I had a post in my drafts called “social media has lost its luster.” But after a little bit of engagement on Bluesky, the luster is back, and kind of scary. I got some likes and follows from creators I respect, and now the “would this make a good tweet?” bit of my brain is in overdrive. I had trouble getting to sleep last night because of this.
To be crystal clear, I have 17 followers and a post with like 20 likes on Bluesky. I have never done numbers by Twitter standards and I don’t imagine I’ll magically start. So this reaction of mine is not only a little disturbing in its own right, it’s also way out of proportion to any value I could possibly be deriving from the platform.
I’m not going to spend too much time dissecting or worrying about this. I’m just putting it in writing to keep myself honest—so if it doesn’t get better, I can’t fool myself into thinking it crept up on me.
Currently reading: BLUE PERIOD vol. 2, by Tsubasa Yamaguchi. No, seriously.