I don't know what it is that makes me get all existential with social media but every time I see someone I know (through social) pass away, the questions start rolling around in my head... 'what exactly am I doing this for?' Add that to the never-ending doom and gloom popping up on every *other* feed in my life and I start asking myself...'can I live without IG?'
A better question might be...'what would life be like without checking IG every morning? or, 127 times every day? How much different would my life be if I didn't feel the need to perform for my interest in sneakers?'
At one point, I did it to build a business, but it quickly revealed itself as a fools errand...because...I dunno...no one *really* just wants to see a product feed rolling by...they want to be entertained!
I think the pandemic is kinda what brought me out of that mentality, when I realized that actually talking with people (instead of pushing a product) was a lot more interesting (and satisfying).
264 full 24 days is a long time. Makes me sad, considering the fact that a large part of it occurred while my kids have been in existence...I don't know if I should feel bad but I definitely do...because...I mean...what exactly are we getting from the gram?
Again, I touched on this a bit in my latest substack...how I'm trying to 'be the change I wish to see'...it's almost pathetic.
Are we giving more than we are getting?
What do you hope to gain from spending all this time on the gram?