Nov 20, 2023·edited Nov 20, 2023Liked by Michael Kibedi
I loved the truth in your comment :
In recent months, I have felt that Instagram’s algorithmic feed and prioritisation of fast-paced interaction increasingly conflicted with the slower-paced, reflective atmosphere I am cultivating :
That sums up so much for me about social media, and why I left FB and other spaces for here.
Such a noble goal and totally expresses what I desire being alive and present in this place. The trouble is (and I could be wrong here), that the slower paced, reflective atmosphere is harder to find members for. I have mentioned in my stacks the realisation with ZucksBook that I was throwing words and thoughts into a black hole, into the bottomless, responseless abyss. No one was listening, or no one cared enough to respond or engage. It seemed that the more you cared about something and cleverly made memes or carefully constructed posts........kabooom!
Kabooom nothing!
Kaboom silence!
It wasn't that you lived or defined your worth or words by likes......... just a resounding silencio as if the very thought itself, or the number of sentences strung together had destined my good intent and thoughts for a pile somewhere where all the lost thoughts and expressions end up.
So finding a slowed down and reflective community is such a great thing. Generally I dunno if many people do want to slow down, sit and think on stuff.......they don't want more than two sentences........
I am not going to conform to algorithmic bullying and the dumbing down necessary to stop the swiping thumb on phones. I hope that somewhere out there my tribe find me, and I find them.
I love how you have expressed what you want to do.
In your expression I have clarified my own. All the very best with this.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful response. I missed the original notification for your comment, so I didn't want to leave this unacknowledged!
I do agree with the sense of frustration you express that can sometimes happen when no reactions come from a well thought out piece. "Is it what I said?", or "Maybe the algorithms hid it from the feeds?". As least with a platform like this, the algorithmic element is taken out, just leaving us to competing for attention in inboxes (which is another matter altogether...!)
Over the last couple of years I have been having discussions with close friends about many of the topics that I have (and will be writing about). I have kept so many rough notes which have turned into unfinished essays, so taking the time to formally write them up with proper structure has been a cathartic experience so far. The other benefit is that does work of beginning to build a library of socio-technical research.
All the topics you mentioned sound very interesting. I’m looking forward to it!
I loved the truth in your comment :
In recent months, I have felt that Instagram’s algorithmic feed and prioritisation of fast-paced interaction increasingly conflicted with the slower-paced, reflective atmosphere I am cultivating :
That sums up so much for me about social media, and why I left FB and other spaces for here.
Such a noble goal and totally expresses what I desire being alive and present in this place. The trouble is (and I could be wrong here), that the slower paced, reflective atmosphere is harder to find members for. I have mentioned in my stacks the realisation with ZucksBook that I was throwing words and thoughts into a black hole, into the bottomless, responseless abyss. No one was listening, or no one cared enough to respond or engage. It seemed that the more you cared about something and cleverly made memes or carefully constructed posts........kabooom!
Kabooom nothing!
Kaboom silence!
It wasn't that you lived or defined your worth or words by likes......... just a resounding silencio as if the very thought itself, or the number of sentences strung together had destined my good intent and thoughts for a pile somewhere where all the lost thoughts and expressions end up.
So finding a slowed down and reflective community is such a great thing. Generally I dunno if many people do want to slow down, sit and think on stuff.......they don't want more than two sentences........
I am not going to conform to algorithmic bullying and the dumbing down necessary to stop the swiping thumb on phones. I hope that somewhere out there my tribe find me, and I find them.
I love how you have expressed what you want to do.
In your expression I have clarified my own. All the very best with this.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful response. I missed the original notification for your comment, so I didn't want to leave this unacknowledged!
I do agree with the sense of frustration you express that can sometimes happen when no reactions come from a well thought out piece. "Is it what I said?", or "Maybe the algorithms hid it from the feeds?". As least with a platform like this, the algorithmic element is taken out, just leaving us to competing for attention in inboxes (which is another matter altogether...!)
Over the last couple of years I have been having discussions with close friends about many of the topics that I have (and will be writing about). I have kept so many rough notes which have turned into unfinished essays, so taking the time to formally write them up with proper structure has been a cathartic experience so far. The other benefit is that does work of beginning to build a library of socio-technical research.
Thank you for joining me on this adventure!