22 Jan 2025
Hello! I’ve dusted off my website and now I’m going to start publishing to it regularly. I’m trying to get off of Meta platforms altogether, but I wanted to replace Instagram and Facebook which are basically an archive of my life (the bits I felt like sharing publicly, at least). It’s nice to have the memories to look back on, but in light of the election/inauguration I don’t want to keep using those platforms. There’s a myriad of reasons why, but the mounting evidence that social media is a tool for propaganda and overall manipulation of the masses makes me very skeptical of their value in my life.
The other, more productive, purpose for the switch is that I want to implement more creative practices and projects in my daily life. This website counts as my first project and will give me a space to focus on the work I do rather than an app with addictive scrolling features. Time will tell if I can keep up this commitment, but I am feeling more galvanised these days.
My first projects/posts are already in the works, and over the next month I’ll be sharing some more about some major life updates.