Social media, we like?

On social media 👨🏽‍💻👩‍💻

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I need help. I need help to think through the circus of social media. 🤔

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What is your relationship with it?

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There are days when I find this tool as the greatest because of its “connection” & “connectivity” nature. And, there are days I simply hate it, viscerally.

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I dance in that polarity, which i well know is pretty much everything that is about Life. There is never one answer, or rarely (and by the way, that’s why I hate “preaching” or les “vérités toutes faites” as we say in French)…So I ponder and everyday I reach a different conclusion. 🤷‍♀️

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Maybe some of you have figured it out? I know friends boycotting these networks, and some clearly addicted to them 😜….and I wonder it there is a middle way into this?

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It does feel that one needs to be in social media game…if you want to build communities or talk about your events for example….and really, i like that aspect. I discovered so many things, people, ideas or events through social media. And I connect with so many friends I love. Such a wealth of precious information and connector. 🩷

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I like it until i reach overdose of what i call “social media porn”, and sadly, it can be so addictive. Argh. 🤯

How much more can one displays on here? What is the limit, how can we “elevate” a bit the contents presented so that it does not become a narcissistic platform or “étalage” and a celebration of “un vide abyssal”…🤷‍♀️

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I can get bored at what i see at times. I get bored at seeing again and again life affirmations, yoga poses, or whatever…my algorithm is teasing and triggering me for sure 😂.

Ironically, I also get bored at what i post. So much! I am not too proud of myself. And then, i think that silence would actually be the ultimate sign of elegance.

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Honestly i am struggling in that dance. I love it as much I can hate it. I need it as much as I do not.

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Do you also feel the same at times?

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Do you think we could collectively try to make these platforms sharper, humbling and intellectually stimulating? Less blabla, more focus.

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Thanks for sharing your perspectives. Would love to contemplate with you. I need to learn. 🙏

Lovingly, 🩵Maeva