I Love Being a Creator, But I Hate Social Media
I know it’s important though.
My last Instagram feed post is from 38 days ago.
I still post stories most days, but it’s usually just reposting other people’s stuff I saw on the Explore page. Or photos of my lunch or cool buildings I saw while driving around my city. I don’t even remember the last time I posted a selfie because I know I’d probably need to put on makeup and take at least 10 in order to get a good one and that’s too much work.
AKA, I mostly just do the lazy shit that takes minimal effort, but still makes it look like I’m being consistent.
And don’t even get me started on TikTok. I’ve posted a total of four videos and they’re all from Christmas and New Year’s last year.
I tell people that this is because I want to focus on finishing my first screenplay and working more hours at my job to pay off debt, but I realized after having a conversation with my last Tinder date that there might be some deeper issues going on here.
Because not that long ago, I used to really love social media.
I’ve always been a very creative person. I went to college for journalism and art and then moved to Los Angeles from Minnesota in 2017 to pursue my dream of being a model and Hollywood actress. Last…