Originally appeared on E! Online

Dacre Montgomery is getting back to saner things.

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The " Stranger Things " star explained the reason he took an extended hiatus from Hollywood after playing Billy Hargrove on the Netflix series, reflecting on the “change” the industry has undergone over the years.

“Traditional Hollywood stars existed because there was mystery,” Montgomery recently told The Australian, per the Daily Mail . “Social media has done away with that. That’s a large part of why I dropped off the map for the last five years.”

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He added, “I’m not trying to compete with anyone else, I’m living my truth and hope

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