Yes, that’s right, most Social Media. Meh.
For me, the heyday of social media was its infancy. It was simple, direct, and genuine. There wasn’t a flood of associated apps that you just had to join, or the push to put your entire life online. Back when, I’d heard greater wisdom drooling from the mouths of stone potheads coming off a ten-day jag- “Like, wow, man!” And talking about stone potheads and pushing, that’s what it reminds me of – the pusher coming around offering “tastes” of “good shit” to the addicts and potential addicts. No thanks.
Of course, I’ve got the obligatory account on, what’s it called? Flakebook? Every time I use it to catch up with old friends, I have to first fend off attempts to get me to sign up for some doodad the company wants to push; most of which are to me duds.
Some people I know have a real habit of it. They are addicted to three or more platforms, and tailor their lives around how it’s presented on these apps. Photos just so, descriptions of their life twisted and distorted for effect.
I do blog. But I’d point out that my peer bloggers and I are doing something much different from what you’ll find on most social media. Daily, my inbox is filled with the posts of poets, writers, scientists, artists, and craftspeople. Our blogs are media for our creativity, reflections, and experiments. By turns, posts can be cheerful, amusing, reflective, playful, and serious. But almost always creative.
So yes, most Social Media, Meh.
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Ditto. I value the social media I use. I find it to be — here and Flakebook — a true community. As a communication tool, it’s great. Where I live, Flakebook is a kind of newspaper. BUT I’m not a big user. It’s distracting and intrusive.
Distracting and intrusive – a good description.
Bang on! Pretty much what I’ve said too. 😉
If I keep reminding myself to use them as tools, or use them at the very least: briefly, then I do ok. Flakebook got tiresome for me, but I merely switched to TikTok. I am susceptible to them all. But I view my blogging community as my real online community. Everyone I know here strikes me very much as real, honest people, putting truths and reality into their posts. It feels like a neighborhood, and as you say, very different from other social media.
I think in our corner of the blogosphere, we tend to be a pretty creative crew. That’s what makes it so interesting.