And the dozens of people who made that comment didn’t read so much as the first part of the first sentence of the article.

US inflation increased by more than expected last month

It’s not the inflation that was unexpected, it’s the amount. You can’t get your news from headlines, people.

I’ve got 2 of everything just in case. Dirty dishes can’t pile up if they don’t exist.

That perfectly describes me. I don’t touch Reddit, got off FB and Instagram years ago, never had Twitter, etc. Lemmy is the only thing I use now, I subscribe to a few dozen communities that get maybe 15 new posts a day combined. If I’m in the mood to waste time on here I’ll see the new posts and hide them as I go. When they run out I’m done for the day. I won’t act like it’s the right move for everyone, but for me personally cutting my social media (or similar) internet usage down to around half an hour a day max has made me a lot happier.