social media on fire

Twitter recently reminded me that I’ve been on their platform for 13 years.

It bothered me.

And now, with the recent change in leadership at the company (which, will likely bring a 4chan-esque energy along with it) I’ve decided to begin the process of drastically reducing the amount of time I spend on social media.

I don’t think I can fully remove myself from it, unfortunately. It’s the most convenient, and sometimes only way I communicate with large groups of my friends and loved ones. As a professional freelancer in television casting, it’s an incredibly valuable tool. And despite my many issues with how these sites have damaged our ability to communicate with each other, I still want to scroll through TikTok with my partner when we go to bed. I want to easily share photos with my grandfather on Facebook.

A big part of the reason I use Twitter to this day is just to have a place to put my thoughts. Maybe make a few friends and followers chuckle. Maybe to express some frustration into the void.

I think it’s time I make my own corner of the void. Old school, like we used to on Tumblr or Blogspot. I pay for this damn website, don’t I? I may as well make the most of it. I have a history of being bad at journaling consistently. This is my effort to improve.