Relating with social media
On why social media won't save us and my personal journey to healing from its scars
Relating with social media
Few, if any, of this moment’s apparently unstoppable tech platforms will survive for long. The people on them will eventually leave—when they’re forced to do so by the continuous degradation of their experience, or because they’re forced to do so because their governments put the hammer down, as Brazil recently demonstrated—or sometimes when they j... See more
Erin Kissane • against the dark forest
Global mega-platforms under capitalism are structurally incapable of handling the business of civilization: of governance, of providing genuinely public infrastructure, of making knife-edge decisions about the balance of liberties and securities. It’s not what they do or what they want to do, and in many cases it’s in opposition to their actual int... See more
Erin Kissane • against the dark forest
Be cautious about the promises made in a 5-second Reel. If someone’s content consistently leaves you feeling overwhelmed, inadequate, or distracted, hit the unfollow button.
Refocus on what truly matters for your business—building strong relationships with your audience, creating value-driven content, and sticking to strategies that align with your ... See more
Refocus on what truly matters for your business—building strong relationships with your audience, creating value-driven content, and sticking to strategies that align with your ... See more
used to work with a client who followed many of these coaches. Her feed was FULL of fantasy marketing and after a while, whether you like it not, that gets to a person.
Not least because of the echo chamber effect of social media. Once you follow one of these grifters individuals, your Explore page is full of them.
And when I say it gets to a person,... See more
Not least because of the echo chamber effect of social media. Once you follow one of these grifters individuals, your Explore page is full of them.
And when I say it gets to a person,... See more
Some pretty uncomfortable but real and needed words about our obsession with instagram gurus. https://open.substack.com/pub/bellafoxwell/p/instagram-coaches?r=123caf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Bella Foxwell
I used to work with a client who followed many of these coaches. Her feed was FULL of fantasy marketing and after a while, whether you like it not, that gets to a person.
Not least because of the echo chamber effect of social media. Once you follow one of these grifters individuals, your Explore page is full of them.
And when I say it gets to a perso... See more
Not least because of the echo chamber effect of social media. Once you follow one of these grifters individuals, your Explore page is full of them.
And when I say it gets to a perso... See more
some pretty uncomfortable but needed insights into people’s obsession with social media coaches. By Bella Foxwell.
Opinion | I’m a 17-Year-Old TikTok Junkie. I Need This Ban.
nytimes.com
Finally, a different perspective on the tiktok ban.
there’s something larger going on, particularly with those of us who’ve been posting for most of our adult lives: on Tumblr, on Facebook, on Twitter, on Snapchat, on Instagram. We’re exhausted with the labor of self-documentation — especially when it seems that our posts aren’t even surfacing for our close friends. But we’re also tired of being per... See more
Anne Helen Petersen • Posting Less
