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Create Rituals, Not Habits
- Some things feel different, though—taking a few moments out of my day to play Wordle or post to BeReal. I do these consciously and attentively, as daily rituals, and I’m optimistic that social products can foster rituals, not just habits. Ritual social apps aim to create regular, purposeful moments, even if small ones; they’re at their best as a mi... See more
from In the Next Era of Social, Build Rituals, Not Habits by Anu Atluru
sari added
- This isn’t the same kind of attention we give to our Instagram and TikTok feeds. It is a ritualised form of intentional presence directed to a shared sense of meaning and history.
As a result, our digital commons has become commoditised and overrun by the cult of self. When we shout ‘listen!’ on social media, we are demanding that others ‘Listen to... See morefrom Myth and Metrics: How Social Media Robs Us of Ritual, and How to Revive It by Alexander Beiner
David Pennington added
Ritual is vital because it gives us a sense that we belong to the world. A sense of connectedness, whether to society, nature or the divine, is in turn linked to a sense of psychological wholeness and lower rates of mental illness.
Social media offers the opposite; connection without relatedness.
from Myth and Metrics: How Social Media Robs Us of Ritual, and How to Revive It by Alexander Beiner