I try to " FAST " whenever I can, especially with so much negativity in the media. At least I don't have a smartphone that I feel compelled to check every 2 minutes, I'm not on Twitter / X, FB / Meta or Instagram.
Good for you, my friend. That sounds like a freer existence than most are experiencing. I have been looking into dumb phones, but also found this mode on iphone where it essentially only makes a few apps available to you. We do what we can. Thanks for reading!
I don't have a smartphone and hope I don't need to ever get one (more and more services now make things difficult to do without a smartphone). Since leaving Twitter I've been on social media much less (though I'm still on Facebook and do use BlueSky and obviously Substack!).
Thanks, Juliet. I admire you for resisting a smartphone. I’m also looking into “dumb phones.” Smartphones make it too easy to get sucked in. Same here on limiting social media and media in general. I want to come up with some finite parameters on how and when to use apps like instagram.
I would say the notes function of substack is definitely social media. People on there are posting pics of their cat or what they are for breakfast. I kind of wish the notes function didn’t exist. Substack seemed more pure before that. I’d def consider the true writing/reading part of Substack less like SM. What do you think?
This sounds like such a great practice to do and take fasts from social media and general "always on connectivity", James. Thanks for sharing your experience.
The only real purpose of social media is either keeping up with family & friends or using it for business purposes. I only joined FB / Meta to stay in touch with my folks.
I try to " FAST " whenever I can, especially with so much negativity in the media. At least I don't have a smartphone that I feel compelled to check every 2 minutes, I'm not on Twitter / X, FB / Meta or Instagram.
Good for you, my friend. That sounds like a freer existence than most are experiencing. I have been looking into dumb phones, but also found this mode on iphone where it essentially only makes a few apps available to you. We do what we can. Thanks for reading!
If I decide to become a cyborg, I'll do something more public ! 😆😀
I don't have a smartphone and hope I don't need to ever get one (more and more services now make things difficult to do without a smartphone). Since leaving Twitter I've been on social media much less (though I'm still on Facebook and do use BlueSky and obviously Substack!).
Thanks, Juliet. I admire you for resisting a smartphone. I’m also looking into “dumb phones.” Smartphones make it too easy to get sucked in. Same here on limiting social media and media in general. I want to come up with some finite parameters on how and when to use apps like instagram.
Is Substack considered social media ? Or more information / op - ed ?
I would say the notes function of substack is definitely social media. People on there are posting pics of their cat or what they are for breakfast. I kind of wish the notes function didn’t exist. Substack seemed more pure before that. I’d def consider the true writing/reading part of Substack less like SM. What do you think?
I agree, Substack notes is social media,
Hopefully no LOLCATS. 😀🤨
Nothing against cats, just lolcats. If they were writing about cats then I’d be into it.
Notes can make it look slightly more " fleshed out " at times perhaps.
This sounds like such a great practice to do and take fasts from social media and general "always on connectivity", James. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Thanks so much for reading, Neil!
The only real purpose of social media is either keeping up with family & friends or using it for business purposes. I only joined FB / Meta to stay in touch with my folks.