Lots to think about after reading your piece, as always. I personally want real life, (and also hope to share real life) but am struggling with wanting to also spend less time on social media. On the one hand, sharing real life requires less time (fewer aesthetics), but still lots of time! I'm trying to figure out how to balance staying relevant, chasing dreams, building something, with the fact that I also have a full life that I want to be living & present in. Also, the fact that to "make it" on instagram (maybe on TikTok to a certain degree although I'm less familiar with the algorithm) you have to really niche down...but I actually like to see (and create) breadth. It's all confusing!
It really is! Your words are perfect here! Life isn't niche. Life requires breadth.
I've been thinking about how usually you see people taking breaks from social media this time of the year and it seems like fewer people are doing it. I wonder if it's to do with the algorithm and fear of not being seen when they return from break.
Hearing someone say social media is not real gives me hope honestly. I really got into following influencers during covid, like the majority I think. I saw some here and there before but never really followed. My age may be showing here but I never believed any of it as real. Seriously what we see is not possible to achieve. I feel sorry for the women that think they should be able to but I think it is an age thing to realize you can't and don't care. Watching stories was an escape. I don't want to see the same chaos I live in on IG stories. I want to watch a fantasy of a beautiful, clean house with beautiful, clean children.
Lots to think about after reading your piece, as always. I personally want real life, (and also hope to share real life) but am struggling with wanting to also spend less time on social media. On the one hand, sharing real life requires less time (fewer aesthetics), but still lots of time! I'm trying to figure out how to balance staying relevant, chasing dreams, building something, with the fact that I also have a full life that I want to be living & present in. Also, the fact that to "make it" on instagram (maybe on TikTok to a certain degree although I'm less familiar with the algorithm) you have to really niche down...but I actually like to see (and create) breadth. It's all confusing!
It really is! Your words are perfect here! Life isn't niche. Life requires breadth.
I've been thinking about how usually you see people taking breaks from social media this time of the year and it seems like fewer people are doing it. I wonder if it's to do with the algorithm and fear of not being seen when they return from break.
Hearing someone say social media is not real gives me hope honestly. I really got into following influencers during covid, like the majority I think. I saw some here and there before but never really followed. My age may be showing here but I never believed any of it as real. Seriously what we see is not possible to achieve. I feel sorry for the women that think they should be able to but I think it is an age thing to realize you can't and don't care. Watching stories was an escape. I don't want to see the same chaos I live in on IG stories. I want to watch a fantasy of a beautiful, clean house with beautiful, clean children.