Who Cares?
I blogged a lot back when blogging was a thing (back before social media). Back then, I wrote mostly about whatever was bouncing around in my head (which often clothed itself in a confessional tone). And, it wouldn’t be too far off to say it was my attempt to stay sane by exorcising my mental demons.
In this day and age, though, it feels like that could be dangerous (and maybe it was then, too, but I was young). There are a lot of people out there trying to capitalize on other people or to score some points at someone else’s expense. And, the web is just more populated with non-techies than it was then (with all that that brings).
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Okay… a new blog (once again)!
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about social media’s toxic nature. Even if one goes in not wanting to participate in it, there is a pull. It is the oxygen everyone there breathes, and it affects you. It’s one of the reasons I have to diligently police myself on Reddit (so as not to get caught up in that aggessively confrontational community, while still consuming the content that I do find useful), or watch what I consume on TikTok (as they say, “Never read the comments”). It’s also why I’m not on Twitter any more.
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