“This video is golden”......”no it’s mahogany”.

I hate when my friend deletes Twitter and becomes a 19th century business man.

Since I’ve deleted my Facebook Instagram I notice that I just spend all day on UKposts

The people who actually leave social media don’t post about it, they just do

"this time was different...it's been 2 days" Holy shit.

That gradual descent into the pretentious British accent was horrifying.

Still wondering why Patrick was also not wearing a shirt while giving massages

I haven't been on social media since highschool, people just forgot about me lol.

>concerned about Amazon rainforest >made a huge wooden spoon from Mahogany Comedy gold lol

I love that he checks to make sure they don’t know about rainforest deforestation before showing them carvings made of rainforest wood

The people who “takes a break” from social media will definitely find a new hobby during that short 5 minute period

I love how he still chooses the most basic classical song of all time. Like he just has it on repeat cause its the only one he can think of

The virgin social media consumer VS the Chad NPR radio connoisseur.

I love how the scene is set up to feel like they would get increasingly annoyed with each other only for him to describe the rest of their time together as "exquisite."

My social media break has lasted 6 years now. My purity is unmatched

As someone who quit with the exception of UKposts. The classical music and dislike of gossip about others is surprisingly accurate.

"I made this spoon. It's mahogany." Can confirm. Took a break from social media, blacked out, and suddenly there were mahogany utensils.

Feels like this could be an ad for a car. Their Slogan would be “Explore the wilderness inside you”

"I am a genius artistic connoisseur now." [Hands friends a comically large spoon]

The way he said "look with your eyes" made me question reality.

I'm not saying that avoiding social media makes you a better person, but it 100% makes you a more productive person.

Joel writing the script: "...and that's when Patrick pulls out a pretentiously large spoon..."

"Look with your eyes" I didn't expect that line. Really got me.

Its literally so annoying when people say they’re taking a break and actually don’t like why?? TAKE A BREAK IF YOU NEED IT FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH PEOPLE!

you know it’s serious when Vivaldi’s Four seasons: Winter starts playing

Hey guys I'll be taking a break from commenting on this video for a while. See you all in a bit

The end reminded me of the spongebob episode where Patrick (what a coincidence) is becoming smart but also felt more and more lonely and couldnt associate with Spongebob anymore , chosing rather to be stupid and have friends instead of feeling lonely and being smart

I took a two year break from social media, came back recently and was like “what the hell is actually wrong with some of these people I know?”

Patrick was left alone, and filled with conflict, not unlike the character Thor, from the movie Thor: The Dark World.

The pacing at the end was like, better than most movies. It switched from like nihilistic, "Hmp, so it goes." to "There is a bright side to everything" not too fast or slow, just perfectly and the way the music switched with it. Just perfect.

*Moral Of The Story:* You become intellectually superior than everyone in your social circle when you quit socials medias

4 months ago I decided to delete TikTok and spend less time on my phone. And honestly it’s really changed my habits in a positive manner. One of the biggest changes is the ability to think for myself. I used to always agree with the mainstream opinions, but taking a step back from social media, I am more able to form my own unique opinion. Another major thing is that I dislike my appearance way less. Now that I’m not constantly looking at pictures of extremely attractive people on tik tok, I’m able to appreciate how I look. I see my appearance as human, and I’m able to appreciate everyone else’s human appearance as well. Another thing, I have become so productive! The amount of time I have, now that I don’t spend it on my phone, is so much! So I spend time on productive hobbies and homework :) Deleting tik tok has made me so much more healthy, in terms of how I view myself and others. I really recommend it :D

But why did Patrick take his own shirt off for the massage tho

This guy is lying, no one just pulls out a comically large spoon like that and insist it’s been two days

"Would you like a sweetie?" "It's a stupendous confectionery"

I have been off social media for nearly two years now and it has certainly made me such a more positive, and productive person. Social media is toxic.

