such helpful and incredible content 🥹 Hope you get the recognition you deserve 💖🙌🏻

Beautiful message, beautiful video.

This video was beautifully done and so much more meaningful than most other videos on this platform. You deserve millions of subscribers ❤

Kudos! Keep it up! Your family, friends, and your own mind will reap the benefits. I quit Facebook in 2010, and it was like I had twice as much time AND mental space in the day. Started dedicating that time to writing with fruitful results. Have found that newer forms of social media have begun to creep into that time and mental space in the last couple years (mostly this very website). Searching for ways to shut those out, as well.

ok this video was insane holy moly i felt i needed this thank you bri

Your videos are a welcome breath of fresh air. You definitely earned my sub,I hope you get from this what you are looking for .Good Luck!

Nothing happened except everything. That definitely got me in the feels. ❤ I am so happy with my decision to be without social media. The time spent with my kids is soo much better, I’ve read more and have taken better care of myself overall. Great video!

keep posting!!! ur hability to make videos are the best

“I just don’t think that anybody when they get to the end of there lifes is gonna say to themselfs ‘wow I wish I would have spent more time on social media’” . This hit, I’m definitely going to stop for a while now. I was thinking about quitting for a long time but the benefits you described are really accurate and motivating. Appreciate you, keep it up 🙌🏻❤

Wow it's the quality of the video for me..... Great work 👍🏿

Thnks bro... your video its self inspires me a lot... this vidoe deserve more audience...

Hi, man! KZread brings me your video in the suggestions list. I watched it and I was surprised. I want to quit social media too. These days are the lasts using social media. I want to start from first day of 2023. These days I am trying to prepare for that day. I want to start a business too. It will be about video production. This idea was for a long time ago in my mind, but the social media it was one of the big reason of my distraction. I was amazed when I hear your experience. I am a christian too. Social media is a very big time thief for me. Especially the time with God. A quality time and close relationship with Him. I mean this is a bigger reason why I want to quit S.M. So thanks for your video. It was encouraging for me! God bless you!😇

Wow such a beautiful video… bravo.. keep up 😊

Fantastic video brother bravo.

I REALLLY ENJOYED THIS ONE, feels like a documentary than a youtube video, it been a long time i didn't watch a documentary video

Great video! So true... social media robs us of so much.

How can anyone refuse to follow this guy? Excellent video with great production quality and refreshing commentary. Thank you.

Is it weird that I’m almost too scared to quit social media? Like I feel like a lot of my conversations with my brother and best friend is through instagram. Sure the conversations might not be filled with much substance and it may just be us sending memes back and fourth but I do like to stay in touch with them frequently throughout the week since they don’t live close by anymore. However, I totally understand that a phone call is much more meaningful than a meme. Time is very important. I need to quit but damn is it hard

@yourformerly405

Жыл бұрын

Hey, I was worried in the same way. I haven't used social media for about a year. And this is a worry I hear from a lot of people. Personally I felt conversations and relationships got much more genuine. I got a lot better at keeping in touch with people and caring for them from a distance even only thru text. I still don't call people and hate phone calls lol! But now, the new people I meet tend to be people who just call out of no where to check up! Pushes me out of my comfort zone but I think its a good thing! I think it has something to do with changes that have come from quitting overall. Second thing is for me I definetly "lost" some friends, aquatainces, where I was only having convos with no substance. It felt hurtful at the time. But now with a years perspective I understand its very easy to reconnect, and send a genuine "Hey, just thinking of you, how has life been lately?" message to check in

@mrfatuchi

Жыл бұрын

Why dont just message them on whatsapp or some other messaging app? You feel scared because its an addiction. Mine is KZread.

@sunflowerlovesbees

Жыл бұрын

I have the same feeling with my gfs, I switched over to a WhatsApp group chat but it was dead and they never bothered to respond on the WhatsApp group so I decided to let them go

@TheArtofMar

Жыл бұрын

If conversing with your brother and best friend via social media actually helps you and is healthy, then I don't personally see any problem with that :) If you're using social media to actually build connection, then you will be fine. It's a matter of setting your own boundaries, knowing your own limitations, being self aware on what aspects of social media you might want to cut out and those other parts that you can still live with. I also live long distance apart from some family members. We also use messenger to send memes, send random photos of our day or stuff that remind us of one another; then also facebook video call to contact one another since we won't be home together for a while. The challenge for me was (and still is) maintaining a healthy boundary between my social media for business and my social media for family & friends. But anyway, if we foster discipline enough for us not to get addicted to the endless scrolling and building comparison, then maybe we're gonna be fine.

@kgalifenty4460

Жыл бұрын

@@mrfatuchiSame with me regarding a KZread 😢, I feel like I am gonna have some weird withdrawal syndrome once I decide to quit/delete KZread.

i love your video, keep on keeping on, God says you're going places

Damn. This was good for to watch thank you

Thanks I don't regret watching this. Thanks alot again

Such a beautiful and striking video.

Thank you for sharing and inspiring us with the good you have made with time spent away from social media. Yes, I too found myself spending too much time on fb, wasting my time and energy away. Also, I was in some fb support groups where I would share experiences sincerely only to have some ppl hiding behind annoymity saying unpleasant things. One day, I just decided enough is enough. I just stopped going into the groups. I still kept the app but hardly opened it. Started doing my own content, in the way I wish and in my own terms. Feels way fulfilling use of the little free time I have available. I guess once we can find a better sense of purpose of working towards something, mindless scrolling on social media would lose their appeal.

That was so good man! I really liked it thumbs up

Your editing style is so lush, love it!

This was a nicely done video. Good luck on your youtube journey!

Wow amazing video brother!! Keep up the good work 👏🏼 social media is very toxic, it has ruined our society.

love this! shared!