00:00 While the internet can often be a cause for mental health struggles, it can also provide
00:04 just as many resources to help find solutions. Take it from creator Kat Lazo herself,
00:09 who's sharing her tips and tricks for how to unplug when social media gets to be too much.
00:14 Kat Lazo, creator, producer, and host, boasts over 24,000 followers on Instagram,
00:20 but recently revealed that despite having such a large audience, she still feels lonely online.
00:25 Opening up in an article she wrote for Refinery29, Lazo shared,
00:29 "We're all on social media, but that doesn't mean there's much that's really
00:33 social about these platforms anymore." And Lazo isn't alone. A 2017 study featured in
00:38 the American Journal of Preventative Medicine found that higher social media usage is linked
00:43 to greater feelings of social isolation. Kind of ironic, isn't it? But social media doesn't
00:48 have to remain all doom and gloom. Lazo shared how she got out of her not-so-social-media funk
00:53 by focusing more on her creative projects, not for the likes, but simply for the joy of it.
00:59 And while Lazo seems to have found what works for her, there is a bit more we can all do.
01:03 Both influencers and everyday users can advocate for platforms to be held accountable for the harm
01:08 they cause. Don't worry, social media isn't going anywhere â we all love our dog videos â but we
01:13 can push for better regulations to make it truly social once again.
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