Restraining the urge to pontificate
Social Media is a very strange place, but from a behavioral and economics point of view, it's relatively straightforward: it is a massive game to win hearts and minds, which are scarce. My father calls FB and its variants, "evil." Why? It's driven mostly by primary processes, which are primal in nature: narcissistic glory (attention) and having a channel for expressing rage with little consequence (venting and attention seeking). I used to write high-minded moral rants but I have honestly grown tired of saying anything at all. I even used to weave in economics and tech, too, but that has grown tiresome, too. I suppose it's hard to stick out while the zeitgiest is obsessed with OpenAI and all its big tech competitors. As I find myself slowing down, I'm finding myself less and less interested in "sharing" content beyond my art. There's just too much noise and sometimes what I have to say should be obvious... A few kind souls get it. As for everyo