DiasporaUSA
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- Aug 27, 2016
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Do you want to know a secret? I really dislike social media. There. I said it. I know I'm not supposed to feel that way. But screw that. I do feel that way, so I'm owning it.
I don't like what it's done to our kids. I don't like what it's done to our culture. I don't like the way it hijacks our dopamine receptors and makes us crave "likes" and "followers". I don't like the way I have to show up a certain amount of times with a certain amount of engagement in order for it to show up on your feed (did you know that? you don't see MOST of the content people post). I don't like so many superficial aspects of it and I often wonder if we'd be better off without it.
You might be wondering why I am here then, Sometimes I wonder that, too. But then I think of the amazing community I am building on here. I have met some of the kindest, funniest and most genuine people on here. We've shared PM's, we've started working together, we've followed each other's stories and I feel connected to so many of you, genuinely, and that makes me want to come back. I love it when you write me. I love interacting with you, and I love the true connections I've made.
I hope we keep connecting on this crazy social media thing, and then I hope to connect with you all in real life. That would be my dream........like some big wellness, self-love, healthy body party somewhere......You never know.
Thanks for making social media not so sucky.......
I don't like what it's done to our kids. I don't like what it's done to our culture. I don't like the way it hijacks our dopamine receptors and makes us crave "likes" and "followers". I don't like the way I have to show up a certain amount of times with a certain amount of engagement in order for it to show up on your feed (did you know that? you don't see MOST of the content people post). I don't like so many superficial aspects of it and I often wonder if we'd be better off without it.
You might be wondering why I am here then, Sometimes I wonder that, too. But then I think of the amazing community I am building on here. I have met some of the kindest, funniest and most genuine people on here. We've shared PM's, we've started working together, we've followed each other's stories and I feel connected to so many of you, genuinely, and that makes me want to come back. I love it when you write me. I love interacting with you, and I love the true connections I've made.
I hope we keep connecting on this crazy social media thing, and then I hope to connect with you all in real life. That would be my dream........like some big wellness, self-love, healthy body party somewhere......You never know.
Thanks for making social media not so sucky.......