replacing scrolling social media with the direct feed of creatives i actually like and want to keep up with — even the ones i just have free subs to — was genuinely so much healthier for me. you can also change the icon for patreon which is so adorable and i wish every app did it
May 8, 2025
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I‘ve been trying everything to change my habits with instagram and have finally accepted that it’s not me, it’s the app 🫶🏻 I love the visual aspect/grid display of instagram so I’ve been trying out Cara which is a networking/portfolio building app for artists who want their work protected from AI. I really like it so far - I care a lot less about followers and likes and there’s no anxiety about posting. Just chill visual journaling with a bunch of like-minded people who are also weary of techno-capitalism 🌠
Feb 2, 2025
i, like anyone else now, am incredibly attached to the little computer in my back pocket. however i can feel my mental health decreasing whenever i wake up and instantly go on instagram so i’ve begun scrolling on pinterest instead. its still not a great habit but id rather be barraged by cool pictures than the toxins of instagram reels
May 8, 2025
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i open it, wait for it to load (delayed gratification), swipe the top refs, like them, check out the accounts their from, might follow, see what the people i follow are posting, search up new music or something random (all on my own accord, no algorithm, no doomscrolling) find something actually cool that i bookmark/add to a list to check out (which i do check out), either leave the app satisfied or make a silly little post and then leave the app with no urge to keep scrolling or looking, happy with my time spent
Feb 10, 2025
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when anxiety doesn’t let me move forward, so it goes. let go of the things i cannot change, so it goes. it’s not even remotely the point of slaughterhouse five but it does help.
he also got me to say “maximum effort ” when he was like 13 and i was 8 and now i sound like a deadpool glazer every time i try to be brave
Apr 18, 2025
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it’s technically a novella (short!) and you probably had to read it in seventh grade and you probably hated it then but i do not care. i love a big fish and a struggle with nature as god.
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paramore was the soundtrack to my first crush and hayley williams was like my big sister. and i think that’s taste.
Apr 16, 2025