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@hollyhoneychurch whoa! Great post, thank you! Now this is making me step back and rethink my social habits a little bit. I did get rid of Facebook a while ago but my Instagram it’s still lingering around. Although I had stopped caring about likes (or so I keep telling myself) I still pay attention to them and part of me still craves them, ish. So I have been dancing around the idea of getting rid of that one as well.
@Gabz hey Gabz. Interesting thoughts. I wonder why you have Instagram. I told myself I had it to post my harp videos and get out there with my creativity. That makes it worthwhile. But it's a dangerous place too because when I post a video I'm then hung up on how many people have seen or liked it so it's not healthy. I want to be recognised/share my voice but don't want to end up in the quagmire of negative emotions I give myself! What a minefield. I’m going to try this one day a week thing. Also I had a thought, what is this doing to our brains. So many posts, pics and videos o entering our brain so fast. I wonder if we're in overload and what this could do to our senses.
@hollyhoneychurch I think it’s just exactly as you’ve described. I have a passion for photography, therefore I want to share my content and Instagram it’s probably the biggest place , that I know of to share it. For a long time I was very obsessed about how many people liked my stuff or how many followers and all that. I have given up on that a little bit but it’s still a place I scroll through everyday and I feel like I’m not getting much out of it anymore, except to still be in contact (in one way) with some of the people I left behind when I closed Facebook. I think that’s what’s preventing me from closing it, it would mean letting go of that last “point of contact” if that makes any sense.
@Gabz I know exactly what you mean. I had been off Facebook for years then I started posting harp stuff and getting back in contact with friends. I'd been off grid for ever. It felt good to connect with people. Then Instagram came along and I loved it at first, so many fun thing to look at. Now I’m tired of it. I'm tired of the quick fix. I’m bored. Maybe I’ve had my fill. Maybe I'm annoyed that I give so much and get nothing in return. So I thought about that and re-evaluated my purpose. Now I create for myself and have stopped posting so often on those popular platforms. It just kind of happened and it feels good not to be desperate. Because I feel like I don't need likes now. The writing process is where I get my high. I like releasing it on my own page. It feels right. It's ok to keep Instagram for friends. Girls seem to hold onto friends more than boys do. Simon my partner in shine is an amazing programmer but he has no sm whatsoever. Think of all the work you produce in terms of how it heals you or makes you more evolved, then those platforms seem insignificant.