Absolutely adore this post. I remember your videos popping up on my FYP, and just found you through the comment section of Emily's newsletter! I'm deeply considering taking a prolonged break from social media (except YouTube, which too me feels more like Substack than the fast paced 'small talk' of IG/TT) and had been hoping to come across stories from others on a similar journey. Even just hearing you describe what you're looking forward to getting up to in the privacy of your own undocumented time made me feel super excited at the thought! Thank you for sharing, and well done for having the courage to follow what feels right for you.
Thank you so much for this lovely comment! I'm so glad you're here and we get to connect on Substack-so fun to hear that you remember my videos popping up on your FYP and that you found me through Emily's newsletter comments :) I loved her series on being off of social media! I have really been loving hearing from other folks on Substack about their own experiences being off of social media. I hope you are able to explore a prolonged break from social media and to see how it feels to you. I appreciate you sharing how Youtube feels different than Instagram/TikTok-to me different social media places (such as FB, IG, TT, YouTube, Pinterest) all feel like they have a different vibe with of course similarities due to being social media. For example: TikTok and Instagram used to feel kind of similar to me but also feel very different. I hope you're having a lovely start to your week!
I love how you dig into social media feeling too social. That completely resonates with me. I often need time away from chatting and that includes online comments for sure. Thank you for this thoughtful and encouraging post.
Hi Rey! Thank you so much for this comment :) I'm glad that what I shared about social media feeling too social resonates with you. It's taken some time for me to really unpack the ways in which I find social media disabling and the socializing & communicating piece was such an important part to identify. I'm glad that you honor when you need time away from chatting-that's so important!
Hi Tiffany, thanks very much for your reply. I appreciate how you've looked closely and critically at your social media experience and helped unpack that for others to understand. Thank you!
Absolutely adore this post. I remember your videos popping up on my FYP, and just found you through the comment section of Emily's newsletter! I'm deeply considering taking a prolonged break from social media (except YouTube, which too me feels more like Substack than the fast paced 'small talk' of IG/TT) and had been hoping to come across stories from others on a similar journey. Even just hearing you describe what you're looking forward to getting up to in the privacy of your own undocumented time made me feel super excited at the thought! Thank you for sharing, and well done for having the courage to follow what feels right for you.
Thank you so much for this lovely comment! I'm so glad you're here and we get to connect on Substack-so fun to hear that you remember my videos popping up on your FYP and that you found me through Emily's newsletter comments :) I loved her series on being off of social media! I have really been loving hearing from other folks on Substack about their own experiences being off of social media. I hope you are able to explore a prolonged break from social media and to see how it feels to you. I appreciate you sharing how Youtube feels different than Instagram/TikTok-to me different social media places (such as FB, IG, TT, YouTube, Pinterest) all feel like they have a different vibe with of course similarities due to being social media. For example: TikTok and Instagram used to feel kind of similar to me but also feel very different. I hope you're having a lovely start to your week!
I love how you dig into social media feeling too social. That completely resonates with me. I often need time away from chatting and that includes online comments for sure. Thank you for this thoughtful and encouraging post.
Hi Rey! Thank you so much for this comment :) I'm glad that what I shared about social media feeling too social resonates with you. It's taken some time for me to really unpack the ways in which I find social media disabling and the socializing & communicating piece was such an important part to identify. I'm glad that you honor when you need time away from chatting-that's so important!
Hi Tiffany, thanks very much for your reply. I appreciate how you've looked closely and critically at your social media experience and helped unpack that for others to understand. Thank you!
You are so welcome and thank you too for your words! I appreciate your comments here very much :)
Aww, thank you, Tiffany!