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I decided to shift to using my main instagram account to exclusively browse and engage with other music related accounts. So I made a second private finsta and Iāve just been sending anything in my feed that isnāt music there and unfollowing from the music account. Meanwhile on the new account, Iām telling every single reel it shows me whether it interests me or not.
Already, Iām seeing less celebrity worship or cosmetic surgery content or clickbaity stuff etc etc that I otherwise might have just mindlessly engaged with despite not caring about and not wanting to see more of. I feel weirdly empowered for the first time ever to shape my social media experience rather than simply attempt to avoid altogether this thing that makes me feel like my brain is rotting. And another upside is that my music account seems to be getting more engagement from accounts that donāt already follow me on the music related content that I post. Wish Iād done this a long time ago, I feel like itās what a lot of artists already were doing but I stubbornly wanted to keep everything in one place for so long.
I donāt think Iāll post to the other one at all I just want to be able to look at like memes and recipes and visual art without confusing the algorithm of whatās intended to be a professional account . Iāll prolly still steal and then post said memes on the āprofessionalā account tho because thatās just the kind of professionalism I exhibit in my important work as a DIY musician.
Dec 30, 2024
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the trad social media i use the most is instagram. the main reason I stay on it is that it's kind of how i hear about anything that's going on. that includes all the things that make me go "wow I'm so glad I heard about this thing I can do" but also all the things that make me go "aww man ā¹ļø". been trying to strike a balance with how much of that noise I let into my life right now, so I've been relegating my instagram use to just on my browser on my personal laptop which i leave at home most days.
trying to get back into having a dedicated "screen time" for socials so I can still keep up with things but I'm not just constantly bombarded with notifications and stories and new posts and news and current events and also what my friends are doing and also what local businesses are doing and also what bands and musicians I like are doing and also ADS ADS ADS ADS ALL THE TIME I DONT WANT TO BUY ANY OF THESE LEAVE ME ALLLLOOOONNNE
trying to reclaim my peace of mind and my attention this year. tryna be like this but for the attention economy
Jan 6, 2025
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when i had to make a new instagram account a few months ago, i was a little worried i wouldnāt be able to make up the following that took years to build and i would have to start from square one with my art. it may sound silly to some, esp as i see many people here who are anti-insta (and rightfully so!) but i do rely on social media to be a slightly less starving artist. it seems with my new account iām actually receiving way more engagement with a fraction of the followers for my art and iām just very happy to know that my people are in fact out there somewhere and i shouldnāt give up hope.
Jan 3, 2025
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Concentrate on accounts you follow, and expect to run out of things to look at. Avoid āfor youā and āsuggested posts/videosā - when youāre out of Following posts, youāre done :)
People have said the internet is full of horrors, and I know thatās true, but I havenāt experienced it. Thatās not to brag, just to show itās possible! And I have spent my time on Tumblr, Reddit, pre-Musk Twitter, YouTube, instagram.
Link goes to a post with specific advice for IG and YouTube. I donāt think Twitter can be used this way anymore, and you will have junk shoved into your feed no matter what.
Maybe start fresh with new accounts to reset everything, too
Mar 2, 2025
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āBone broth thisā āLiquid IV thatā ok well consider: pocari sweat š¤š§ the thinking manās electrolyte beverage. no idea whatās in this shit but tastes great and makes me feel slightly less like shit. Great for if ur like me and find drinking water for survival/regular organ function āboringā and ālacking whimsyā
Nov 7, 2024
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-Day pass at da sauna. This is my big āu deserve a breakā ticket item as itās expensive. but going back and forth from cold plunge < > sauna fixes me for at least a few days.
-Pastry, specifically at Librae or Radio while in nyc. Anything flaky, really. Iām a raging slut for anything croissant-like or forged from puff pastry.
-Bad tv... speaks for itselfā¦ its like a punishment and a reward rolled into oneā¦..
-Books and records I guess. Any physical media shopped-for in person since itās kinda the experience itself thatās the ātreat yourselfā rather than just the item
-Taco Bell. Similar to bad tv, this one is something that feels somewhat self destructive so I only let myself have it if Iām already depressed. Like if I already feel bad how much worse could Taco Bell make it? Oh Iāll shit my pants? Ok well maybe then Iāll have something *real* to worry about instead of existentialism or metacognition about the existentialism or whatever useless grievance has me in the doldrums that day.
Nov 8, 2024