His son's reaction reminds me of the first time I quit social media. I remember just walking about, living my life, and then a thought would occur--a clever remark or an interested photo I could take. And then I had to grapple with not sharing that thought with anyone. The thought would just linger in my head for a bit, then disappear, and there would be no record of it at all. That's been default for 99.9999% of human existence, and in a few short years of social media usage, it became a strange and foreign sensation.

I'm glad I went through that to readjust and see just how much my mind had been warped. I use social media much less than I used to and I'm happier for it.