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
On why social media won't save us and my personal journey to healing from its scars
Permission to stop, start, and evolve—no matter the timing – Matilda Lucy
“It’s probs fair to say that basically all of us have considered quitting the apps altogether or at the very least setting some healthy boundaries to keep the feeds from eating up all our mental and emotional energy. I mean, skipping one whole day of scrolling past “friends” who question the efficacy of science-backed vaccines or images of peoples’
... See moreIn a 2017 interview, Facebook’s founding president Sean Parker said:
“The thought process that went into building these applications, Facebook being the first of them, … was all about: ‘How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?’ And that means that we need to sort of give you a little dopamine hit every once in a while. […] It’s a social-validation feedback loop … exactly the kind of thing that a hacker like myself would come up with, because you’re exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology.”
On the idea of idleness. Of actively not doing in response to a world where everyone is obsessed with doing as much as possible.
And so we get on the Facebook merry-go-round, boosting our posts, counting our followers, and creating ever more content in the hope of being noticed. There are so many other ways to make an impact and earn trust. Much of what we take for granted in our marketing toolbox was considered a risky innovation just a few generations ago. It’s worth
... See moreSome 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
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