Do You Ever Take Breaks From the Coli? If So....How Long?

[MasterThought]

When I was a lurker I must admit that it didn't take long for me to realize that this place can get pretty addictive. I found myself on here pretty often and I promised myself that if I was to ever get the chance to be an active poster that I would take breaks from here.

Today is my first time back on the coli in like 7-8 days.

Not really sure how often ill take breaks but I PURPOSELY try not to consume too much social media , especially negative subject matter.

Does anybody else here take periodic breaks or are y'all 365 day/year posters?

 

[Remote]

People wouldn't need breaks from the coli if they would introduce a filtering system.
You have the Ignore feature for threads and members.

What would be beneficial is if you could set a filter by keyword/phrase.

I don't necessarily want to ignore certain members because they may post threads or comments I find interesting.
But I'd like to be able to auto-filter/ignore any threads about dumb ass Tariq Nasheed, passport bros, Charleston White, etc...

Doing this currently is a manual process.

 

[Unknown Poster]

I take breaks for a year and stuff.

I came back because:

1) I don't have no friends anymore or a girlfriend/wife so nowadays internet people are the only people I talk to outside of family.

2) it's nice to be in a Black online space where I can talk without worrying about being censored for not having opinions that line up with what is expected of the dominant society. Also, I like to see what people are saying.

 

[Child_Of_God]

I took a 4 month break from here last year and my mental health improved significantly as a result.

 

[Paper Boi]

not letting no opps posters run me off

 

[B86]

If you’re not going to take a break from ALL social media what’s the point of taking a break from The Coli? Mentally ill people are on all social platforms…

 

[Dave24]

Too addicted to take a break

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

 

[Duke Wy Lin]

Yeah I post in batches with long beaks in between. It's not strategically planned tho. I just post a lot when I'm bored (mostly at work) and disappear when I'm busy . Been here since '16.

 

[born of fire]

i left for a year
i only came back for the wrestling, music, & movie/tv forums tbh

i really dont like a lot of the other discussion that goes on and try to ignore it (unless its a humorous thread)

 

[Arcavian]

Y'all weak as fukk

 

[Paper Boi]

Yeah I post in batches with long beaks in between. It's not strategically planned tho. I just post a lot when I'm bored (mostly at work) and disappear when I'm busy . Been here since '16.

JoinedMay 24, 2022

admit to rejoining brehs

 

[Duke Wy Lin]

JoinedMay 24, 2022

admit to rejoining brehs

I've been open about it

My OG profile wasn't banned. I just made a new one.

 

[BobbyWojak]

Breaks happen naturally when I'm too busy or work nights.

 

[east]

probably for months years at a time, i randomly drop/pick up hobbies all the time, talking shyt on irc/message boards/discord/etc isn't safe either