i have written a post. it's long, entirely personal, and it makes me feel very vulnerable.
on socialization, social media and emotional maturity, or: how i learned to stop worrying and become the change i wanted to see in the world
i feel like people don't take it seriously enough when i say that my life is online and think i'm just being cute
the internet was never a tool or a distraction for me
the internet is my home and my home is being taken over and destroyed
that is perhaps another blog post i should write
@mavica_again
I have a similar experience. I've taken a huge step back from any kind of mainstream platform, or even devices, and honestly my life's been better for it.
I engage more with mastodon than I've engaged with any kind of social community online in a long time. I've also started to get back into forums too.
I've taken to calling the non-social media internet the "outernet," and the vibes on this side are very reminiscent of the time when we were all weirdos and outcasts on here.
@mavica_again I think we need to draw a hard distinction between the mainstream internet and the outernet to have a healthy engagement with it again.
