Because I have NEVER liked being told what to do
(or think, or say, or pretty much anything else)
and never will.
I am sure there are people who will wonder “why blog”?
We already have immediate and constant connection by phone/text/email and countless social media networks……do we really need another ‘thing’ to keep up with?
That answer is an easy one. NO, we really do NOT.
So…..the answer(s) of WHY I decided to blog anyway are for 2 reasons:
- Friends get busy and tired and have their own stuff going on (most of my friends are bad@sses and are always involved in something) and don’t really need to hear my every thought right when I have them (that’s exhausting even for me), so calling/texting them is kind of forcing a way into their moments and causes pressure to respond when not everything requires a response
- Social media platforms have gotten entirely too nosey and waaaaaaaayyyy too controlling
But mainly the second one.
Now, I realize that we have to give something to get something. That is actually one of the life lessons I believe in learning as early as possible. Nothing is REALLY free. Someone had to pay for it, even when we don’t see it with our eyes in that exact moment. So the fact that all social media platforms are all free to use should tell us they are going to expect something out of it later.
If you really want to get in the know, or at least more informed, watch “The Creepy Line” or “The Great Hack” (both documentaries, both on Netflix as of the date of this writing).
We are all bothered by the security breaches and constant algorithm changes and how we are spied on to manipulate our spending habits. What bothers me even more than the intrusion is the control they want to have over pretty much everything.
You probably know exactly which one I am talking about, too.
We choose our network of connections, we like certain topics of interest, we have the ability to report fakes and offensive content – but then the moderators decide to do whatever they want to do with this information, ignoring our feedback almost entirely.
Since when does AI get to decide which people’s conversations I think are most relevant – isn’t that what I did when I chose my network of people to begin with? Since when is it right that some nameless, faceless bots get to decide scammers and animal cruelty pics are allowed but a set of back office keyboard warriors will block a too-liberal or too-conservative poster after one of their harmless little memes, just because it differs from their own personal opinions? Since when does it make sense for a robo system to decide which of my content should be seen by which friends and in which order?
The answer to all of the above is the same and it is simple and it just sucks.
Since we agreed to use something that really belongs to someone else, and that someone else has a pretty selfish (and not-so-hidden anymore) agenda.
Because I believe in walking the talk, I am slowly transitioning to other ways to communicate online. Things I might have posted on a social site before may just be moved to blogs and websites I control (within reason of course, the search engines can still do as they wish with us) and we can talk here in the comments or HERE and I can be found in a few other places too…..
So if you WANT to stay updated, follow the blog.
If you WANT to share here, be a guest blogger.
You know I live to serve and just want you to be happy.
Again – all because I have NEVER liked or even tolerated being told what to think, do, or say – and I don’t intend to start now. Not for as long as I can still do something about it!
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