As I grow older, I am more disillusioned with social media and the way we use the internet in general. I’ve recently purchased the Light Phone to make my primary device. It has a similar screen to a Kindle and does not connect to a browser or social media. When I tell you how excited I am to make the switch. I cannot wait to get time back and feel boredom again and really see my son grow up. I am keeping my iPhone for the camera and as I realize there is no way to completely unplug, especially when raising a kid. Every daycare and school we’ve attended is attached to some kind of app.
The reason why I started off by talking about social media was because that is the line of work I fell into. I quit at one point as I felt like the platforms were abusing social media managers and my mental health couldn’t handle it anymore. I came back in 2023 due to financial struggles. Now though with who is running our government and how evil I think they are, social media is directly unaligned with my moral values and belief system. I no longer want to line the pockets of demons on earth with my data and my time, which means leaving professional social media management behind. But, then what?
In discussing this with my partner he said something along the lines of find what you’re passionate about regardless of the pay, if it even pays at all.
That is so scary.
That scares me.
What do I do? Where do I start? And how do I let go of the guilt of not working for money? It’s so overwhelming I don’t know where to begin. Does anybody out there have any advice? I feel as though I’ve been given a gift and I really don’t want to squander it.
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