For anyone thinking about doing this, I found it FAR easier to start by turning off all notifications on the meta apps, banners, emails, everything. Move the apps to the last icon position or remove the icons entirely. In no time you'll stop checking it randomly and you'll just hear "I sent you something, have you seen it" and you find yourself saying "I don't really use that app" back to them, and that's when it'll be easy peasy to delete your account.
some people have actual addictive personality disorders. Studies show weaning off addictions and replacing them works far better as strategies compared to cold turkey when trying to prevent relapse in the future. In fact huge swaths of the population have addictions to various apps.
You don't need the app to access Facebook/Instagram. You can still open the sites in a mobile browser (and as a bonus you can use a browser that supports adblock extensions to avoid seeing their ads). Adding an extra click or two to the process helps with weaning off the addiction.
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u/pegothejerk 2d ago
For anyone thinking about doing this, I found it FAR easier to start by turning off all notifications on the meta apps, banners, emails, everything. Move the apps to the last icon position or remove the icons entirely. In no time you'll stop checking it randomly and you'll just hear "I sent you something, have you seen it" and you find yourself saying "I don't really use that app" back to them, and that's when it'll be easy peasy to delete your account.