Is this the year everyone quits social media?

Michael Calore: Yes.

Lauren Goode: Yes.

Michael Calore: And you, Zoë?

Zoë Schiffer: My total screen time. I actually looked it up earlier and I think it’s like three hours and 40 minutes on my phone, which honestly seems impressive. Raise your eyebrows, Mike, why are you doing that? Only a couple of minutes of this is actually on social media applications. I feel like I deserve a medal of honor.

Michael Calore: You truly deserve a Medal of Honor. I have a timer on my phone that goes off after being on Instagram for more than 20 minutes. I hit that timer every day.

Lauren Goode: This is not a joke. He follows this. I sent Mike memes before and didn’t get a response, and because we work in each other’s newsroom, I literally sometimes go to his desk and, “Did I see that thing I sent you?”

Zoë Schiffer: It’s thirst.

Lauren Goode: No, I know. He’ll say, “No, I ran out of time,” and I’m like, “Do you have a grip on that? Check out the meme.”

Michael Calore: Have you ever thought about exiting the app?

Lauren Goode: All the time.

Michael Calore: All the time?

Lauren Goode: I fantasize about this point. What would it be like to not constantly feel like you have to convey something?

Michael Calore: Yes. And you, Zoë?

Zoë Schiffer: Honestly, I don’t know that much about them, but I’ve been on parental leave for a few months, so the answer is that I think about putting my phone down all the time and I’m honestly amazed at how much time I can spend. on my phone even without using social media apps. What about you?

Michael Calore: I often have the urge to throw the phone across the room and never look at it again, but then I always end up picking it up and picking it up again.

Lauren Goode: It’s usually after I send him a terrible meme.

Michael Calore: Yes, or I think of a joke.

Lauren Goode: Right.

Michael Calore: Gotta skeet now. Yes. Well, today we’re just talking about this: is it time to quit social media? And because there are so many types of social applications and platforms, we will focus on the platforms that we use the most, social sites based on text, because we are people. This is WIRED’s Strange Valleya show about the people, power and influence of Silicon Valley. I’m Michael Calore, director of consumer technology and culture here at WIRED.