And this year, millions are giving up Facebook, Twitter and other social media. That’s right, all the cool kids are now giving up social media instead of chocolate and smoking for lent. A survey from the Barna Group showed 16 percent of people observing Lent will give up social media this year, the New York Post says. Thirty-one percent are “fasting from technology” in addition to social media, which seems impossible if you have an office job or use any means of communication more advanced than a rotary phone.