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
We’re at an inflection point.
The tide is turning in the conversation around digital growth and social media. We’re tired of losing months of the year to our phones, of producing content for content’s sake, of trying to keep up with platforms that demand more and give back less. We’re thinking critically about the way we spend our days and lives... See more
The tide is turning in the conversation around digital growth and social media. We’re tired of losing months of the year to our phones, of producing content for content’s sake, of trying to keep up with platforms that demand more and give back less. We’re thinking critically about the way we spend our days and lives... See more
Matilda Lucy • Permission to stop, start, and evolve—no matter the timing
Permission to stop, start, and evolve—no matter the timing – Matilda Lucy
Omg same! You don’t even realize how much mental and emotional energy you’re subconsciously devoting to social media until you cut yourself off from it. It’s crazy. Probably one of my biggest personal wins this year was letting go of all of it.
Morgan Jungelssubstack.comGlobal 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... See more
Erin Kissane • Against the Dark Forest
The most successful social media accounts today are rich. They’re thick with engaging content. They innovate on the constraints of the medium. They are wildly inspiring to me.
I never get the feeling that they’re saving their best stuff for their website or email subscribers. They make remarkable content and put it on social media for people to... See more
I never get the feeling that they’re saving their best stuff for their website or email subscribers. They make remarkable content and put it on social media for people to... See more
Exactly what my Instagram content is not and will never be
How does one start a new business or sell a product in a world without advertising?
How do you scale something fast enough through just word of mouth to get out of the red?
If I open a new bakery, is it predatory to send a pamphlet to the nearby houses? Should I just sit quietly and hope that enough people notice?
How do you scale something fast enough through just word of mouth to get out of the red?
If I open a new bakery, is it predatory to send a pamphlet to the nearby houses? Should I just sit quietly and hope that enough people notice?
mertd • Advertising and marketing have ruined *society*, the internet is just one of a l... | Hacker News
Ah, the age old question!
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
“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 moreI know Instagram has lots of faults. I’m not going to sit here and pretend it’s perfect. But what got lost in the “I’m Leaving Social Media” discourse is that shunning a platform like Instagram does not make the job of growing a following, a business, an email list, a publication any easier.
But social media platforms have trained brands to be thirsty for metrics that aren’t always of real value because it’s in their interest to give the impression of continuous growth . You have 500k followers on Instagram! But an awful conversion rate. You have had 1.2 mil views on your video! But struggle to turn one-time customers into anything... See more