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So, Social Media....
Jun. 23rd, 2013 12:03 pmIt's a time sink.
If I didn't have to do it in the modern economy, would I? Yes, but I'd probably use it differently. I'd hit it fast early, or late at night, see what friends and family were up to, and then flit away. But for various reasons my friends and family are entwined with writers I know by reputation, fans, old school acquaintances, former coworkers, and friends of friends.
Some of that is good--I've gotten to know a lot of people a little better, met some of my great fans, and through their interests learned a lot of fascinating things. I am an absolute magpie for new information. I consider that a blessing--if I live to be 105, I will be taking harp lessons and learning a foreign language while reading more nonfiction on odd new genetic stuff. And writing fiction to support myself.
A few idiots and trolls have crossed my path. (There are one or two people on my list that I have not blocked for various reasons, but if that was all Facebook content was for me, I'd be long gone.) If there were more of them, I'd abandon Facebook and look for another medium. I am building a new blog now. Eventually it will feed into all my other paths.
I need to set up the group filters that crashed in one of Facebook's updates. But when you lost filters for 800 people, fixing that is rather mind-boggling.
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If I didn't have to do it in the modern economy, would I? Yes, but I'd probably use it differently. I'd hit it fast early, or late at night, see what friends and family were up to, and then flit away. But for various reasons my friends and family are entwined with writers I know by reputation, fans, old school acquaintances, former coworkers, and friends of friends.
Some of that is good--I've gotten to know a lot of people a little better, met some of my great fans, and through their interests learned a lot of fascinating things. I am an absolute magpie for new information. I consider that a blessing--if I live to be 105, I will be taking harp lessons and learning a foreign language while reading more nonfiction on odd new genetic stuff. And writing fiction to support myself.
A few idiots and trolls have crossed my path. (There are one or two people on my list that I have not blocked for various reasons, but if that was all Facebook content was for me, I'd be long gone.) If there were more of them, I'd abandon Facebook and look for another medium. I am building a new blog now. Eventually it will feed into all my other paths.
I need to set up the group filters that crashed in one of Facebook's updates. But when you lost filters for 800 people, fixing that is rather mind-boggling.
( Read more... )
