A social media ethos

I’m trying to come up with an ethos of how I want to use social media. What rules and constraints do I put around it. This is a living document.
Rules for posting/reposting content:

Repost/Share cool links from the internet
Repost/Share cool art (and …


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I’m trying to come up with an ethos of how I want to use social media. What rules and constraints do I put around it. This is a living document.

Rules for posting/reposting content:

  • Repost/Share cool links from the internet
  • Repost/Share cool art (and credit whenever possible)
  • Repost/Share people looking for work
  • Doubly-so if the people above are in tech and from an underrepresented group
  • Repost/Share job listing from reputable companies
  • Then… if you’ve done all that, promote your own thing

General principles for me and my brain:

  • I have a bad habit of starting the day off with a goof, avoid this
  • I like riffing and puns but it can have reply-guy vibes, limit this
  • In any conversation you have 3 options: Be rude, Be nice, Say nothing – the latter is usually the most correct answer
  • It’s okay to let people be wrong
  • Write down the issues you allow yourself to get outraged over
  • Read the room before posting
  • You can block/mute any person or channel for any reason, it’s fun
  • Research suggests it takes 23m15s to resume a task after a distraction!
  • Raycast Focus is your friend

On specific social-media apps:

  • X is for Nazis and Russian bot nets, avoid.
  • FB/Instgram are for family and friends, use on occasion.
  • TikTok is a dopamine trap, avoid.
  • YouTube is a dopamine trap, but useful.
  • Bluesky is fine.
  • Mastodon is for quality conversations.
  • Discord is for like-minded communities, prioritize intimate ones.
  • Log into LinkedIn once a month and give some thumbs-ups. It supports your friends and colleagues in the algorithmic trash fire and that handshakefullness and relationship building might be helpful in the future if you need a job.


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