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“Social media is free, because you pay for it with your time”. Incredibly compelling way to frame the crazy trade-off we partake in.

Always open the app with a purpose in mind and leave when mission accomplished. That's how I fight in this battle.

Social media "tells us that it's more important to be updated about everything, than to be deeply informed about anything". Wow that hits hard, I love that quote.

"IF SOMETHING IS FREE THEN YOU'RE THE PRODUCT."

I'm 19.Thanks for saving my future by opening up my brain.

Hi everyone! Just wanted to express my gratitude for all the support this video has received. It's already reached way more people than I ever imagined, and it has been amazing to read the comments/messages from those who have felt impacted by it. I have a lot more to say about this topic, and I just uploaded a follow-up to this talk on my channel. Please give it a watch if you are looking for more tangible advice on building healthier tech habits!

Restful activities to substitute: reading, doing art, gardening, making music, playing a game, walking in nature, socialising.

I uninstalled all social media apps and bought 4 bicycles and now spend about 10 hours a week cycling to work, riding trails in the forest and exploring wherever my bike can take me. I met a wonderful woman who also loves crazy cycling adventures and we share so much great time together doing the thing we love to do. My mental and physical health has improved exponentially. I lost 20kg. I was promoted at work and bought a house and am now able to be there physically, financially and emotionally for my teenage children. I still look at screens, that's almost unavailable, but the time is much reduced. Freeing my mind from the virus of social media has given me my life back. Life's too short to not ride a bike every day.

“When you’re trying to FOMO, you actually missed out on living” Damn, that hits hard!

"a letter tells us that our communication doesn't need to be frequent, it just needs to be deep" :)

Best decision I ever made deleting all social media about 6 months ago. Have lived such a more beautiful , peaceful life since.

Social media does a great job at making us feel like if we aren't constantly engaging there, then we're missing out. This talk does a great job of giving us the perspective that it's quite the opposite. Choosing where we give our time takes self-control and practice. Social media destroys that ability.

I'm an 8th grade math teacher and do a Thoughtful Thursday every week. Made them watch this for one of them. Should've seen their shocked faces! Thank you very much for doing the research and posting this visually!!

“social media is free because you pay for it with your time” - this hit me hard, I wish it wasn’t free and we actually had to pay for a subscription

This problem is made even worse because we use social media to soothe ourselves and deal with our loneliness, depression anxiety etc. Then, we get even more hooked and spend even more time.

I am 20 and I don't use any social media other than Whatsapp and UKposts for my study related info . I am living a good life focusing on my self with less comparison❤

I don't use Instagram, Tiktok, WhatsApp and so on, but I waste almost all my free time for UKposts

How many of you just use UKposts

“Free time is your most valuable resource, don’t give it away for free” I like this speech

Social media is like shopping at the store: know what you want going in, or you'll wander endlessly and leave with things you didn't need.

Believe me, I disappeared from social media and it is the best feeling in the world. This is your sign to live life for real and not online

This should be viewed by millions. The algorithm don’t want you to see this

This is fantastic. The part where he explained what books and letters do compared to what TikTok and Instagram do was deep. I should watch this every morning.

This has to be one of the most important speeches of our time.

The amounts of time consumed on these platforms makes this talk one of the most important ones to hear and adjust our behaviour to. Thank you.

I’ve been reading a book called “Steps To Christ” and journaling out my thoughts instead of a morning scroll through social media. Things are getting better and my appetite for reading is growing again! Please give it a try, even if you can only read a few paragraphs or one chapter a day.

10 minutes being on the screen for this Video saves me from countless hours. Thank you so much. And I will spread the news. Every minute worth it.

This is one of the most stunning visualizations I have seen to explain the problem we are dealing with. Thank you, Dino, for this work.

Something I appreciate about Ted talks is that they never have a click baity thumbnail. Sure the title may work toward that effect, but I never walk away from a video unsatisfied.

I quit social media 3 years ago. Best decision ever. I live my life for myself now, if you’re reading this and thinking about doing it - do it! Your life will improve. Because you’re just a product for these companies to be sold as data to other companies.

If social media wasn't free, would you spend money on it? So why are you spending time on it? You can always make more money. Time is something you can never get back.

