Walking with you through the falling leaves of existence, Danny. Same conclusions about the turdmill. Resisting manipulation. Still holding out for genuine connection. Truly blessed to have discovered that here.
I empathise & sympathise. SM has tapped into our healthy need to be seen & weaponised it. I am interested to hear more about your experience with Substack. To me, it seems like more of the same. Silos & like driven. Just like Twitter, only more polite. Though my Twitter experience has been more positive than most. It has widened the scope for finding those like-minded & has allowed me to interact with them (even if superficially) & also to find writing & groups I wouldn’t have otherwise. It also regularly weighs me down, for all the reasons you cite above. I hope you experience an unburdening with your retreat.
Walking with you through the falling leaves of existence, Danny. Same conclusions about the turdmill. Resisting manipulation. Still holding out for genuine connection. Truly blessed to have discovered that here.
I empathise & sympathise. SM has tapped into our healthy need to be seen & weaponised it. I am interested to hear more about your experience with Substack. To me, it seems like more of the same. Silos & like driven. Just like Twitter, only more polite. Though my Twitter experience has been more positive than most. It has widened the scope for finding those like-minded & has allowed me to interact with them (even if superficially) & also to find writing & groups I wouldn’t have otherwise. It also regularly weighs me down, for all the reasons you cite above. I hope you experience an unburdening with your retreat.
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