satismagic

I’m in the process of deleting most of my social media accounts.

I’m fine.

My old e-mail addies all still work.

My current ones are

satis AT magic DOT ms

and

satismagic AT gmail DOT com

I’m fine.

(Okay, of course it’s more complex than that, but – as far as I know, anyway – I’m not dying, or  seriously ill, I’m not having a nervous breakdown, or anything like that.)

I’m just done with social media.

I’m sick of being always the one to reach out. I’m sick of “Likes” instead of actual human interaction. I’m sick of hoping in vain that some of my old friends will actually comment and reach out to me for once. I’m sick of fake news, I’m sick of data leaks, I’m sick of scams and spam. I am in no place to cope with reblogs of cruelty against animals or children.

Mostly, I really can’t deal with how communication has been reduced to reblogging and “Like”. Almost no one actually still talks. And that just kills me.

I’m going to try pillowfort, which I’ve supported on Kickstarter.

And I’ll try to keep posting here, but for now I’m in the process of deleting all my old social media accounts for good.

I think I’ve found “my” word(s) for next year!

Your word of the year is supposed to be your watchword, motto, slogan. It’s supposed to inspire you, help you focus, and provide some sort of guidance.

My word this year was “authentic” for “authentically Satis”. After the panic and excitement of coming out online on January 1, that motto made for a rather low-key experience. I guess I settled into being myself, my whole self, with all the complexities I hadn’t acknowledged up until the last couple of years. Nothing is really resolved, but there’s less panic and less agony overall.