golly, did *I* write this?? LOL. Well, keep it up anyway. I think we both missed the magic moment that social media provided for some folks some years back. Ain't no going back to that time. I'm chipping away at Post; great engagement is 10 likes, which I get for photos sometimes but never ever for my writing, which gets zero engagement. Left twitter a month or so after I was swarmed and death-threatened by the outraged followers of Mr. Andy Ngo. Not interested in that as a lifestyle, even if it is the Only Path to Getting Published.....
I can only focus on two social media channels. Anymore and I go nuts. That said, I automate things so that my blog posts go out to more than two - Tumblr, Mastodon, Facebook. I also mirror my content on Susbstack on my blog. I just take one step at a time. I totally get how you feel though.
Eh...platforms come and go but an awesome pair of platform shoes? They’ll lift you up forever.
I wouldn’t worry too much if 10 or 10,000 people read your stuff now as long as you still enjoy writing.
The universe moves slower than my mother-in-law, but I think it still moves towards justice. I have faith that the best people eventually win in the end - even if the path and the destination is not exactly what they might have imagined it would be.
Blogspot! Back in my day, we had LiveJournal and we loved it. No photos and nobody IRL knew your online secrets. Oh the Harry Potter fandom drama. It makes me so nostalgic.
Also, I'm pretty sure all new apps gain popularity from teens using them to buy weed, and that's why their content disappears so quickly by design.
golly, did *I* write this?? LOL. Well, keep it up anyway. I think we both missed the magic moment that social media provided for some folks some years back. Ain't no going back to that time. I'm chipping away at Post; great engagement is 10 likes, which I get for photos sometimes but never ever for my writing, which gets zero engagement. Left twitter a month or so after I was swarmed and death-threatened by the outraged followers of Mr. Andy Ngo. Not interested in that as a lifestyle, even if it is the Only Path to Getting Published.....
I can only focus on two social media channels. Anymore and I go nuts. That said, I automate things so that my blog posts go out to more than two - Tumblr, Mastodon, Facebook. I also mirror my content on Susbstack on my blog. I just take one step at a time. I totally get how you feel though.
that's smart to make it automated!
I wish I were smart enough to figure out how to automate cross-posting to substack so that my blogposts could reach 20 people instead of just 10.
This is amazing writing - I read it a couple times and chuckled aloud as I did so.
Please keep posting (and when is your book coming out?).
Eh...platforms come and go but an awesome pair of platform shoes? They’ll lift you up forever.
I wouldn’t worry too much if 10 or 10,000 people read your stuff now as long as you still enjoy writing.
The universe moves slower than my mother-in-law, but I think it still moves towards justice. I have faith that the best people eventually win in the end - even if the path and the destination is not exactly what they might have imagined it would be.
Wise words. And true.
Thanks! I think I might have read them on a mandala somewhere but I can’t seem to find it any more ;)
This might be a good time to remind ourselves that there is a very fine line between posting on social media and a complete freakin' waste of time.
Always a good time to remember that
What’s the rush????! Who’s chasing what??!!
I have no idea what you’re talking about, but this is very entertaining!
You don’t want to know. Just stay here on substack and watch the world go by.
I downloaded Threads today. I think I’ve made a terrible mistake.
You did. I did, too. we'll all keep chasing the Holy Grail of Twitter without Elon. But like America without Trump, it's gone.
I can understand your tiredness of moving!
Blogspot! Back in my day, we had LiveJournal and we loved it. No photos and nobody IRL knew your online secrets. Oh the Harry Potter fandom drama. It makes me so nostalgic.
Also, I'm pretty sure all new apps gain popularity from teens using them to buy weed, and that's why their content disappears so quickly by design.
I signed up Fer threads, but haven't posted yet. I post my stuff here with a secondary being on minds, which points here.
Tired is the word. I am just glad I am not a writer, journalist or media personality and feel compelled to be on social media.