Social Media

What is talent without effort?

What is a title you do not earn? (Alternatively: I have been lazy.)

Apr 30 •

On saying goodbye to an outdoor gear affiliate program

I will continue to gleefully rep this brand I love! But I do not need more stuff, free or not.

Apr 19 •

They all say that “it gets better” but what if I don’t?

When am I gonna stop being wise beyond my years and just start being wise?

Apr 14 •

What does "gossip" mean?

And how bad (or actually productive and prosocial) is it?

Apr 11 •

I don't know what I'm doing

Is life just a series of feeling stuck? Escapism, social media, insecurity, etc, oh my.

Mar 14 •

A "virtue signaling" deep dive, anyone?

Please enjoy (or sigh exasperatedly) at me taking social media conversation seriously

Mar 7 •

What I get out of social media

And ways I might find these things elsewhere, off of Instagram

Feb 4 •

The siren call of shallow sharing

When nuance risks pushing everybody away instead of connecting with everybody in some way

Jan 20 •

Wonder beyond my little black mirror

Moving into a van amplified my passion for screen-free time—but it's remiss not to acknowledge how often fully logging off isn’t possible in our modern…

Jan 12 •

Nostalgia down social media memory lane

I revisited some of the first accounts I ever followed online

Dec 5, 2024 •

On my fear of being yelled at

On the internet. (Mostly.)

Nov 10, 2024 •

Questions and answers originally received/shared via Instagram and then compiled here.

Nov 4, 2024 •

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