No bias, surely, but Substack is indeed a great place to be. Not as lively or populated with a an array of people (yet) but definitely a less intense and more thoughtful pace over here.
In any case, I see what you're saying about connecting with people. And in an interesting way, this reminds me of your roots. The Find Joy in Chaos book you wrote talks all about seeing social media as a means of forming a strong online social circle. Not an 'audience'. I've always found that perspective refreshing and authentic.
The ideas about connecting more with people offline is an interesting one too. I can't remember if it was Andrew Chen who wrote about how the meat-space (real life) affects cyber space. How both interact with each other and help reinforce eachother.
Anyway, this post was a great reminder that at the end of the day we're not social media performers. It's just one aspect of our life.
No bias, surely, but Substack is indeed a great place to be. Not as lively or populated with a an array of people (yet) but definitely a less intense and more thoughtful pace over here.
In any case, I see what you're saying about connecting with people. And in an interesting way, this reminds me of your roots. The Find Joy in Chaos book you wrote talks all about seeing social media as a means of forming a strong online social circle. Not an 'audience'. I've always found that perspective refreshing and authentic.
The ideas about connecting more with people offline is an interesting one too. I can't remember if it was Andrew Chen who wrote about how the meat-space (real life) affects cyber space. How both interact with each other and help reinforce eachother.
Anyway, this post was a great reminder that at the end of the day we're not social media performers. It's just one aspect of our life.