Being on the road and desynced from social media feeds for a few days was an incredible break. Returning back home and catching up has only further convinced me how stupid and useless these spaces are. Considering removing all feeds and simply using social media one-way for the most part. Putting out my thoughts and ignoring the algorithm trash input. I know for a fact the thoughts I choose to share raise the bar of post quality everywhere Im present.
The trash I see incoming is mostly bigotry or the most moronic discourse bait on the planet. deleterious to an extreme degree.
@DemonMama Most online spaces are just trash fires right now. I don't think it has felt this bad since the gamergate era when I had to unfollow half of the content creators I liked.
@DemonMama tbh being just here, tumblr, discord and Cohost is chill enough for me to actually function around.
Stepping away from fb and Twitter was one of the better decisions ive made.
@DemonMama It's fr a shame most are trash, it seems. Can't really work with a garden if the ground is sowed with salt, so to speak. That said, spending time away from feeds seriously opens your eyes to not just how much time is spent in them, but how much the most useless/dumbest can occupy your mental & emotional space. In the current environment especially I don't think that's particularly helpful to anyone. Do what you know works & is better. Your input & perspective is for sure appreciated!
@DemonMama not a bad idea at all