Social media has made us addicted to the like and scroll and negative engagement. Get rid of that! Let's build each other up and make our spaces ours. We all get busy of course, but do your best to make your time here engaging and interactive, not just a mindless scroll! (End) - ThreadSky

galefrostbane.bsky.social • 19 days ago

Social media has made us addicted to the like and scroll and negative engagement. Get rid of that! Let's build each other up and make our spaces ours. We all get busy of course, but do your best to make your time here engaging and interactive, not just a mindless scroll!

(End)

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sursiq.bsky.social•18 days ago

This this this!!!
The cycle of sadness is exhausting!!!
Break it!!!

I engage with the positive cycles because that’s how I keep my sanity and joy alive!!!

💖

galefrostbane.bsky.social•18 days ago

Hell yes!

tk-wolf.bsky.social•18 days ago

This is great! I'm still working on unlearning that habit that a like is not conversation.

zigorously.bsky.social•18 days ago

Same! Even if it's just a "hey, this is great!", I've been trying to say more things to connect ^///^

galefrostbane.bsky.social•18 days ago

It'll take time, and that's OK!

It's always so nice to talk yo you though TK!

tk-wolf.bsky.social•18 days ago

Same! I gotta do a Boston trip sometime soon. :3

waverlyluc.bsky.social•17 days ago

Speaking of engaging, have you seen this cute pair from France?

dragonfireny.bsky.social•18 days ago

Beautifully put, Gale <3

galefrostbane.bsky.social•18 days ago

Thank you for prompting me to speak up! You're wonderful DF 💜

dragonfireny.bsky.social•18 days ago

I just try my best to make this world, and our community a more beautiful place than yesterday.
Same as you <3

nigelranaghar.bsky.social•18 days ago

Are all good points! I also think that people get worried about not coming across super clearly and will get dog-piled. Like you said, negative engagement. And so it could be this painful negative spiral :/

aurapuffs.bsky.social•18 days ago

emphasize the Social aspect of Social Media! We should be encouraged to shout about the things we like; not just to our private spaces, but directly to the people who created & shared what we liked in the first place!

Yell about passions openly & engagingly 📣

galefrostbane.bsky.social•18 days ago

YESSSS

zigorously.bsky.social•18 days ago

Wonderfully said, Gale!

cuppatabby.bsky.social•18 days ago

I'll start the change I want to see by saying I really appreciate this thread. Thanks, Gale!!

galefrostbane.bsky.social•18 days ago

Of course!

teatfox.bsky.social•18 days ago

Absolutely agree with you Gale. Really good thread :3

galefrostbane.bsky.social•18 days ago

Thank you Aran!

pandalig.bsky.social•18 days ago

@galefrostbane.bsky.social thank you, i have to remember it ^^, i very agree with that

galefrostbane.bsky.social•18 days ago

For sure!

pandalig.bsky.social•18 days ago

^w^

novallama.bsky.social•18 days ago

Thank you, Gale. I've been trying to put myself into the fandom more, but have found myself lurking at times and wishing people would talk to me. Reading this really helped open my eyes as to what I need to work on, so thank you 💜

novallama.bsky.social•18 days ago

And side note- thank you for being such a wonderful person. You're one of the people that brought me into this fandom in the first place and I can't thank you enough 💜

mikrofloof.bsky.social•19 days ago

I agree with you. I struggle with engaging but that’s slowly changing

galefrostbane.bsky.social•18 days ago

It can be hard and very daunting! But it's so rewarding to have good conversation or even sometimes make a new friend

mikrofloof.bsky.social•18 days ago

True

saxxon.bsky.social•19 days ago

Likes are nice, comments are better, but I am most pleased to get a message from somebody referring to something I have posted or replied to, like "I want to continue discussing the thing". Each message is a pivot point to a more rich conversation. Seize the opportunity to connect! :)

galefrostbane.bsky.social•18 days ago

Amen to that Saxxon!

xdirigo.bsky.social•18 days ago

Yes yes yes to all of this

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