If you are on Twitter/X, you can ask Grok to make an animated version of you. They are hilarious and range from interesting to not-even-close, although I do like the one where I look like a Sailor Moon character. My son likes the Lego version.
Somehow, in February and March of 2025, my nature photography on Twitter/X were getting over millions of views. Meanwhile on Facebook, my fitness posts and data stats were getting its usual 1-3 likes, maybe 5. I don’t post for likes but I am sure they get glossed over. Seldom does anyone care about health maintenance until it is too late or some other or-else situation arises. On Instagram, I had not posted anything in years. I have had to log in but primarily to see what the Reiki community is like there.
My followers on Twitter/X continue to grow. I get DMs to which I usually do not respond to anymore. At first I did. I would follow some folks back and I would get a DM, “How long have you been a fan of me?” Excuse me but you followed me first.
I have only met a few Twitter/X folks. I interact daily, 99.9% not via DM. I have seen folks come and go in a span of about 8 months. Some return after a period of breaks or if algorithm shows them in my feed depending on how active they are and or if they still engage with my posts. I like sharing my photography there with many talented others at a global scale. I have been called Lady of the Lake or Fungi Queen. I post my fitness posts, too. I am consistent and glad to know that there are others alike who inspire me with their active journeys.
On Facebook it is different because the majority are actual family, friends and colleagues or acquaintances, folks that I knew at some point in my 3D human experience. Some have also become inactive. Many do not interact with my posts.
Whatever the platform, it does not really matter, it all seems shallow. Most people are cordial. Some are genuine. There is no real social media etiquette. On Facebook, there is an option to react. Someone can react out of care and concern but not ask why or check in via a phone call or a text. Someone posts some good or exciting news or actually has a valid response and another person or the person who posted the original post reacts with care and concern. How does this promote sincere engagement online and offline, as if the mental health crisis is not already an issue? My son likes to have multiple devices running at the same time. One for each ear hole and eye? Multitasking, dividing attention to detail, that is not my preference. I like noticing details. Tiny details matter, too. I am selective of who and what I give my attention to. And if I do not get back to someone as fast as they had wanted, it does not mean that I do not care. If I never respond to a DM, because I choose not to, it does not mean that I do not care about their feelings. I do not engage because I choose not to open up that kind of relationship. Boundaries are important. Maybe I should make it a thing to respond to DMs, “Thank you for your DM but I am not looking for a soulmate.” Which is less hurtful, to interact or not interact?
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