I totally hear you. And yes, for the most part, I’ve significantly curbed my usage. And hell yeah, there are times where I want to delete all my accounts for the reasons you described.

Two thoughts / things I’m grappling with:

1. Like Marcel Fahle said in his comment, I do get inspiration from people I follow on Instagram. As well as Youtube. I love following comics and meme accounts. They perk up my day. And my spin class instructor’s posts always get me pumped up. I also find creative people to collaborate with through Instagram. It’s hard to walk away from useful content like that, and I don’t know how to get that information elsewhere.
2. As a creative person, I rely on social media to promote my work. I don’t really know another way to do so, at scale. But I’m all ears for alternatives.

Thanks for the insightful post, DHH, as usual. Please don’t quit Medium ;)