05-18-2019, 04:56 PM
(05-18-2019, 09:32 AM)KevinL Wrote: I know a number of people who are finding social media or other online contact to be overly stressful or anxiety-inducing and are curtailing it in whole or in part. I can't speak for any individual, but everyone is free to act as they feel is best.
This is true. Social media (even here) can be a beast. Feelings get hurt, people get triggered, disagreements happen. Even at this site, which is pretty much "G" rated, could trigger people.
Something like Twitter or even Instagram tends to be a little more one sided type of social media, with little stress, if you want to keep it that way. Twitter if you don't want to stress whether or not people care about what you post, as you can have a lot of interactions with no "Likes" or "Retweets" or "Comments". Instagram can be harsh if no one "Likes" your posts (though you can "earn" likes by "liking" other peoples posts). Facebook is simply a hot mess, seeing the ugly side of many people, too many opinions on things like politics, vaccinations and fake news.
Iain has been very active on Twitter. It's a good social media site because you can follow who you like, block who you don't like, and avoid fake crap if you so decide.