"I was living with an audience in my head. And that’s the thing about being a creative in the digital age—your work no longer belongs to you alone. It belongs to the masses, the metrics, the invisible panel of judges refreshing their feeds."
^ The eternal dilemma—the tension between the desire to share online and the pressure it creates.
I saw an interview with FKA Twigs, and what stood out to me was her ability to create art in secrecy—privately honing her craft without the need to share it.
The loop is very real, it's easier for me to disable my instagram and snapchat but not Tiktok. Most of my screen time is just tiktok and part of me wants to use that time for work and be creative, but the other part of me says no.
this is so real - and one aspect that keeps drawing me back is community. it makes me question: am i truly getting community online? can i foster that community in person? i always ending seeking it in my niches online and havent found a way out of that cycle in particular. would love to know y'all thoughts on that or how you all navigate it.
I’m finding that I actually feel more connected to my community now that I’m not on Instagram. Like I started hosting game / movie nights in November which has been great. Started cooking dinner with my roommates too. I was worried about creative work drying up without being on social media, (my interest is film) but actually all of the good gigs I’ve gotten have been from friends/colleagues through texting and meeting up irl. - for context, I haven’t had Instagram since October 2024, which is I think the longest I’ve gone without it since I was 12
"I was living with an audience in my head. And that’s the thing about being a creative in the digital age—your work no longer belongs to you alone. It belongs to the masses, the metrics, the invisible panel of judges refreshing their feeds."
^ The eternal dilemma—the tension between the desire to share online and the pressure it creates.
I saw an interview with FKA Twigs, and what stood out to me was her ability to create art in secrecy—privately honing her craft without the need to share it.
The loop is real 😭🙌🏾
literally 😭 like get me out of here
I seem to delete it weekly, then I’m back when I convince myself it’s important for my creative work
I feel so seen
I love this!!
Following & subscribing to you💛
Yeah but fuck it we ball. Make art. This was great
i second you. just yapped about it on my sub.
The loop is very real, it's easier for me to disable my instagram and snapchat but not Tiktok. Most of my screen time is just tiktok and part of me wants to use that time for work and be creative, but the other part of me says no.
the loop is so real. you depicted this beautifully <3
this is so real - and one aspect that keeps drawing me back is community. it makes me question: am i truly getting community online? can i foster that community in person? i always ending seeking it in my niches online and havent found a way out of that cycle in particular. would love to know y'all thoughts on that or how you all navigate it.
I’m finding that I actually feel more connected to my community now that I’m not on Instagram. Like I started hosting game / movie nights in November which has been great. Started cooking dinner with my roommates too. I was worried about creative work drying up without being on social media, (my interest is film) but actually all of the good gigs I’ve gotten have been from friends/colleagues through texting and meeting up irl. - for context, I haven’t had Instagram since October 2024, which is I think the longest I’ve gone without it since I was 12