What It's Like to Be Off Social Media

Courtney Maum recently shared on Substack: You can’t be “extremely online” and deeply creative simultaneously. I agree with her. I don't think that you can build a platform on social media and hold on to the peace of mind it requires to truly push your craft. I don’t think you can write what needs to get written when you have The Internet as a voic... See more

“I’m tired of making everything about myself. My job requires me to look at myself, talk about myself, post myself, and reply to comments about myself. It is way too much of a self-obsessive job”

“On TikTok, you have to talk in short sentences. I’ve learned to not elaborate on my idea — which for years of my academic life, I was taught to elaborate ... See more