The End of Social Media

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how much of my time and attention gets swallowed up by social media, and how little trust I have left in the people running the platforms that now shape so much of public life. Spaces that once promised connection increasingly feel engineered for outrage, distraction, and division, all in service of keeping us scrolling.

So I’ve been reconsidering where I spend my time online and what I actually want from the internet. More and more, I find myself wanting to step away from ecosystems controlled by a handful of tech oligarchs.

Back in the mid-2000s, blogs were places for reflection, experimentation, and conversation, no matter how mundane or ridiculous. Ideas didn’t have to fight an algorithm to exist. You wrote because you had something to say, not because you needed to win the day’s attention cycle.

This feels like a good time to get back to that. A space to slow down and process what the hell is happening in the world, to think critically instead of reacting instantly, while still leaving room to share lighter, not so serious things too.

I’m not disappearing from social media, just finding other ways to engage and process what’s happening around me. I want to be more intentional about how I participate, and less willing to let platforms built for profit and manipulation decide what deserves my attention.

So this blog becomes a place to think out loud again. A place for longer thoughts, creative experiments, films, music, and whatever else feels worth exploring without the noise of the feed.

Maybe it’s a small act of resistance. Or maybe it’s just choosing depth over distraction. Either way, it feels like a healthier way forward.

P.S. I considered starting a Substack for about a second before realizing it’s probably only a matter of time before success brings the same pressures to scale, monetize, and chase influence that reshape every platform eventually. I hate sounding this pessimistic, but it’s hard not to wonder how many tech companies actually make the world better once growth and power enter the equation. I’d love to be proven wrong.

So I’m glad to be bringing things back to my blog. I took most of my old posts offline years ago, but I’ve started updating a few and will keep doing that moving forward.

P.S.S. I do think the end of social media as we know it is closer than many people realize. Either these platforms will have to change quickly, or someone will build something new that actually prioritizes healthy communities and makes the world a little better rather than tearing it apart. But like I said above, the data suggests otherwise.