Social Media is Rotted One Note

We lose our individuality in spite of the fact that we talk a lot about it. We follow leaders who don’t lead. We believe that we are acting on our own impulses and convictions and opinions when actually we are manipulated by a whole industry—by slogans—and yet nobody has any true aim. We are alienated from ourselves.

— Erich Fromm,

Interview on Mental Health (1960)

I checked in on Bluesky today. My feed was full of shite politics from people I don’t follow. An influencer announced she was “taking a break” for the foreseeable future. She joined the site only a couple of weeks ago. Cooked already. The place is poison. It will make you sick to your soul. Flee to the hills and do not look behind you. Seriously, everyone has to stop with this stuff. It’s literally and actually killing us. I deleted my account. You should, too.

University of the Arts van parked in lot next to the Writer's Block bar.
Screenshot of ChatGPT transcript.

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