How I Really Feel: A Thank You for (Some of) You

But if you’re reading this, it’s you. Here’s why I’m retiring my texting number and focusing on the Living by Experience community.

Over the years, social media has become a bit of a love-hate relationship for me. I don’t dislike social media itself, it’s the big corporations that run it that I have an issue with. One moment, you’re inspired to share your thoughts, and the next, it feels like shouting into the void.¹ Lurkers abound, engagement dwindles, and algorithms do their best to hide anything meaningful. It’s frustrating, and frankly, I’m over it.²

Let’s be honest: people scrolling endlessly without engaging feels like a one-sided conversation. I wonder if maybe my content isn’t good enough (self-doubt loves to sneak in), or maybe we’ve all grown a little too comfortable with passivity. Expressing your emotion by vividly clicking the “like” button, reduces us to the same robots that run the algorithms: ones and zeros. But here’s the thing: engagement is what keeps any community alive. And that’s what I want to nurture—the people who interact, share, and take the time to be part of something.

Why I’m Saying Goodb…