Sun May 02, 2021 2:01 pm
#1844423
I like social media, I use it. But, I concluded a long time ago that you MUST have personal rules for your use of it, and stick to them - otherwise you'll simply go mad.
Facebook I have friends, family, hobbies - and absolutely no current colleagues.
LinkedIn is basically a self-updating address book, with the odd anouncement of something important.
Twitter is mainly work-related announcements and discussions, and I avoid getting into spats, politics, confrontations as far as I can. I also avoid it having much to do with my non-work interests.
I don't do Instagram, TikTok, etc. Nothing generally against them, but the above are as much as I need in my existence, and perhaps more than I should have. I looked at Parler and Nebu2, and just backed away slowly.
Flyer, PPL/IR forum and Pprune scratch an itch to talk aviation with likeminded folks. The latter increasingly rarely.
And I keep my head above water. But those are only my rules. Other people have different rules that suit them. The people who have no rules are destined for madness, in my opinion.
Regarding the present "boycott" I find it very odd, as it seems to consist of people whose modus operandi is virtue signalling on social media, virtual signalling, by not being on social media. Ah well, if it makes them happy - I feel no more need to engage with it than I do with people agonising about Boris' wallpaper on Twitter: note it's going on, move past, don't make eye contact.
G
I am Spartacus, and so is my co-pilot.