Absolutely loved this read!! You’re so eloquent in the way you explore these topics. I’m sure I’ll be thinking about this for a while!! Also funnily enough I did have a Tumblr blog and was okay posting on there because it felt a lot more ‘anonymous’ and silly than any social media where people knew me. I never felt any pressure to be anything but myself if it was separated from my day to day life
I'd be lying if I said this post didn't make me secretly feel better. I relate to so much in this! I think I count as part of the 1% of creators online and I used to oscillate between posting everything from my breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday to deactivating all my social media in a huff because I'd get mad at friends for not making the effort to keep in touch, then wonder if it's because they felt like they didn't have to, since I shared so much of my life online.
I like your perspective that while sharing snippets of our lives on social media is inevitable / normal these days, we should make sure not to forget to maintain those connections with loved ones away from the public eye of our online realm.
Loved reading this! I think you’re so right about the strange impersonality of following even friends/acquaintances online. We lurk in their lives and Instagram stories in the way we lurk and observe celebrities.
I never know how much to reference “oh, I saw your post/tweet/story!” when I meet up with a friend
Absolutely loved this read!! You’re so eloquent in the way you explore these topics. I’m sure I’ll be thinking about this for a while!! Also funnily enough I did have a Tumblr blog and was okay posting on there because it felt a lot more ‘anonymous’ and silly than any social media where people knew me. I never felt any pressure to be anything but myself if it was separated from my day to day life
I'd be lying if I said this post didn't make me secretly feel better. I relate to so much in this! I think I count as part of the 1% of creators online and I used to oscillate between posting everything from my breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday to deactivating all my social media in a huff because I'd get mad at friends for not making the effort to keep in touch, then wonder if it's because they felt like they didn't have to, since I shared so much of my life online.
I like your perspective that while sharing snippets of our lives on social media is inevitable / normal these days, we should make sure not to forget to maintain those connections with loved ones away from the public eye of our online realm.
CHEERS to the unfollowing spree 🥂
Loved reading this! I think you’re so right about the strange impersonality of following even friends/acquaintances online. We lurk in their lives and Instagram stories in the way we lurk and observe celebrities.
I never know how much to reference “oh, I saw your post/tweet/story!” when I meet up with a friend
Ah, this is my favorite introspection reading from your writing in 2024 so far.
It slaps—not only remind—our mind,
it humbles—not only pass by—our heart, in regard to parasocial relationship phenomenon.
Thank you for the article, Madison.
It is pretty crazy when you feel like you know someone because of all their crazy posts , but to your point in only parts .
So THAT’S what’s happening? 😱 wow! My gut says you’re right. Amazing…