I’m trying to come up with an ethos of how I want to use social media. What rules and constraints do I put around it. This is a living document.
Rules for posting/reposting content:
Repost/Share cool links from the internet
Repost/Share cool art (and credit whenever possible)
Repost/Share people looking for work
Doubly-so if the people above are in tech and from an underrepresented group
Repost/Share job listing from reputable companies
Then… if you’ve done all that, promote your own thing
General principles for me and my brain:
I have a bad habit of starting the day off with a goof, avoid this
I like riffing and puns but it can have reply-guy vibes, limit this
In any conversation you have 3 options: Be rude, Be nice, Say nothing – the latter is usually the most correct answer
It’s okay to let people be wrong
Write down the issues you allow yourself to get outraged over
Read the room before posting
You can block/mute any person or channel for any reason, it’s fun
Research suggests it takes 23m15s to resume a task after a distraction!
Raycast Focus is your friend
On specific social-media apps:
X is for Nazis and Russian bot nets, avoid.
FB/Instgram are for family and friends, use on occasion.
TikTok is a dopamine trap, avoid.
YouTube is a dopamine trap, but useful.
Bluesky is fine.
Mastodon is for quality conversations.
Discord is for like-minded communities, prioritize intimate ones.
Log into LinkedIn once a month and give some thumbs-ups. It supports your friends and colleagues in the algorithmic trash fire and that handshakefullness and relationship building might be helpful in the future if you need a job.
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