It’s after 3:00 AM here, and I’m wide awake. I’m not sure when I initially fell asleep, but it was before 7:00 PM yesterday evening. Y’all, I was exhausted.
For the past few weeks, I’ve been helping a friend prepare for her nonprofit’s Charity Day event, which took place this past Friday and yesterday. On both days, I was worn out. I came home, showered, ate, and fell asleep before the sun went down. Now, I’m wide awake.
Since I couldn’t sleep, I made the mistake of scrolling through social media to catch up on things I might have missed. Now I’m lying here wondering why I’m still on certain platforms. The negativity is draining. I try to avoid the comments, but sometimes I’m curious to see if anyone shares my thoughts on a posted topic. This is always a huge mistake! Even when the post is positive, there are always several negative comments. I used to think they were from bots, but they’re real people leaving the comments.
What’s happened to us?
I truly believe there’s more kindness and positivity in the world than not; however, those stories or posts are rarely promoted. The worst or most controversial posts and comments seem to get the most clicks. Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that the number of views/clicks would be valued more than simple dignity. It’s disheartening. Makes me want to retreat to my bubble, but I can’t. It’s impossible because others depend on me to share posts on their platforms. Plus, I have my own spaces where I love sharing content. So, I’m not leaving anytime soon. However, I need to be a little more disciplined, use more filters, and not click on or read (you don’t even have to click anymore😩) any posts that will trigger a flood of the same kinds of posts. I’m tired of the algorithms making suggestions for me. It’s tiring!
Anyhoo… I’m finally sleepy again. Thanks for allowing me to share. What I’ve written may or may not make sense, but that’s okay. Just needed to vent.☺️
Love you!♥️
Shaun
It’s Shaun’s World 
For the reasons you’ve mentioned, I am not on social media anymore. I left Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram years ago now. You followed me on Instagram, and I followed you… it’s been one full year this past July since I left Instagram; three years since I left Twitter, and I believe six or seven years since I left Facebook. Those platforms will never be what I truly need them to be, and I can’t make them the way they need to be.
I am glad you finally found rest again. Happy Sunday, Shaun!
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You’re doing great, trE! The longest I’ve been off is maybe a month, and it was so freeing.☺️🦋
Wishing you a happy Sunday as well.💕
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