The Switch

In the wake of the TikTok ban and evermore apparent flavors of oligarchy emitting from Washington, I've wondered: is it possible to stay digitally connected while disconnecting from social media?

Have you ever wondered? What if I just...gave it all up? No Instagram or Snapchat or Facebook or TikTok (even though, as of today, the Orange Man 'saved it'?!). What would you do instead?

I propose to you an alternative: a personal blog and/or email newsletter. Anyone who cares to actually follow you can subscribe. It allows for a more carefully curated, ad-free, algorithm-less feed of content. Words and pictures along with life updates from our friends that show up in our feed in real-time. No more missing important updates because the algorithm pushed that post down the feed.

Would you make the switch? I'm thinking about it. Stay tuned.

P.S. I can't take credit for this idea. I borrowed it from my friend, Will.