TikTok is a Chinese video-sharing social networking service owned by ByteDance, a Beijing-based Internet technology company founded in 2012.
When I think of celebrities who have successfully dumped social media, Lorde is the first person who comes to mind.
“I did it because I thought my brain wasn’t working very well anymore,” Lorde said in an interview with James Corden. “It was horribly difficult, hardest thing I’ve ever done, and still horribly difficult every day.”
The singer even removed the internet from her phone, saying, “I have no Safari or anything like that, but it’s great. You actually don’t need to Google as many things as you think you need to.”
In an email to fans, she revealed she wouldn’t be returning to social media this album cycle, reiterating how being off social media makes her “feel incredible.”
Oh, how I wish I had Lorde’s courage. I have made attempts to leave social media, resulting in me crawling back to my various accounts. I have successfully scaled back, though. I have gone from tweeting and retweeting dozens of times a day to just posting my work. I used to spend hours a day on Instagram, comparing my life and body to every photo that appeared on my feed. Now, I rarely visit the app, though I can’t seem to delete it. These steps have been good for my mental health, but Twitter and TikTok still dominate my screen time report at the end of the week.
Then, this week I realized another reason I will never be able to cleanse myself of my socials: professional development. Twitter has been an excellent way for me to network with journalists and editors, which has opened the door to some incredible opportunities.
It’s not just networking, either. According to a 2017 Harris Poll survey, more than 57% of employers are less likely to interview candidates with no online presence.
“This shows the importance of cultivating a positive online persona,” Rosemary Haefner, chief human resources officer at CareerBuilder, told Dayton Daily News. “Job seekers should make their professional profiles visible online and ensure any information that could negatively impact their job search is made private or removed.”
Learning this made me feel suffocated by the grip social media has on our society. I realized right then and there that not only do I have to keep my social media accounts to get a job, especially in the field of journalism, but I also must constantly be “cultivating a positive online persona.”
Now that I have had a chance to catch my breath, I have concluded that I should treat social media like the job it is. This realization has lifted a weight off my shoulders. Now, when I am relaxing, I don’t open Instagram or Twitter because that’s work. Instead, I play the New York Times Crossword, read a book, listen to music or meditate. The time spent worrying if I am interesting enough or spending half an hour crafting the perfect tweet is now spent genuinely unwinding. We can’t be Lorde, but why not be the closest we can get?
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