Conversations in the old Tweet river

 A blog post about Twitter -- and the big 2022 44 billion sell-out.

How has social media changed your daily routine?

I asked this question on 2 sites and posted a poll asking the same on two more because social media has changed my routine gradually over the years. And I'm attempting to decide what to do about it, Dec 2022.

(Jan 2023 I'm working on focus on the real, where I'm at more). 

In 1999 there was only forums, or that's all that I knew of. I searched for very specific networking for my art and writing.

In 2005 I joined MySpace. I actually found local music and art events to go to, and started "collecting" cartoonists and contemporary artists of all types, people whose work I liked. But, it wasn't a daily routine thing, yet. I just checked in when I was bored.

FB is not worth mentioning because it sucks people in, there's no escape to find art there in my experience. I've also tried a few writing groups and also, no joy. The site annoys me too much and I close the tab. Yes I said tab, in a browser. NO I don't load these horrible *beeping* apps onto my phone.

My daily routine wasn't changed until about a year after I joined Twitter. I found lots of fun conversations there. I checked in and replied to people. They became part of my daily consciousness. The poems, and very short stories and art. Then gradually it went sour. Politics stuff I never thought much about before now also became part of my daily routine.

It did change me quite a lot. And now? It's like Pandora's box has been opened and there's no shutting that box. For me, especially as related to #climateChange and wishing for more climate action that's not happening.

Since the Billionaire bought Twitter I log in there and block people, every single day. So, I've divided my social media lunch breaks from work into four social media sites. Mastodon, FB including IG, a few threads on Reddit, and last check-in is usually with Twitter, only to check notifications and then close that cesspool in the same way that is used to check notifications and then close FB.

Yep, even with limited exposure social media has definitely changed my daily routine. To answer my own question -- How has it changed my daily routine? I read and reply to strangers almost daily. At least 6 days per week. I pay a lot more attention to what is going on in the world than I used to. That's how I guess?

#haiku title: words in boxes

cross posting four times

quadruple social bypass

and I feel quiet

On Mastodon I posted an alt image photo description. Mastodon @indieweb.social@Uva_Be

Today, (Dec 16, 2022) I've 3,310 Twitter Followers (and dropping steadily). I'm Following 3,263 (also dropping without me unfollowing anybody). 

Jan 23rd, 2023 -- 3,309 Followers / 3,264 Following. Not much has changed except the time I don't spend there.

 I have a social page on my blog. www.uvabe.com, there are page links on the top bar click on social. I will update this page with current data. 

+  @Uva_Be 

(emoji translation = peace and green heart = environmental love, brain = thoughts with you, and remember to breathe with the trees, world).

P.s. Not an influencer that I know of. I just chat/reply with people, mostly on my social media lunch breaks, or if I'm bored, like waiting for something. And if you go to my other pages, you will see I share my art, write some times, take photos out in the world here and there, and will take photos of food as art. Food is good art IMHO. Or sometimes I'll check-in with the world when there are news events or happenings.