Day ("I don't count") without Instagram 🗿

I had a bad internet addiction for 4 years. It started during the pandemic and I decided to put a full stop to it only at the end of last year. I went from topping my school, being one of the students teachers hoped would do well in entrance exams to colleges, public exams, to literally failing all subjects. This along with other personal issues, my academic topper identity crumbling down, I was broken. Took me a long time to completely stop social media, especially twitter use even though I knew the problem. And when I tried to sit and study again, I was not able to. It really pained and hurt me to maintain focus and concentrate on anything academica related, my speech became slurred, before the pandemic when I was doing amazing, I used to be able to think fast and answer in classes, calculate math in my head very quickly, I have won many prizes and awards, but after pandemic, it was very very hard and I became very slow. Cognitive abilities definitely took a hit and this was what that truly frightened me. Not being able to get back to my genius self. I knew ihad it in me. The potential. Because I had once been using it to a high level. I am slowly recovering now. Focusing is getting more and more easier as I force to sit myself down and study. Somedays it's very hard, I cry. But life has to keep going. Because of this I was not able to grt into my dream colleges, so I've taken another year to study for my entrance exam. And by addiction I meant: more than 16-18 hours per day of internet and social media almost every single day for FOUR DUCKING YEARS. So you can imagine the damage my brain had suffered. If you've read until here, I would be glad if you dropped a comment for me. Bcs this addiction took me away all the connections and friends in my life and I'm alone today. Though there are many life lessons I learnt because of the hard times, the negative impact is also very much and requires much healing. So it would be very helpful for me and heartwarming if someone can drop a comment for me. Thank you. 💛 I wrote all this so nobody would have to go through the same as me. I know I will turn out just fine, and why? Even much better than I was before my pandemic but still it's a very painful and lonely , loveless towards yourself journey. Take care. Use your time wisely for the things that truly matter to you. 💛

8:53 Social media is free because you pay for it with your time. When something is free, you are the product.

Updated with everything rather than deeply informed about anything - I love that. We are so focused on gather information we will eventually forget or to unimportant rather than truly get invested in a few topics

I honestly think everyone needs to see this video, ESPECIALLY younger people

I am 25 and I feel like I wasted more than 3 years, but "optimistically" it is not too late!

Brilliant talk. The gaming industry has picked up on this as well. They no longer want your money, they want as much of your time as possible.

Social media platforms make us chronically distracted - so real!

Life is too short to regret it. I think our current generational issue is getting back the time social media companies take from us so we can live fuller, longer lives.

00:00 We have limited time in our lives to do everything we want. 01:34 How you spend your time determines the quality of your life. 03:07 Excessive screen time has cognitive consequences and affects mental health negatively. 04:34 Social media platforms influence our mental health, relationships, and ability to pursue important things. 06:01 Social media encourages shallow communication and undermines deep understanding. 07:24 Social media platforms profit by monetizing users and influencing their behavior through targeted ads. 08:50 Social media platforms profit from your time 10:15 Most of us are overpaying for social media.

This talk is so underrated more people need to see this. Thank you Dino!

Thank you man!!! The most incredible and truthful speech I’ve heard after ages. I admire your bravery for sending this dark message to the world. The world needs to hear it. At least me! Thanks again!

I'm 20 years ..watching this video really make me to understood about our value with time and ourselves...is the most important thing...♡....

Thank you for this amazing and eye opening ted talk. I deleted tik tok about 10 months ago and I was shocked by how much time i actually had this whole time. I started doing things that i really had passion for and my life has never been better. Also majority of people these days don't seem to be able to make meaningful and deep conversations and that's upsetting. My friend picks on me because I don't have tik tok, but I'm positive that I'm making the right decision every day by choosing to not waste my precious time on social media.

Most phones have an option to set a time limit on apps, just changed my IG time from one hour a day to 10 minutes. Never installed TikTok, never will. After watching this I intend to read more books.

What’s sad is the average social media user will probably struggle to get through this entire video. I recently deleted Instagram and TikTok, deactivated my accounts and don’t engage in Twitter or Snapchat or Facebook. UKposts is the last stand. 🤣

Incredible Presentation with such a valuable message/lesson. This should be shown to every 18 year-old. Thank you for sharing this!

It's not about what you do, it's about who you do it with.

This is the most needed tedxtalks for this social media addicted generation

Funny thing is social media is said to connect us more but i feel so disconnected ever since I started using it despite virtually communicating back and forth with people on the daily. When I didn't use social media I was so connected with people and had actual strong reliable relationships. When i was sick, I had people physically come see me. But now all I get is an emoji and get well soon. Its awkward amd lonely this side.

Thank you man!!! The most incredible and truthful speech I’ve heard after ages. I admire your bravery for sending this dark message to the world. The world needs to hear it. At least me! Thanks again! 🎉

I spend a lot of time on screens. But that's also where I learn the most things. I personally don't think screen time is a bad thing. The internet is like a unlimited library. You could learn anything you want for very little money of free on the internet. It's a great tool if used correctly that is.

UKposts algorithms worried about my future🗿

"That free time is your most valuable resource. Do not give it away for free." Easily one of the best closing lines 💖

An absolute eye opener. Prcecise, concise and very well narrated.

Should be played across every high school in the world..

This video deserves to be heard! Always coming back to this whenever I'm using social media on streaks.

IMO this talk is right up there with the best TED has done.

One of the best TedTalks I've ever watched. Really love how he shares this subject from an insightful perspective. Made me think a lot. THANKS A LOT!

Day 3 of deleting instagram

I never liked social media, but this talk misses a point: my focus time is valued at 20 dollars per hour, but my relax time should never be valued in dollars, but in happiness achieved. I plan spending most of that relax time playing board games, computer games, sports, watching TV series, spending time with friends and family... Probably 50% or more of that will be "screen time", because the computer games part of it will take a big chunk of that, but I think that's totally fine, and I'm not doing anything I will regret. I think the problem is that people are doing this out of being distracted, instead of choosing it consciously, and that's problematic, but saying that you should value each hour of your free time 20 dollars is the best way to feel like a failure and burnout, or just waste your life chasing the hassle instead of building your future happiness.

