Screen Time Lifeline

I have a lot of opinions about the revelations swirling around Facebook and their subsidiaries right now. In fact, have been expressing them for years in my feed below, my newsletter and my blog. In a nutshell: none of these revelations are surprising, and they are likely only the tip of the iceberg.

Back in June, I decided to stop spending time on Instagram and Facebook and wrote a blog post about it. I’m leaving these posts on my feed for anyone who comes by and wants to know more about Screen Time Lifeline. Moving forward, I will use Instagram as a bulletin board for upcoming events, and that’s about it. Since I stopped scrolling here, the spaciousness and joy in my life has increased exponentially.

When I stepped back from posting, it was humbling and eye-opening to come to terms with how easily I had allowed Instagram to colonize my mind. How acclimated I had become to the habit of harvesting my points-of-view, original ideas, and experiences as “content” to shovel Instagram’s insatiable maw.

Once the trance lifted, I was like “what the hell am doing on social media trying to persuade people to spend less time on social media?” My thoughts are not commodities. I don’t need validation that my ideas or endeavors are worthy of likes or shares.

Join our community of people committed to confronting the ways the tech industry reinforces oppressive dynamics and colonizes our relationships, our world views, our independent thinking, our free will, and our minds: all for profit. ⁠

You are cordially invited to go the link in my profile to read my blog posts and sign up for my newsletter.

Much love but no more hashtags,
Christina

I have a lot of opinions about the revelations swirling around Facebook and their subsidiaries right now. In fact, have been expressing them for years in my feed below, my newsletter and my blog. In a nutshell: none of these revelations are surprising, and they are likely only the tip of the iceberg.

Back in June, I decided to stop spending time on Instagram and Facebook and wrote a blog post about it. I’m leaving these posts on my feed for anyone who comes by and wants to know more about Screen Time Lifeline. Moving forward, I will use Instagram as a bulletin board for upcoming events, and that’s about it. Since I stopped scrolling here, the spaciousness and joy in my life has increased exponentially.

When I stepped back from posting, it was humbling and eye-opening to come to terms with how easily I had allowed Instagram to colonize my mind. How acclimated I had become to the habit of harvesting my points-of-view, original ideas, and experiences as “content” to shovel Instagram’s insatiable maw.

Once the trance lifted, I was like “what the hell am doing on social media trying to persuade people to spend less time on social media?” My thoughts are not commodities. I don’t need validation that my ideas or endeavors are worthy of likes or shares.

Join our community of people committed to confronting the ways the tech industry reinforces oppressive dynamics and colonizes our relationships, our world views, our independent thinking, our free will, and our minds: all for profit. ⁠

You are cordially invited to go the link in my profile to read my blog poss and sign up for my newsletter.

Much love but no more hashtags,
Christina

Lots of photosynthesis happening here today. Think I'll put down my phone and take it all in.