The Death of the Status Update: Why 55% of Americans Stopped Posting on Social Media

“If scrolling feels more exhausting than entertaining, you’re not alone. I feel the same way, and a recent study backs up the sentiment: Social media is losing its fun factor.”

https://archive.is/bcdGX

This article probably doesn’t tell you anything you don’t already know or suspect. But it summarizes how I’ve been feeling about social media lately. I’ve rage quit and come back to Facebook a couple of times already, and each time I find I care less and less about engaging with it on a regular basis. The article has some good tips on making social media a more healthy experience, but I’m not sure I want to bother. The signal to noise ratio is just too high.

Sunflower Festival!

Made a last minute decision to head over to Coppal House Farm in Lee, NH today for the final day of the Sunflower Festival and had a great time.

We happen to have quite a supply of jams and hot sauces, which are my standard purchases at these types of things, so we went for crafts for the back yard and the house instead. I dined on fine pulled pork mac and cheese while watching the New England Fiddle Ensemble before moseying through the sunflower patch and heading home.

Quote of the Day

I don’t think things need to be confirmed as socially positive in order to be loved or appreciated.


Football – Chuck Klosterman

I’ve long pushed back on the mere notion of guilty pleasures. With all the tumalt in the world, if WWE or The Real Housewives or Taylor Swift bring you any sort of happiness, the rest of the world should screw off if they don’t like it.

Quite the Puzzler

A few months back I made a mistake. I saw an ad on Facebook for a subscription to a puzzle service, and it seemed like it might make for a good gift for someone I know. it turns out the price was ridiculous, so I closed out the browser and figured that was that. Now months later, my feed is still filled with ads from that company and others of a similar ilk. You’d figure I was a lifelong puzzle afficianado but no. I’m just drowning in a torrent of irrelevant social media spam. Remember when social media was fun? I do.

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