Social Media Escape Club
To feel sexy, we need risk and spontaneity. Our phones kill both.
Catherine Shannon • Your Phone Is Why You Don't Feel Sexy
The first is more social than media. It’s driven by a backlash to performative, status-seeking social media: people want to spend quality time online with close friends and family. This means less Facebook and Instagram and more WhatsApp and Messenger.
Rex Woodbury • The Evolution of Social Media: Splitting Into Social and Media
“Mari got me to pull the plug on my Sp*tify subscription recently and it has been liberating to not see the statistics and industry-imposed/applied rankings next to the names of the artists i listen to. staying away from social media has also been a great relief for similar feelings of inadequacy, doubt, and envy.”
Claire Rousay
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“I made the thing I wished existed,” David Speed
Discoverability of smart web content relies on word of mouth and human curation.
While the dumb web screams, the smart web whispers.
While the dumb web screams, the smart web whispers.
The Smart Web does exist (but it needs your support)
“You can always create a short-term commotion to get a bit of attention. But you can’t possibly hype your way into being trusted.“
When I was acting, some of the BEST advice I ever got was from a choreographer who told me, "Courtney, you're working too hard. Let the audience come to you." I leaned back, and the scene started working. I think it's a similar thing to Paul Rudd showing that clip. He didn't have to push, in fact, he let the line go a little bit slack. And then we,... See more
Seth Werkheiser • Courtney Romano on SOCIAL MEDIA ESCAPE CLUB
via Courtney Romano
“Remove everything and start adding back only the content I really want to consume. And in doing that, this time around, I should be a lot more deliberate, a lot more careful in what I add. Because now more than ever, in this age of infinite digital abundance, quality really is more important than quantity.”
https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/input-
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