When is Joel gonna drop the unedited clips of those shiatsu massages, don’t get me wrong the edit was great. But could’ve been 2 hrs longer

“Look with your eyes” he says as he shoved them into their friends hands.

I love these beautiful little artistic sketches like this. They have a humorous satirical aspect to them of course, but they also present the depth sometimes seemingly trivial, everyday situations can have. They’re beautiful.

"Please look from your eyes" implies that there is somewhere else on your body you can look out from

My "short" break from Social Media became a 5 year stay away. Best decision of my life.

As someone who took a break from social media recently, I hate how accurate the 'trivial matters indeed' bit is.

Love the shot at 2:43. Even though this is a comedy sketch, I feel like that shot gives the audience a really good picture of how that character feels.

The funny thing is that it's usually the usage of social media, not the absence of it, that leads to pretentious behavior like this.

"I'll be needing those back" My man's time away from social media has wisened him up to how long you let another man hold your mahogany fork while another one has your spoon. You don't want to get out the enormous mahogany knife again.

"This is art? Like... This means something?" Mason briefly bordered on entering the land of Vivaldi himself, but Patrick busted out the massage oil and Mason instead was ripped away from the exquisite when he realized how tender his hammies had been that day, and how Patrick's golden- no, mahogany fingers could soothe him.

2 days without social media... it changes you, changes your very being

Hey sounds like a British person trying to fake an American accent

As someone who has deleted all of their social media accounts, this is absolutely accurate

This is how every wizard talks in my mind. They want to sound british, but can’t.

I deleted all my social media about a year and a half ago and I’m happy with it. And no I’m not a 60 year old man I’m 22 and no all my friends didn’t ditch me I just talk to them more on txt and phone which is a lot nicer than commenting on posts or dming honestly

Don't just take a break. Never go back.

The way they said “lungs of planet earth” was spot on.

“The rainforest is important. Also here’s some useless art Knick-knack made out of rainforest wood.” Lol

5 years clean & it's a bliss. All that noise is a distraction from developing your own persona.

Lol, it's hilarious to see this after two years without using Instagram or almost any social media. Honestly, I didn't have much idea what to do with my life when I did, so the first thing I noticed was a LOT of boredom, and when you're so bored you usually desperately look for something to do with your life. Today I feel much better about myself, I'm studying programming, and I read like 10 times more than before, I spend more time with my real friends and in general I feel much happier. It's not that leaving social media is like a magic wand that will solve all your problems, not at all, but believe me, it will give you much more time to search, find, and accomplish things that make you much happier, truly happy, and not only satisfied. I guess that's a pretty important thing.

The Amazon prime bit made me spit my drink

This hits much harder when you recently took a social media break and have been listening to classical, mostly Vivaldi music no joke

I love the fact that after that small journey something stayed with him. Forever in his heart the days of freedom

This has the feel of a Nordic miniseries.

I randomly had a bunch of comments pop up on my upload of the Four Seasons referencing this video, pretty funny stuff dude! I wouldn't have seen this otherwise so nice job on the music choices haha

Anyone talk about the music here? Its used in such a splendid way.

"Like this is art? Like this has meaning?"

Love this. "Or if he SHOULD come back" that's always the question you ask yourself when taking a break from social media

Ah yes, a break the trivium of "social media." What an exquisite way to relax and enlighten the mind's eye.

This channel is fucking crazy. I love it.

The fact he stared into the lens when he mentioned the rainforest. Yes.

Lmao. This is somewhat accurate for me. In Junior year of high school, I quit video games, watching UKposts, watching TV, and all social media all at the same time. I filled my time with reading books, classic fiction and nonfiction included, and of course I did homework, exercised, etc. I basically became like this guy, but I wasn’t so formal and shit like this guy is, but I got a lot more formal than I was before; I was also more serious. The ending of the video seems somewhat accurate for me: “but he was never the same again.” I learned so much from that year+ from reading and actually paying attention in school that I truly never was the same. Sort of.

