distancing from modern social medias

i have recently started my second year at college and met someone that is distancing themselves from social media, and i've been thinking of doing the same. with the rise of AI, deepfakes have been putting me insanely on edge, given that i have a history of being stalked/ harassed online. the other additional factor is that i feel as though everyone online now is so mean and cruel and harsh. i'm afraid to have my voice on social media, or my body on social media, in fear of being criticised by a bunch of faceless users. i also feel like i am not being forced to do things i actually want to do. i know it sounds silly, but i usually have ideas racing through my brain of what to do, diy projects i like, clothes i want to sew, dolls i want to customise (i love collecting monster high dolls rn :P); instead of doing any of these things, i find it easier to just sit on my screen and scroll instagram, twitter, tumblr, pinterest, tik tok, etc. i yearn for a third space where approaching and speaking to people is normalised! i am very tired with the modern individual believing that doing anything that can be perceived as "trying" is humiliating and shameful. i am tired of seeing cool people in the streets, yet i'm not meant to speak to them as it's "random" or "strange". i want to kill cringe!!! D:<<<

i wouldn't even feel safe going outside without a modern phone, it has maps, multiple methods of contact and a camera, i know that things weren't exactly "safer" before smartphones, so i suppose it's mainly a societal issue and not phone addiction, in this case. maybe i should get a little flip phone second hand, take my digital cam everywhere with me, and get an mp3 player. i'd probably keep my smartphone on my person, but switched off, just as a security blanket in case i get stranded or need to pay for something with card.