So I recently took a break from social media. I also
attempted to take a break or at least cut back
exponentially on my cell phone
usage. That second attempt didn’t really go as planned but attempt #1 was
awesome. I’m not the type to announce a social media hiatus. I’m more the type
to laugh or even scoff at the fact that there are social media hiatuses to be
taken and that they may require announcing. See, I am still an analog girl
trapped in a digital world. Everyone who rocked hard to “Mama’s Gun” about 14
years ago knows exactly what I’m speaking of. I felt I identified with Erykah’s
phrase back then but I feel it now more than ever. We’ve become soooo digital
and sorry, I am quite the opposite of a techie. If we could take it back to the
technology of somewhere between 1989-1993 I’d be just fine. So Erykah, while I
love this phrase you coined, I am inclined to believe that as the years have
gone by it probably applies to me more than you. I am slightly upset that I
didn’t come up with it myself. But I thank you for it and now I will attempt to
convey the depths of my struggles with social media and technology at large.
My social media usage has dwindled considerably for quite
some time now. Most people don’t know it but I’m somewhat of a loner. Social media begins
to feel crowded and suffocating to me. The thought of sharing my every move and
mood with the world can be very unsettling to me. But then I have those days,
possibly even weeks in which I’m like---“Heeeey, here’s what I’m doing!” But as of late you would