Deleting social media unlocks an extra 1% of your power. And hey, if you use that extra power to make big wooden spoons, good for you.

you know things are seriously bad when your friend goes from instagram to npr

"This time was different though, he hasn't posted in 2 days" Why'd you make this personal Joel? Why?

As someone who's been on a so-far month-long social media break from the big ones (FB, Twitter, and Reddit)... it's been pretty calming, but even I haven't hit Vivaldi-levels yet.

Saying “NPR radio” is the same as saying “ATM machine”: painful redundancy.

the narration in the intro the car the orchestra music the weather the waving from his balkony you can perfectly arrange the moods you want to thats amazing talent

I love how neither NPR Radio nor 'News' is correct. Your writing is so great.

*Plot twist:* Patrick just wanted to show his friends his true self, which is why he lied about taking a break from social media.

This skit was low-key genius. Making both sides awful instead of just one or the other adds a whole new level of 'everyone sucks' to this

"Look with your eyes" as he hands them the mahogany utensils.

oh yes that's right social media is still a thing I almost forgot about the fact people spend their past time scrolling on their screen..... this really brings back memories from 4+ years ago when i spent most my afternoons shwasted and high on likes taking 27 selfies and editing the best one for 45 minutes until finally creating a masterpiece ready to reveal to my glorious followers for their feedback and opinion if i was worthy as the fake image of myself i wished i was. Its been 2 1/2 years since the last time I selfied..... some days are easier than other to stay sober.... its so hard holding my camera all day knowing i could for have those sweet sweet likes flowing in one after another making me feel on top of the world for 1/2 a second again.....but than i recall the deep and utter loneliness that always followed.

"Yeah yeah amazon prime...." "Im actually on his account" Those awkward conversations are the best

This means more to me knowing that Joel checked Patrick's social media every minute. If you look, none of Patrick's post's have been up a full minute before Joel checks them. He was obsessed. That's why he is so shaken by Patrick's dramatic change.

“i made these for you” “oh im gonnna need those back”

The funniest part was how reluctantly they let go of those water bottles as Patrick was pulling them out of their hands.

I, too, have once logged off this "inter-net" for a lengthy period of time. It does prove to be a...transformative experience. Truly something one must experience for one's self, but I digress. Good day to you, dear reader!

I once posted I was taking a break from social media and everyone was like “hahaha see you in a few day.” That was in 2017 I think.... haven’t seen em since! That’s okay, I’ve got my art to keep me company

Leaving social media was the best, and most revealing decision of the last decade for me. I am 90% less stressed and pissed off, I actually like the friends who are still around, and the ones who forgot me when they couldn't scroll past my well thought out, personally significant, or just plain silly posts- they never cared anyway.

I feel like the guy that's taking a break when I hang around my friends that are obsessed with social media XD

So basically he became Frasier lmao

But seriously taking a break from social media is nice.

"So this is like... art? This means something?" ....Quite possibly my favorite line and line delivery.

Four Seasons by Vivaldi actually slaps. I've never really taken a break from social media but I listen to that unironically 🔥

Going to his house like a reverse intervention

“You merely adopted the social media break, I was born in it” said the boomer, demanding you listen to his News PR

This isn’t even just a funny sketch, like it’s genuinely well written and directed

I love how UKposts puts random videos like this on my recommandations because it’s always masterpieces.

Social Media breaks are honestly more helpful than harmful. I would highly recommend anyone to take it if they haven't yet.

As pompous as he seemed he did offer them a much much better water alternative. He's a true friend, a home... A hydro homie. Keep him close.

I haven't been on most social media for over a year and a half at this point and I this is so accurate

I'm sort of doing this, but instead of NPR it's the version where you regress back to listening to the local radio station that cycles through top 40 hits from the past forty years and then you get out old knickknacks and just stare at them

As someone who quit facebook, this feels like a personal attack on my personage