Notes on Not Posting

intermittent fasting for the terminally online

I went quiet on social media for two months. I told myself it was an experiment in taking back my time, but it was motivated by a number of things. Among these, a growing existential boredom with performing myself, the persona, and with the endless discourse cycles. Media is increasingly about media and the recursion got exhausting. It is a silent disease (more below, and perhaps an entire essay’s worth on this to come). It was probably something of a weak rebellion too, not just against the platforms we love to hate, but against your expectation. There’s some self-respect in not being so predictable.

Taking a break from social media is the new going natural, going to therapy, going on vacation. You secretly hope the distance will teach you something. You also just want to prove that you can. I noted down some feelings + observations from sabbatical. (I should clarify: I didn’t post - no tweets or notes - but I didn’t delete the apps. Being a casual lurker gave me more perspective tha…