all for anti-social media
This post came about because I signed up for Blue Sky and my first follower was a porn bot.
I'm tired of the constant nonsense that comes from social media, whether it's the trolls, the porn bots, the humble braggarts or the hustle bros. It's exhausting being a part of it and there seems to be very little benefit unless you're prepared to make a real strategy and start posting about 'niches' and how "you can make £100k in just 30 minutes with the cool new A.I. Software".
I started looking into the IndieWeb and I admit, it all sounds cool but requires having a bit of technical knowledge, which while I could absolutely learn, I have no motivation to do so as yet.
I suppose one of the reasons why I'm so frustrated is because there is no personality to social media anymore, with algorithms and the need for everyone to have a digital 'business' it becomes an echo chamber of boring shit.
I don't know what the alternative is to this if I'm honest. I love blogging but then there's no real way of getting people to actually find/view the posts if you're not 'promoting' it and while I'm not overly fussed given that this is a personal blog where I tend to spout nonsense, if I was looking at building something, social media becomes essential.
And that makes me sad.