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Everyone fantasizes about the same thing.
What if social media just... closed? Like a store. 6 PM hits, the apps go dark, and you’re forced to do something else with your evening.
No scrolling. No posting. No checking to see if anyone liked your story. Just you and whatever you decide to do with the next four hours before bed.
People imagine this would solve everything. They’d read more books. Have deeper conversations. Finally start that side project. Reconnect with themselves.
Here’s what would actually happen: you’d panic.
Not because you need social media. But because you’d realize how little structure your life actually has without it.
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