I've recently deleted all social media off my phone, the accounts are still there, but I have began to find social media more & more toxic. I am developing a new social circle for myself and my social media is full of school friends & people I don't care for much anymore. I need to be out there meeting new people & constantly checking every type of social media doesn't help me achieve that. It is particularly important for me to have hobbies outside of work as I work on my own 90% of the time and I need a release.
Social media can be a crutch to feel 'involved' in society when really your sat at home twiddling your thumbs
Since binning it, I feel more involved in the conversations I'm having & am connecting with people more.
As far as women are concerned, it is absolute tosh. I see 6's & 7's getting 100 likes on their photo's and some toxic viewpoints being validated by orbiters.
All in all, I used to love social media, now I do not go on it!
I've used it to start conversations with women I've met in groups of friends which has led to dates. However, I've used it more to raise interest in women who I perceive are interested in dating me, or are already dating. Making vague status updates that may or may not pertain to them gets their brains running and wondering if the post was about them.
Back in college I found it a valuable tool to mingle within my extended social group, people knew of me and I could add a hottie from my area and at least get her number a lot of the time! At the moment I don't have that extended social circle that I once had.
As I build my adult social circle, I don't envisage social media being a part of it.