Great presention! I guess no one ever tried to visualize his/her age, and saw how the time is spending, this visualization shows the importance of time, Thank you so much!

Wow it’s been a while since i watched a full 11-minute video without scrolling and it’s actually really goood. Thank u for this amazing thought-provoking presentation ❤

Every line spoken in this talk had a lot of depth. One of the best TEDx talks I've seen so far!

I recently removed my instagram, snapchat and TikTok accounts and I see this video now. So glad I made this choice and I hope it will help me reach my goals in the long run. Being off the grid is really freeing and I can recommend it to everyone. It is a big step, I totally agree and it took me multiple months, but the end result is truly worth it!

It has been a one and half year ago I deleted my all social media accounts and I only use UKposts where I get plenty amount of useful information without consuming short cringe content. Because I know "If you not paying for the product then you are a product".

Everyone should have to watch this before downloading social media.

It's not only wasting my time, but also make me to campare myself with others every moment. I used to follow bloggers and when I figured out that they make me fed up, disappointed and miserable, I avoided them. Now, life is less disappointing!

Amazing ted talk. Better than I thought it would be! Heavily recommend ❤

Thank you for this. As a business teacher I showed this video to my students and the discussions there after were so powerful! We learned a lot and now have some solutions moving forward!

Cognitively I can figure it out that "the letter tells us that our communication doesn't need to be frequent..it just needs to be deep"❤

My Macroeconomics professor always says that, "If anything is free, YOU are the price."

These are the one of the best lessons I have learnt in my social media journey 😮...

My partner is my savior because she has gotten me to read for the first time in years. For years I never really read unless it was for uni. This has inspired me to read more and take time to smell the roses.

It all depends on the angle you apply to it. Social media helped me realize most people are no better than me and I can achieve much more than I used limit myself to before I had access to all this information. It’s a powerful learning tool for those of us who didn’t grow up with good support system and education.

“While you were trying to avoid FOMO, you actually just missed out on living“ just opened my eyes. This will be the mantra for every time I use social media from now on. Thank you, you might just have saved 93% of the rest of my time on this planet.

Hands down, this the best ted talk of my life.

“Social media is free, because you pay for it with your time” really struck a nerve in me. There's no going back from here for me. Thankyou Dino Ambrosi.

I've lost so much time on social media... when I say so much it's one summer :) I regret it everyday. But let's be optimistic : at least I didn't spend my life on SM, at least I did learn from my mistake which means I will never do that again :D Don't waste your time looking at other's, live yours!!!

This should be played in all schools

Damn he is such a charismatic speaker. The confidence, the pauses and everything. They give weight to his speech a lot.

The calculation is mind blowing. Glad I found this video

I think this is the only UKposts video, of more than a couple of minutes in length that I have watched to the end, without reading the comments, in a very long time. That tells its own tale about both its value and also about me.

Wow wow wow. I needed this. I have to tell myself not to multitask with social media because it’s just making me sporadic.

Indeed, I concur with what I've heard from various sources in the past. Despite being aware, I find myself in a scenario where it seems like I'm not using social media; rather, they're using me. I mean, the sense of ennui sets in if I abstain from social media for more than two hours. 😕

"Don't let yourself get to the age of 90 only to look back on your life and realize that while you were trying to avoid FOMO, you actually missed out on living." great TED talk, Dino

All the ignorance i saw on social media made me lost hope for the future and my self esteem touched new lows, getting away for 2 months , reading and distracting myself saved my mental health

i had been a heavy social media user in my teens and i dont feel like im distracted now at work / tasks / responsibilities. i do everything i have to do and i dont feel like i have to open socials or my phone. if i choose to procrastinate thats another thing. in case your phone seriously distracts you, just hide the apps in the app drawer, turn off notifications, or uninstall them and you'll be good.

The BEST Ted Talk I’ve listened to this year. This is for our generation. EVERYONE needs to watch/listen to this

I’ll join the list of commenters who have deleted social media and feel better for doing so. I don’t miss it at all.

Beautiful, simple, and clear presentation. Incredible! Thank you.

Updated about everything rather than deeply informed about anything - Fax

Do what you like to do. If your dreams are big enough, you will be chasing.

I think there also needs to be a shift in jobs wanting to get a hold of us after our work hours. That’s not to say we HAVE to answer work emails or texts after hours, but the feeling of being obligated to answer is there because it’s our “job”.

Greatest Ted talk of all time, I'd not pay any meaningless attention to these devices anymore, thanks sir.

Great work, sitting here and listening to it. Some Months ago, I decided only to watch educational posts of different topics on youtube. Use your time wisely.

The stories that I could've write that i did not because my head always says that "Let's go find some motivation while scrolling through social medias" then just when I realized that I should be writing, I already wasted hours and and that made me feel unmotivated. It's a cycle really.

Thank you Dino for SUCH well done presentation 😊🙌. We couldn't agree more.