Social Media Woes

I don’t have much to say about my falling out with social media as I think most people who take the time to think about it realize that it is just not great to be on anymore. From an artists perspective, I find that I am either viewing posts with envy, or my creative juices are stymied seeing other’s people work and thinking, “I can make that but why bother since this person already did” or, “I thought of that before now I can’t do that else I would feel like I am copying” and in both cases I equally do nothing but continue scrolling. Add to those feelings that Instagram is now just a machine that advertises 3-5 posts at me before showing me someone I actually subscribe to and I find myself more annoyed and yet still not able to pull myself away in the moment. So I am done. I quit Insta (leaving my account up with a note saying as much) and that was my last bastion of social media participation. I quit the feces that is Facebook years ago, and never did the Tok. Maybe it is a mistake and I will lose connections that I don’t have else-wise, but my peeps know where to find me. You are reading this after all.