Social media is well on its way to becoming one of the most destructive human inventions of modern civilization. Nearly half the world’s population spends an average of two hours a day scrolling, clicking, swiping, and liking, while the more nefarious amongst us use these platforms to bully, misinform, disarray, exploit, and abuse each other. And while Facebook’s director of research even once suggested that the answer to the mental health issues caused by the platform was to simply become a more active user, producer Khyriel Palmer investigated a different approach. Towards the end of last year, he went on a social media cleanse, removing himself from all the platforms he frequents, to find out what it means and how it feels to disengage.
