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The person you choose to be
Quick thought: “The good old days” is an illusion. I’m sure we’ve always had terrible people among us — we just didn’t have all these social media to blow it up right in your face, as well as, apparently, some of the worst of people with some type of “influence” encouraging such behaviors. We had time to breathe back then, it seems. We had time and space to believe the world was a certain way…because we couldn’t see all of it at once. Now that we can see, it’s up to us to choose what person we’re going to be. So what person will you choose to be?
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The hidden engagement
Social media — where to begin? I found myself inspired to write about it today and highlight some things about the story feature. When Instagram first adopted the disappearing story thing back in 2016, which they snatched from Snapchat, I thought it was cool because I’d been wanting to try it but didn’t want to get on Snapchat. Why? It just never appealed to me. (Find me where a conversation can be had!) So, I tried the disappearing story feature and soon enough I was hooked. I don’t know what it was about it, but man, I felt compelled to share too much on that space. What made it a…
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Gone Good Old Twitter
I’ve always joked about how “influencers” and Instagram models are going to be so homeless if, one day, IG simply disappears. With its ever-changing algorithm, I’ve always thought of it as a yet another very fleeting moment in time. Because, let’s be honest, IG seems to be the least reliable of all social networks when it comes to promoting your work… or so I thought. Little did I know it would actually be, what I used to call, my “home base” that would suddenly become the most troubled of all platforms. I’m talking about Twitter, of course. Why does it even matter? Well, for those of us who grew up in…
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Why Instagram Safety Tools are a Joke
I’m sitting here going between my keyboard and my turmeric tea, wondering where to begin. Sip. Type. Backspace. Sip. Type. Backspace… The thing is somebody created an account on Instagram pretending to be me in order to sell sex products. That’s right; somebody out there — who either hates me or has nothing better to do with their time (or both) — is impersonating me online. Okay, maybe I should start from the beginning. Last week, as I soon as I opened my eyes, I got an Instagram message notification. It was from someone who I think has never messaged me out of nowhere before, so, naturally, I opened it…
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The Era of The Influencer
One good thing about trends is that, eventually, they fade. Why is it a good thing? Some trends are so terrible that they need to make their way out as fast as they made their way in. I have respect for people who saw an opportunity in a movement and made a living out of it, but I’m biased, I must say. If it’s something that influences people in a negative way; I’m not buying it, I’m not for it, I’m not supporting it, and I don’t think others should. To be very direct, the dieters, the anti-vaxxers, the conspiracy theorists, and everybody else selling false happiness (and excessive pizza…
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Babe, You’re Already Official
The madness of this rapidly “socialized” world is wrapping me with its poisonous dew. Getting lost. We are getting lost. Forgetting. Forgetting our nature, our purpose, what really matters. Suddenly, being everything on social media is…everything. Since when? If we’re not making a living out of it, what do we earn from it? I remember reading a post from a sort of “famous” Instagram username the other day. It said: She wondered how she could have so many followers and so few friends… Whether those were her words or not; whether that’s her reality or not, it is true for many. So many. In fact, most popular people in Hollywood…
