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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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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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got suspended for what i guess was the wrong kind of leftist take on stories and the week i spent without an account changed me. (had to make a new account bc its really hard to be an artist without an insta but iām absolutely not on it as much as i was before. i just post my shit, scroll for a sec and keep it moving.) ((iām still itching for my old username back but need to wait a few more days for that))
Sep 23, 2024
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Iāve been trying everything to change my habits with instagram and have finally accepted that itās not me, itās the app š«¶š» I love the visual aspect/grid display of instagram so Iāve been trying out Cara which is a networking/portfolio building app for artists who want their work protected from AI. I really like it so far - I care a lot less about followers and likes and thereās no anxiety about posting. Just chill visual journaling with a bunch of like-minded people who are also weary of techno-capitalism š
Feb 2, 2025
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liking ur rec = saying hi when we go to get our morning papers from the end of our driveways (picture me doing so tony soprano style)
Aug 12, 2024
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started writing this a few hours ago when i first saw this ask, then decided against posting but i've since changed my mind. there really is no justification for it outside of entitlement. even from a selfish lens, there's no long term benefit to its usage. it harms the world and culture in more ways than one.
a.) the water and energy usage that isn't a secret at this point. "no ethical consumption under capitalism" yadda yadda and yeah corporations are extremely culpable in the state of the environment but there really is no need for chatgpt and the planet is already too delicate at the moment.
b.) the exploitation of workers in the global south. this program is not just a computer figuring it all out, there are in fact humans behind it. it reminds me of the acceptance of fast fashion and how people have the tendency to divorce the idea of the garment worker from the garment they wear when all clothing is handmade in some way, shape or form. you need hands to man a sewing machine, you need human eyes to moderate content. also, content moderation can be a thankless job with psychological repercussions.
c.) the erosion of social skills, humanity and media literacy...this one is very personal. like, you have a cushy email job but can't write an email? you need a computer and a worker in kenya to get paid a dollar an hour to figure out a daily routine for you? i've seen the program churn out blatantly incorrect information. fine tuning a prompt or chat or whatever to give you the exact (possibly incorrect) answer you need isn't really that much less work than sharpening your research skills by cracking open a dictionary or using boolean search keys in google. again, the main issue with this kind of stuff is the entitlement to convenience, with no thought towards the repercussions within and outside of us. we are losing major recipes (critical thinking and media literacy) here, people!
i probably did an iffy job are coherently articulating my thoughts here but i am in fact, human. and thatās the beauty of it all.
Oct 1, 2024
i donāt work w oils often, mainly tempera, collage, and digital but this is the one i'm still most proud of as of late bc itās way bigger (18x24) than i'm used to working <3
Oct 14, 2024