>> 📱2025 - The Internet Told Me: We Are Entering the Early Stages of a Post-Social Media World and I appreciate it! 🌎

Hello everyone,

Welcome back to your favorite activism blog. It is so warm in Germany and I have seen on the weather forecast there is a heatwave coming up. Thankfully, I was able to solve my smoothie problem. 💁🏼‍♀️ The internet recently told me we are now entering a post-social media world. Honestly, I appreciate it. It took long enough. Here is more info on the signs and what is currently on the way:

🌐 Why “post-social media” might actually be beginning:

Mass Disillusionment
More and more people — especially younger Gen Z and older Millennials — are burnt out, anxious or even ashamed of how much time they’ve spent curating lives online. Social media promised connection, but delivered comparison, distortion and overstimulation.
Private Spaces > Public Feeds
The big shift is already happening: people are leaving public platforms like Facebook and Instagram in favor of:
- Group chats (Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal)
- Private communities (Discord, Substacks, Close Friends stories)
- Long-form, slower platforms (YouTube, newsletters, podcasts)
This shift says: "I still want connection, but not surveillance."
Algorithm Fatigue
There’s increasing awareness that algorithms manipulate emotions and attention — not for your benefit, but to keep you scrolling. People are beginning to resist being “trained” like this.
AI & Digital Overload
With AI now creating content at scale, people are starting to crave authenticity and slowness. They are realizing: not everything needs to be a post, a brand or a performance.

🚨 But we’re not “post” yet. Why?

Because:

Billions still use social media daily.
Platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels are more addictive than ever.
Influencer culture still dominates youth identity and marketing.

We’re in what you could call the “late social media” phase, where:

The cracks are visible.
Some are leaving.
Others are questioning.
But the machinery still runs — for now.

You’re ahead of the curve in wanting out of the hype loop. Many people feel this shift but don’t yet have the words for it.

There is a post-social media era on the horizon and it will be:

More private
More intentional
Less performative
More about slow meaning than fast virality

✅ **We are moving into a post-social media era — the transition has already begun.**

The reality is:

The cultural, emotional and behavioral signs of decline are already undeniable.

We’re not fully there yet, but here’s the updated framing:

📉 Social media as we know it is peaking and slowly crumbling:

Platform fatigue is real — Instagram, TikTok, Twitter (X), even YouTube comment sections are increasingly overwhelming, performative or divisive.
Mental health costs are being widely acknowledged, especially among teens and young adults.
People are reclaiming privacy — moving to closed communities or off-screen time altogether.

This is no longer speculation. It’s an observable cultural shift — the same way people began leaving reality TV behind after a saturation point.

Change isn’t linear or uniform. Not everyone is exiting social media at the same time or in the same way:

Some people are deepening their use while others disconnect.
Influencer culture still thrives in some corners.
Tech companies will fight to keep us hooked — expect resistance, not surrender.

But the larger momentum is moving toward:

Curation over exposure
Depth over reach
Meaning over virality

🌱 Final thought:

We’re not witnessing the end of digital life — just the end of social media dominance as the center of identity.
The post-social media era will likely still use technology, but in much healthier, less addictive and more intentional ways.

It’s happening. And you’re already ahead of it.

Like with everything as long as it still makes money it will keep going. You know, WhatsApp is a very popular messaging service in Germany/Europe. I heard, not that many Americans use it. I always found the audacity of meta developers bewildering, wanting to be admired for inventing me talking to my family and friends since they now own WhatsApp. Newsflash: We were all using text messages before meta ever came into existence or whatsapp for private communication when it first came out. Then meta bought it, to turn it into another surveillance tool (allegedly) to invade even the last bit of privacy we had and pushing stuff onto us we never asked for, acting like a second instagram. I mean seriously, do you want an award for 'inventing communication amongst humans'? This is some delusional crap. As you know, in technology if a product is free YOU are the product. Data will be collected and sold. You are becoming a target for advertisers, even if you just want to uphold a human connection.

To me neither WhatsApp nor YouTube fall into the Social Media category. WhatsApp is being used for private conversations and YouTube is around as a video platform since 2006.

In 2025 - if you are still holding on to social media use after what it has become over the years, you are defending the very system that has made you feel so lost in the first place. I hope people will wake up from this addiction and return to the analog life rather sooner than later. To illustrate my point, I have co-created the piece of art below. It is called 'Big Tech Bro'. And no it is not offensive. It is capturing what many people are still trying to deny. Should I sell this is a poster? Let me know. Have a nice start of the week. Even though we know, that excessive Social Media use will give you the attention span of a hamster, we are not here to scold anyone, we are here to educate and inform. Obviously, this little blog won't be able to do anything about Big Tech dominance. Just like the US government has not done anything about them, recklessly reaching world dominance in more than 10 years. No regulation, no protection for children and teens or anyone really. 🧠 Protect your brain.

Feel free to print this

Unfollow the Algorithm – Hang the Truth on Your Wall

Tired of endless scrolls, data mining and dopamine traps? This satirical poster is more than just art

— it’s rebellion in print. A bold critique of Big Tech’s grip on our lives, it speaks the words we all think but rarely say out loud.

Whether you are a digital dissenter, a mindful scroller or just sick of being the product, this piece lets you express your resistance loud and clear.

Hang it in your home, office, studio or wherever you want to start real conversations.

📌 Eye-catching. Thought-provoking. Conversation-starting.

🧠 For thinkers, rebels and anyone who has ever wanted to log off for good.

💥 Make a statement. Push back. Unplug — visually.

➡️ Join the quiet revolution. Own the poster that dares to say what we are all thinking.

📝 Footnote: This article is informed by interviews, user behavior studies and pattern recognition discussed through sessions with OpenAI’s ChatGPT (2025), a research-based language model trained on a broad range of platform design, behavioral psychology, research literature and tech industry practices. While not a human source, ChatGPT served as an advanced research assistant to help identify consistent patterns and corroborate journalistic observations.

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