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Would you rather give up social media or video games for a whole year? - Yanix - Oct 13, 2026
I guess I'd have a much easier time giving up video games than social media. 😂
Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy playing games whenever I have some free time, but I don't really play as much as I used to.
Social media on the other hand, is something I check almost every day, whether it's catching up with friends, reading random posts or just scrolling when I'm bored.
Although I wouldn't mind taking a break from social media once in a while, giving it up for an entire year would probably be harder than I think.🤣
RE: Would you rather give up social media or video games for a whole year? - Yin Yang - Oct 13, 2026
Social media, not video games
RE: Would you rather give up social media or video games for a whole year? - Deany - Oct 13, 2026
Video games. I don't game at all anyway.
RE: Would you rather give up social media or video games for a whole year? - Yanix - Oct 13, 2026
(Oct 13, 2026 08:04 AM)Yin Yang Wrote: Social media, not video games
Oh yeah, social media can be pretty distracting, but giving up video games for a whole year would be much harder, especially if gaming is your way to relax.
RE: Would you rather give up social media or video games for a whole year? - Eran - Oct 13, 2026
Honestly I don't even play video games other than Rocket League once like every 10 days, but at this point I'd give up social media, I'm sick of it.
RE: Would you rather give up social media or video games for a whole year? - Yanix - Oct 13, 2026
(Oct 13, 2026 08:09 AM)Eran Wrote: Honestly I don't even play video games other than Rocket League once like every 10 days, but at this point I'd give up social media, I'm sick of it.
Sometimes taking a break from it is the best thing you can do for your peace of mind.
RE: Would you rather give up social media or video games for a whole year? - Ð…ystem - Oct 13, 2026
I would give up using social media. The only form of social media I ever use is Facebook and I barely even use it to begin with, especially after what happened with MySpace back in the day.
RE: Would you rather give up social media or video games for a whole year? - Eran - Oct 13, 2026
(Oct 13, 2026 08:12 AM)Yanix Wrote: Sometimes taking a break from it is the best thing you can do for your peace of mind.
I do deactivate my accounts once every couple of months. Actually going to do that pretty soon now.
RE: Would you rather give up social media or video games for a whole year? - Yanix - Oct 13, 2026
(Oct 13, 2026 08:14 AM)Ð…ystem Wrote: I would give up using social media. The only form of social media I ever use is Facebook and I barely even use it to begin with, especially after what happened with MySpace back in the day.
Sounds like giving up social media would be pretty easy for you.
I guess once you've lost interest in it, you don't really miss much. By the way, what happened with MySpace back then?
RE: Would you rather give up social media or video games for a whole year? - Ð…ystem - Oct 13, 2026
(Oct 13, 2026 08:16 AM)Yanix Wrote: Sounds like giving up social media would be pretty easy for you.
I guess once you've lost interest in it, you don't really miss much. By the way, what happened with MySpace back then?
Back in the day, like between 2005 and 2007, MySpace was immensely popular for countless reasons. Like, you could write custom code to change page layouts, design structures, and element placements, etc. It was all the rage. That is until Facebook started becoming popular, among various other things as well, and then it was sold, which changed everything. Maybe someone else can tell the story better than I can, it was so long ago.
RE: Would you rather give up social media or video games for a whole year? - Yanix - Oct 13, 2026
(Oct 13, 2026 08:46 AM)Ð…ystem Wrote: Back in the day, like between 2005 and 2007, MySpace was immensely popular for countless reasons. Like, you could write custom code to change page layouts, design structures, and element placements, etc. It was all the rage. That is until Facebook started becoming popular, among various other things as well, and then it was sold, which changed everything. Maybe someone else can tell the story better than I can, it was so long ago.
Oh yeah, I get it! That sounds a lot like Friendster back in the day, where people loved customizing their profiles too. It's crazy how popular those platforms were before Facebook took over. Makes you wonder if the same thing will happen to today's social media someday!
RE: Would you rather give up social media or video games for a whole year? - Ð…ystem - Oct 13, 2026
(Oct 13, 2026 08:48 AM)Yanix Wrote: Oh yeah, I get it! That sounds a lot like Friendster back in the day, where people loved customizing their profiles too. It's crazy how popular those platforms were before Facebook took over. Makes you wonder if the same thing will happen to today's social media someday!
I mean, it's certainly possible for it to happen again, and I think a lot of people would like that. I guess we will see what happens. :)
RE: Would you rather give up social media or video games for a whole year? - Bastille - Oct 13, 2026
Social media, apps like Tiktok and instagram are just brain rotters. On the other side, video games like Minecraft are very profitable for creativity and so on
RE: Would you rather give up social media or video games for a whole year? - Hern - Oct 13, 2026
Could give up social media. Wouldn't be easy though as I get some good info there still
RE: Would you rather give up social media or video games for a whole year? - Sift - Oct 13, 2026
Would give up video games.