I deleted Pinterest

Yesterday night, after a lot of internal back-and-forth, I finally took the leap & deleted my Pinterest account that I created 10 years ago. As an effort to progressively reduce my online presence, I decided to start with this platform since I'm not using it that often. For me, Pinterest was always a place to daydream and to imagine other possibilities. One of the rare places on the internet where I would feel calm. Not overstimulated, not too bothered by the existing ads... just relaxed. Despite not using it that often, and merely for leisure (although I had a phase where I was using it for professional reasons), I found it very difficult to delete my account. One board in particular, where I had accumulated over 1300 pins, felt difficult to get rid of. Unsurprisingly, it was my "90s kid nostalgia" board. Full of childhood memories. A glance at that board would send me right back... I have mentioned it before, but I'm a very nostalgic person, despite being very conscious that the…

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